Hundred Swords

Hundred Swords (2001)

by Smilebit, Activision Value, Sega
Genres:Strategy, Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Themes:Fantasy, Warfare
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story:A Hundred Swords is a fantasy based strategy game with a medieval tone, developed by Smilebit initially for the Sega Dreamcast, and later released for the PC.
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user avatar@Spikwopuser avatar@Spikwop
January 29, 2025
I had a PC copy of this game back in the early 2000s. It was my first introduction to real-time strategy games, and I had a lot of fun with it. The story had an epic feel to it, and the gameplay was fairly straightforward, making it easy to pick up and play. As a strategy game that was originally developed for a console, Hundred Swords was a bit of an oddity at the time, and felt noticeably different from other games of the time. While it might not be remembered as fondly as other Smilebit gems like Jet Set Radio and Panzer Dragoon Orta, it's an interesting game in its own right, and I think it would be lovely to have it available again on the digital market, especially on a platform dedicated to game preservation like GOG.
user avatar@snintendoguser avatar@snintendog
January 30, 2025
My cousin had this game FOR AGES I would love to go into practice mode build up an army and wipe the CPUs nonstop. The art style and UI is burned into my mind. I still have the Install files on a USB in hopes of keeping to play it but win 10 was the end it just cant play it anymore. I want to try the Story mode now.
user avatar@Specter360user avatar@Specter360
February 06, 2025
Damn, just Damn Genuinely can't believe that people still remember this very and unknown games cause that pretty much what this game was a genuinely fun and enjoyable games that just have the misfortune to be sent to the realm unknown
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