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Heavenly Sword is a 2007 action-adventure hack and slash video game developed by British company Ninja Theory and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. The game revolves around player-character Nariko and her eponymous sword, battling against the forces of a tyrant warlord who seeks to destroy her clan.
In Nariko's narration, she knows Kai will master the Heavenly Sword and that they will meet again in a better world. The sword might be forgotten but Kai will still be remembered. During the end credits, Kai is seen picking up the sword and grins at the audience implying she will carry on Nariko Legacy as the new owner of the sword.
In 2005, Torv recorded a series of audio books for Scholastic Australia's Solo Collection, including the titles Little Fingers, Jack's Owl, Spike, and Maddy in the Middle, [10] and later did voice work and performance capture for the role of Nariko in the 2007 video game Heavenly Sword. [11] She then appeared in the BBC series Mistresses in 2008.
Mike Ball, CTO of Ninja Theory, revealed that the initial idea for the game came from Heavenly Sword, in particular, the relationship between the protagonist Nariko and her companion Kai. This relationship resonated with players, and the team wanted to repeat their success with a set of easily recognisable characters. [ 21 ]
SaiTong Man, combat designer for Heavenly Sword, credited the dragon forms in Orta as an inspiration for protagonist Nariko's three combat stances. [91] Future Panzer Dragoon projects, ranging from a Saga sequel to a film adaptation, were dependent on reactions to Orta.
On November 15, 2012, Seth Killian announced that the first downloadable content for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale would arrive in the form of two new playable characters: Kat from Gravity Rush and Emmett Graves from Starhawk, along with a new stage, "Fearless", based on Heavenly Sword and WipEout. The characters were available for free ...
This sword's properties include the ability to heal its wielder, inflict increased damage against dragons, and kill the final bosses of the games that it has appeared. Heavenly Sword features a sword by the same name wielded by the protagonist Nariko that changes into two chained blades, two short swords or a single two handed sword.
Nariko from Heavenly Sword [94] Natasha Volkova and Tanya from Command & Conquer: Red Alert series; Naomi Hayward from The Good Life; Nicole Collard (in Broken Sword 2 in 5) from Broken Sword; Norah and Beth from Let's Go Jungle!: Lost on the Island of Spice and Let's Go Island: Lost on the Island of Tropics