The story mode of Berserk and the Band of the Hawk is a game of two halves. Enough of the story is preserved to give newcomers a narrative to follow, at least for the first half of the game. For those who haven’t encountered any of the other adaptations of Berserk, don’t worry. Personally, I had only experienced the original 90’s anime adaptation before playing so I was eager to see where the story went and how the game would handle some of the darker themes. The game covers everything from the Golden Age Arc to the Hawk of the Millenium Empire Arc, even venturing beyond where last year’s anime adaptation left off. The story of Berserk will be familiar to fans of Kentaro Miura’s work. You think that’s a big sword? Just you wait. Keep reading with me and I’ll try to map these highs and lows in a bit more detail. If you’re just looking for a game where you can bathe in the viscera of your enemies, however, it’s definitely worth a try. This is especially true for newcomers to the story. It’s true that there’s something mesmeric about walloping legions of men with a six foot hunk of steel but a hefty heap of padding and an unsatisfying conclusion means that Berserk and the Band of the Hawk is a mixed bag. After all, it centers around the story of the mercenary Guts who, in essence, is a man with a sword the size of his body that likes nothing more than swinging it around (his sword, cheeky). On the surface, Berserk seems like the perfect franchise to combine with the over the top hack and slash of the Warriors games. Does it capture the Golden Age or herald the coming of a Hawk of Darkness? The game is entitled Berserk and the Band of the Hawk for those of us in western territories and our reviewer has been going hands on all week to bring you his verdict. The latest classic series to get the treatment is Berserk, the manga serial by Kentaro Miura that has spawned two separate anime series and a trilogy of movies.
We’re no stranger to games based on licensed anime franchises here and developer Omega Force are no strangers to taking on these properties and infusing them with their trademark Warriors gameplay. 2017 is in full swing now and the games are coming thick and fast. Howdy folks, welcome to another Pure PlayStation review.
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