Swords & Soldiers (WiiWare)

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Rewrite history as you take control of the brutal Vikings, the devious Aztecs or the crafty Chinese in their global quest to win the favor of the Gods.

Swords & Soldiers is a side-scrolling strategy game that lets you control an entire army and wield devastating magical abilities. Demolish your enemy’s castle at the end of these two-dimensional battlefields and lead your troops to victory. Featuring hours of single-player campaign game play and challenging skirmishes, the game also offers frantic local multiplayer matches that let you take the fight to your friends. If that still isn’t enough for you, there are several unlockable challenge modes that will test your abilities even further.

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Europe Sun, 17 May 2009 by Marcel Van Duyn

Has this much-hyped title been worth the wait?

The strategy genre has gone quite ignored on WiiWare. Aside from the launch title Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King the only other game was the recent Crystal Defenders R1. With Swords & Soldiers, Dutch developer Ronimo Games has..

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andy836

1. andy836 United States 15 Aug 2008, 16:51 BST

yes and it has multiplayer even better i like the art style for the game hopefully it wont be to expensive.

Objection_Blaster

2. Objection_Blaster United States 16 Aug 2008, 04:52 BST

This game's make it or break it moment is probably what it offers in multiplayer. Hope for WIFI, but expect at least good splitscreen.

AlexSays

3. AlexSays United States 16 Aug 2008, 07:17 BST

Already one of my most anticipated WiiWare titles.

Mr.chippy

4. Mr.chippy Canada 16 Aug 2008, 18:32 BST

I WILL get tis game if it has wifi. I MIGHT get is if it does not have wifi
i think it's a good idea. It would be perfict if it has wifi can't wate!

DaDun

5. DaDun Canada 18 Aug 2008, 16:01 BST

Hmmm, i'll wait for a video, sounds swell tho

SirToasty

6. SirToasty United States 18 Aug 2008, 18:51 BST

If it had wifi ill totally get this...but if it dosnt, then maybe

Mickeymac

7. Mickeymac United States 28 Aug 2008, 08:36 BST

I definitely can't wait for this one. As much as I suck at RTSs, they are incredibly fun! I've never played one in a more 2D style( except Patapon), so it'll definitely be a new experience. I don't really care if it has WiFi or not, so long as it has a good singleplayer, and maybe local multiplayer, I'll be just fine with it.

Edit: I just noticed that there's a ninja star embedded in the title! I'd say that there's a good chance that Ninjas will indeed appear in this game!

WindOnFire

8. WindOnFire Australia 09 Sep 2008, 10:18 BST

This looks alright, might get it, i like RTS

Mr.chippy

9. Mr.chippy Canada 13 Sep 2008, 16:49 BST

i want this game so bad come on release it already!

Mario64DStyle

10. Mario64DStyle United States 25 Sep 2008, 01:02 BST

This game looks fun, I'll put it on my list of "possibles"

Sage Joch

11. Sage Joch Belgium 11 Oct 2008, 21:13 BST

Really looking forward to this! Hope it delivers!

Serpent

12. Serpent United States 15 Oct 2008, 01:37 BST

Looks pretty neat I'll check it out.

JoshZTP

13. JoshZTP United States 19 Oct 2008, 02:26 BST

I'd be interested in it if it weren't for those cheesey "what I call crappy" graphics... which I disklike for a freaking good reason... because it looks like a poor excuse for one of those stupid adult oriented cartoons... and yes I'm old fashined and like this in a more classy way! give it a more Zelda WW Cel-Shaded look with enemies/characters that look like they came from a fantasy medieval story... not this crap!!!
>:(

KnucklesSonic8

14. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 20 Oct 2008, 14:02 BST

I'll be checking this out also.

Crazynoodle

15. Crazynoodle United States 09 Nov 2008, 19:07 GMT

hope this comes soon, it be awsome if it wii speak support

Xandecs

16. Xandecs Netherlands 29 Nov 2008, 19:08 GMT

Yeah, Dutch Power. I had the honor to play it yesterday and I can say it is very promising game!

It probably comes out late January or February.

bwaybuddy26

17. bwaybuddy26 United States 30 Nov 2008, 18:39 GMT

Ooh, can we have some impressions from you? So lucky that you live in that area!

Apocalypse

18. Apocalypse Netherlands 02 Dec 2008, 21:47 GMT

WW: When will S&S be released on WiiWare and how much will it cost?
FA: The game will be released somewhere around November / December this year.

