Heavenly Sword Accessibility Report

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Heavenly Sword. Has features in Controls to reduce unintended barriers. This report is created with input from accessibility experts and the player community to help people find games that have the accessibility features they require. Once you have found potential games on the database, there are excellent specialist accessibility sites that offer in-depth reviews to guide your purchasing decisions.

Heavenly Sword, similar to Enslaved, offers a heady mix of heroic storytelling and narrative. The fighting is styled on martial arts and the main character, Nariko, uses a weapon called the Heavenly Sword which changes into one of three forms depending on what attack stance the player uses as part of a unique fighting style.

Heavenly Sword

ACCESSIBILITY REPORT

Game Details

Release Date: 12/11/2007

Out Now: PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Xbox One

Content Rating: PEGI 16

Players: 1

Genres: Adventure, Narrative (Action, Fighting and Traversal)

Accessibility: 1 feature

Components: 3D Third-Person

Developer: Ninja Theory (@NinjaTheory)

Costs: Purchase cost

Controls

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Controls in Heavenly Sword which deals with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.

Motion

Games that can be played with different sorts of motion controllers.

Motion Aiming: Can use small movements of the gamepad to fine-tune aiming or as the main aiming mechanism. This is sometimes known as Gyro-Aiming. This usually provides the ability to calibrate these controls to taste.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls

If you want to play Heavenly Sword, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:

Difficulty

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Heavenly Sword which deal with how you can adjust the challenge of play, and whether this is locked once chosen or can be adjusted as you play. The following games are similar to Heavenly Sword, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:

Getting Started

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Getting Started in Heavenly Sword which deal with what support is offered to get started with the game. This includes customising the experience when you first open the game via any onboarding processes it provides as well as tutorials and other assistance when you first start playing. The following games are similar to Heavenly Sword, and offer accessibility features for Getting Started:

Reading

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Reading in Heavenly Sword which deal with how much reading or listening comprehension is required, how well the game provides visual and audible access to the text and whether subtitles and captions are a good fit for purpose. The following games are similar to Heavenly Sword, and offer accessibility features for Reading:

Navigation

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Heavenly Sword which deal with how the game provides guidance and assistance to navigate its worlds. These are only for games that have traversal and exploration in 2D and 3D spaces. The following games are similar to Heavenly Sword, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:

Visual

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Visual in Heavenly Sword which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game. The following games are similar to Heavenly Sword, and offer accessibility features for Visual:

Audio

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Heavenly Sword which deal with how you can adjust the audio of the game and whether audio cues compensate for aspects of the game that are hard to see. The following games are similar to Heavenly Sword, and offer accessibility features for Audio:

System Accessibility Settings

In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:

PC
Windows has extensive accessibility features. Some, like colour correction, work with games. Lots of accessibility software can be used with PC games, from voice recognition to input device emulators.

Xbox One
Xbox One has a system features, the excellent co-pilot share controls mode and adaptive controller support for all games.

Read more about system accessibility settings.

Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Andy Robertson