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Die By The Sword + Limb From Limb

Adventure deep into a sinister undermountain stronghold to rescue your true love from a horrific ritual sacrifice. As Enric the adventurer, slash your way through hordes of intelligent and fearless enemies. Engage Kobolds, Orc masters and even a giant octopus in brutal combat as you explore dangerous dwarf mines, escape bubbling lava and pilot down treacherous underground rivers. Stretch your strength, dexterity and wits to the limit and steel yourself for the combat adventure of a lifetime. Can you succeed in your ultimate quest? Even if, at what cost? Find out as you return to the caverns to

Release date
July 14, 2008
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Treyarch
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Adventure deep into a sinister undermountain stronghold to rescue your true love from a horrific ritual sacrifice. As Enric the adventurer, slash your way through hordes of intelligent and fearless enemies. Engage Kobolds, Orc masters and even a giant octopus in brutal combat as you explore dangerous dwarf mines, escape bubbling lava and pilot down treacherous underground rivers. Stretch your strength, dexterity and wits to the limit and steel yourself for the combat adventure of a lifetime. Can you succeed in your ultimate quest?

Even if, at what cost? Find out as you return to the caverns to destroy the black queen. Step into the arena and play Ogre Hockey, where the players are invincible and a Kobold is the peck. Sharpen your skills and your weapons in the continuation of your adventure brought to you by Die by the Sword: Limb from Limb expansion. Now both games, including the move editor, bundled together. Includes the original Die by The Sword and it's expansion Limb from Limb along with the move editor for both gamesRevolutionary fighting mechanics that let the user freely swing his swordChallenging gameplay with a complex damage system, maiming included Includes the original Die by The Sword and it's expansion Limb from Limb along with the move editor for both gamesRevolutionary fighting mechanics that let the user freely swing his swordChallenging gameplay with a complex damage system, maiming included

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★ 7.6/10GOG · 732 ratings
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Most helpful8

★ 4 / 5
DBTS is a very fun game sporting a rather unique method of fighting! The player can simply play using the keyboard and numpad keys to…
★ 5 / 5
I have never played a better "sword fighting" game than Die By The Sword. While the controls take a while to get used to, THEY…
★ 4 / 5
In this game there is an option to control your character with your mouse... Or rather, to control his sword-arm with your mouse... Something that…
★ 4 / 5
Die by the Sword was a unique and novel idea when it came out a many year ago. I remember sitting down at first and…
★ 5 / 5
I really don't like a whole lot of old games here. But this game is still awesome even after so many years. Its the only…
★ 4 / 5
I already knew what I was getting into when I bought DBTS during the Interplay weekend sale. Having played the demo on and off over…
★ 5 / 5
This game is just awesome. Melees are brutal, as one well-placed hit can sever a limb (and sometimes a head!), and powerful hits can knock…
★ 3 / 5
Let’s get this out of the way; many things about Die by the Sword are either dated, mediocre or both. The visuals are an eye…

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★ 5 / 5
The greebles are good. Only wish they could be in ogre hockey.
★ 1 / 5
but now I can't and I haven't upgraded hardware and / or software
★ 5 / 5
I first played the game with mouse/keys but didn't really find it fun due to how cumbersome it was. Years later tried again, this time…
★ 4 / 5
I played this a lot in the 90s and love this game. I still had the original install disc, and tried a million things to…
★ 1 / 5
The game is barely functional. While the actual gameplay is fairly true to when it was new, the menus freeze and move in slow motion.…
★ 5 / 5
Absolutely incredible dark fantasy game However, does anyone know where I can get access to a PDF version of DIE BY THE SWORD Strategies &…
★ 5 / 5
This one I didn't find when it came out, but boy am I glad I found it recently! You would think the dismemberment of enemies…

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