VALERHU

19. VALERHU United States 10 Dec 2008, 14:16 GMT

If you dont know if you'll like this, go to maxgames.com, go to rpgs, and play age of war

KnucklesSonic8

20. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 11 Dec 2008, 02:23 GMT

Can't wait for this. :D

gameking23

21. gameking23 United States 11 Dec 2008, 02:26 GMT

@KnucklesSonic8 but you must. :(

Paper92

22. Paper92 United States 16 Dec 2008, 02:14 GMT

Anybody heard any news on this game? I'm rele looking forward to it but I havnt heard much from it since!!

Nintendork

23. Nintendork United States 17 Dec 2008, 02:21 GMT

^ Well Wikipedia said that it's coming in February 2009 (that doesn't really confirm much though)

Xandecs

24. Xandecs Netherlands 17 Dec 2008, 19:54 GMT

@bwaybuddy26

I now had the honor to actually test the game last Saturday. It doesn't happen often that I play a game that continues to fascinate me all afternoon, but this game certainly did! I think that says enough.

Instant buy people!

Objection_Blaster

25. Objection_Blaster United States 24 Dec 2008, 02:32 GMT

"I think that says enough." Not even close. Give us all the juicy details. Its not an instant buy just because you played it for ONE afternoon.

Xandecs

26. Xandecs Netherlands 29 Dec 2008, 14:18 GMT

I can't give you any juicy details, because I'm not aloud to say anything specific about it.

I can say the third faction is also very good and fits perfectly with the other two. Also the storyline is developed very well!

darkmagi_82

27. darkmagi_82 United States 01 Jan 2009, 19:53 GMT

I'm guessing that the third faction is oriental in origin (hopefully ninja related).

If you look at the Swords and Soldiers logo, you can see an arrow (Aztecs), an axe (Vikings), and a shuriken (???) protruding from the wooden shield.

tkubas1

28. tkubas1 United States 25 Jan 2009, 20:57 GMT

Ninjas is the third a faction. This looks like the it will be the best game on wiiware( yes even beter than the perfection of World of Goo). The graphics look cool and perfect for this type of game.

Xandecs

29. Xandecs Netherlands 16 Feb 2009, 13:36 GMT

It will be the best game on WiiWare so far. And if it are Ninjas... You will see, I know if it is or isn't. ;)

Flaviohmg

30. Flaviohmg Brazil 25 Feb 2009, 00:42 GMT

They created the original De Blob on PC, this game might be good too...

smudge

31. smudge United Kingdom 03 Mar 2009, 20:35 GMT

There's a good developer interview on the wiids podcast (available on itunes} and at thewiids.co.uk about this game

KnucklesSonic8

32. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 07 Mar 2009, 20:36 GMT

Seems like this is one of the most anticipated games right now, hm?

JPNR

33. JPNR United States 11 Mar 2009, 22:41 GMT

Check out a new interview. Ronimo talks about a sequel and a totally new project. Plus, a bunch of new details about the game.

http://www.twgnews.com/2009/03/11/ronimo-interview/

sephiroth888

34. sephiroth888 United States 18 Mar 2009, 20:28 GMT

theres a devblog, lots of info:

http://swordsandsoldiers.com/

i wonder when is this finaly coming out ? can't wait!

Mariopwng

35. Mariopwng Norway 18 Mar 2009, 20:34 GMT

the Olga unit is pretty hawt :P

sephiroth888

36. sephiroth888 United States 18 Mar 2009, 20:36 GMT

if you have a thing for big, muscular women then yes :S

Mariopwng

37. Mariopwng Norway 18 Mar 2009, 20:42 GMT

check my avatar :D

Crazed

38. Crazed United States 20 Mar 2009, 00:18 GMT

It's a shame that this will have no online play (according to the interview), but this game will still be fantastic in terms of quality.

KnucklesSonic8

39. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 01 Apr 2009, 15:41 BST

Confirmed to be coming soon: "in the next few weeks"

Popyman

40. Popyman United States 02 Apr 2009, 13:56 BST

@Crazed: When so many games on the Wii don't have splitscreen, I'll happily take this one with that feature instead of online. It ticks me off that there are so few on the Wii, and yet almost every game on the 360 gets splitscreen >_<

pikman96

41. pikman96 United States 04 Apr 2009, 00:03 BST

This is a must buy for me, but why is it taking esrb so long to rate it?

Edit: Its been rated :)

Wiiperson11

42. Wiiperson11 Portugal 07 Apr 2009, 15:23 BST

SWEET.
Might download this one.

LEGEND MARIOID

43. LEGEND MARIOID United Kingdom 13 Apr 2009, 22:18 BST

This is like "real time worms" or something....lol

Not for me, but looks quality

PKShadowGamer

44. PKShadowGamer United States 25 Apr 2009, 03:53 BST

I honestly can't believe some of you guys.
You won't get it just because of Wi-Fi?

What ever happened to getting some pals to come over and play it with them? Why is wi-fi such a big deal? You guys will miss out on a lot of great games that way. I can't wait for this game.

blackeyeddog

45. blackeyeddog United Kingdom 08 May 2009, 11:52 BST

Release date listed on nintendo.co.uk as 15-05-2009, priced at 1000 points. Something to look forward to next update.

Clint Eastwood

46. Clint Eastwood Kazakhstan 14 May 2009, 12:43 BST

Tomorrow!!!

Pikamander2

47. Pikamander2 United States 15 May 2009, 01:59 BST

According to IGN, this is one of the best Wiiware games released in a long time.

cr00mz

48. cr00mz Sweden 15 May 2009, 13:47 BST

to those who have it/tried it:
i read on the official home page about different modes

-Various challenge modes, such as Survival, Berserker run, and more
can anyone give me more specifics of this one?

motang

49. motang United States 15 May 2009, 13:58 BST

Man that looks like a awesome game! Wiiware lately has been getting some really cool original games!

colmtheperson

50. colmtheperson Ireland 16 May 2009, 17:56 BST

It's like a cartooney version of command and conquer

StarFox

51. StarFox United States 18 May 2009, 17:54 BST

I was just going to say it looks like a cartoony Warcraft.

Homer Simpson

52. Homer Simpson Australia 29 May 2009, 15:43 BST

I have no idea what I'm doing wrong on this game, but I can't get past level 8 of the first campaign. Any tips, Marcel?

Drake

53. Drake Netherlands 03 Jun 2009, 15:59 BST

Frosthammers and Catapults are your friends in that one, really!

Oppuzzor

54. Oppuzzor Switzerland 03 Jun 2009, 20:35 BST

It's one of my favorite games! Just I have a problem to beat 9th level of the second campain. Can anyone tell me what I have to do?

Drake

55. Drake Netherlands 03 Jun 2009, 21:13 BST

That one's pretty tough. I eventually beat it by slowly pushing forward to defeat the vikings (Simple), then throwing rocks as much as possible while pushing forward with Sun Giants.

When the vikings have been defeated, try making your units walk along the bottom path, then switching the sign to the top path and throwing a boulder so it passes by the units on the bottom path with no problem.

Homer Simpson

56. Homer Simpson Australia 04 Jun 2009, 07:56 BST

Cheers, a Frosthammer/ Catapult/ Axethrower spam worked quite nicely...I'm now up to the final campaign, I think I'm starting to understand this game better now...it's pretty much the first RTS game I've ever played.
Also, I believe on Campaign 2 level 9 if you let the Vikings get very close to your base, frosthamr (I think that's his name...) brings a ton of Viking units to help you out, which makes the battle a lot easier...

grenworthshero

57. grenworthshero United States 27 Jun 2009, 08:30 BST

I read the review and thought it looked pretty good, but I had no idea. This game is GREAT.

atl13falcons

58. atl13falcons United States 29 Jun 2009, 00:30 BST

@ grenworthshero: I read the review and thought it looked pretty good, but I had no idea. This game is repetitive. Throughout the entire viking campaign i had lots of fun but once i moved into the aztec campaign the fun factor slowly went down. This happen to anyone else????

will.dsi

59. will.dsi United Kingdom 04 Jul 2009, 14:15 BST

I found this game repetitive and it does get boring very quick.
But there is no denying that this is a good game.
there has been allot worse WiiWare Games.

linrek-1

60. linrek-1 Sweden 05 Jul 2009, 12:22 BST

I agree 2 very repetitive and the multiplayer mode does not have enough tactics just an endless building until one side falls over....
at first glance it seems like a 9/10 but now maybe a 6/10

linrek-1

61. linrek-1 Sweden 05 Jul 2009, 12:23 BST

and btw the japanese telekenetics guys seems too strong or is it just me?

linrek-1

62. linrek-1 Sweden 05 Jul 2009, 12:24 BST

chinese ><

Metang

63. Metang United States 08 Jul 2009, 03:07 BST

Looks and sounds great! Will definitely download this.

will.dsi

64. will.dsi United Kingdom 10 Jul 2009, 13:22 BST

He is far too strong,
I have stopped playing it now.

Divo86

65. Divo86 United Kingdom 17 Aug 2009, 14:13 BST

This is an awesome game! I've just completed the Aztec campaign and am about to start with the Chinese. We played multiplayer yesterday and it was crazy... our battle lasted over 40 minutes!

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