Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat

by 345 Games

• Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat includes:
• Deadliest Warrior: The Game and DLC Pack with 11 warrior classes, 77 weapons, and 5 playable environments
• Deadliest Warrior: Legends and DLC Pack with 10 legendary warriors, 70 weapons, and 10 playable interactive environments
• EXCLUSIVE NEW FEATURES: 6 full-length episodes of Deadliest Warrior, interactive Graveyard environment, and 30 historically accurate weapons

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B005Z9GNPW
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.6 x 5.4 inches ; 8.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: April 17, 2012
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,286 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Based on the wildly successful TV show, Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat is a definitive compilation package that puts the fate of history's most legendary warriors in your hands. Ancient Combat is fully compatible with the downloadable versions of both games. Choose from the ultimate selection of ancient warriors with signature weaponry, authentic and historically accurate combat skills and quick and deadly action. Battle to the death as a ninja, samurai or pirate, or choose to fight as one of the most legendary warriors of all time, including Shaka Zulu, Vlad The Impaler, and William Wallace. With all of the original features from both games plus exclusive bonus retail features, experience the glory of conquering the world of Deadliest Warrior.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun game - buy at low price January 7, 2013

By ReToM7

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As an arcade release, I was never interested in this game. Fighting games are not my forte. Once I saw that it was a full disc release, the collector in me wanted to add this to my wall. I am not a fan of fighting games because I suck at memorizing fight patterns, move lists, and combos. That said, this game is a fun addition to my collection. The graphics and physics are solid. This is a fun game to bust out with a few people over as you can turn in games quickly and it's different. Given the fact that it's cheap, it's even better. Definately worth the <$10 price I paid.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Fans of Bushido Blade May Have Some Fun December 1, 2012

By Jason Dodge

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Fun: 3.0 out of 5 stars   

The Deadliest Warrior games are a perfect example of what to expect from a company that started out as an independent studio. They have made a small list of games since 2000 but most of them have been properties belonging to other companies. The first Deadliest Warrior game, based on the Spike TV show that was cancelled after three seasons on January 2012, was probably made on a modest budget. The sequal had more environments, features, and modes, though it largly plays the same. Sure, the combat isn't the most balanced, the visuals are very basic for what to expect on Xbox Live Arcade, and the audio is often absent or sounds like a bunch of stock sound effects -- but you can still have some fun when playing with friends.

You should know that despite having a different title, "Deadliest Warrior: Anceint Combat" is actually just a collection of the first two seperate games, "Deadliest Warrior: The Game" and "Deadliest Warrior: Legends." This is what happens when you have a independent developer that deosn't seem to understand how to lable arcade collections. Many thought with the different name it would actually incorperate all the fighters into one game, but thats not the case. This disc version does have a few extras, like 6 full episodes of the Spike TV show (1 from season one, 3 from season two, and 2 from season three) on a seperate DVD. You also get two new items for the sequal, 30 additional weapons for the warriors (two for each class), and the new Graveyard stage. If you buy the game used, you may not get the 6 episodes, so be aware.

PROBLEM LOADING GAME:
First is the way this game plays off the disc, which I've noticed some people having problems. If you try to play the disc it simply says, "No Game on Disc," and then tells you to go to the Store.... It turns out you NEED to have online access in order to download the demos for both "Deadliest Warrior: The Game" and "Deadliest Warrior: Legends." Now, whenever you have the "Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat" disc in the Xbox 360, the listing for each game will change from Play Demo to Play Now. I know, other games don't work like this, but this is what you have to do to play the game. Also, when the disc is in the console, go to game details and "install" the game. This ONLY installs the DLC for both titles, not the games themselves, but you need to do this beforhand as well. [Note: You can alo play the games by finding their locations on the Marketplace and selecting Play Now, but its just easier having the demo downloaded]

DEADLIEST WARRIOR: THE GAME
The first game has often been compare to the niche fight game series know as Bushido Blade on the PS1 in 1997. This comparison is mostly due to the nature of the one-hit-kills that are possible if the player lands a fatal blow to the other fighter. You could also incapacitate limbs if they took to much damage, leaving frantic battles were one player would need to defend himself with only one arm, or have limited mobility with one injured leg. Not many games have had this feature, especially fighting games in the past.

You get the main game and the DLC Pack (normally 400 points), which adds three more warriors, the Rajput, the Zande, and the Shaolin Monk. This also includes the new Skirmish Mode, replays, titles, and new taunts. You'll see a lot of low-scoring reviews for the first game (like 6-out-of-10), and sadley it mostly deserves it. Even with the DLC there's only 11 fighters and 5 environments total, the combat can seem cheap and unbalanced, and the AI can be downright infurrating. If you have a few friends over, try this game for some laughs at a nija fighting a pirate, and where the computer-controlled AI isn't a factor.

DEADLIEST WARRIOR: LEGENDS
You get the main game and the Joan of Arc DLC (normally 240 points), which added the Joan of Arc character, and Mac (modeled after third-season host Richard "Mac" Machowicz), though he's not really a new fighter since he randomly is dressed as one of the existing warriors before each fight. New to the game overall is the Generals Campain for each warrior (including Joan of Arc with the DLC), which acts like a simplified version of Risk. Each land is divided into numerous areas with a hadful of Castles spread across. You earn more reinforcments, which you can divide amound you current properties. Your "number" of reinforcments battle the enemy's number of reinforcments, and you take the territory if you win. You only engage in an actual 1-on-1 warrior fights when you try to take the Castles -- take the home Castle to win. Its simple, but each character's is slightly different, which will give you at least a few hours of enjoyment.

The combat has been changed slightly for the sequal. The "unblockable" special move is now gone, but in its place is two new moves that still can't be blocked, the push, and the grapple. The push simply moves your opponent 2-3 paces away, given you some room if you're being rushed. The game now also has "ring outs," so depending upon there location you can now push them out of bounds. The grapple works like a game of rock-paper-sissors. Once you grapple them, both players must choose between three button presses, one for the head, one for the arm, and one for the legs. If both players pick the same button/location, the it cancels out. But if the attacker picks a location, and the defender picks a different location, then the attacker wins an immobilizes that limb. Oh, but if the attacker picks head, and you pick arm -- then the attacker get an instant-kill. Any successful grapple attacks to the head result in instant death, which means you'll always want to defend your head, even though you'll alway risk loosing an arm or leg. Thankfully the right Anolog Stick is used to dodge, and is very useful in moving out of the way of a grapple, but this move is still rather irratating.

The life bar has been removed, but its still there in the background. This means a match can still end by someone kicking an opponet that has very little life left. The throwing weapons have been modified so that you can't get a headshot right at the moment players take control, which is a releaf. You can still get one-hit-kills, but the mechanics just behave slightly different now if you plan on aiming them.

FINAL VERDICT:
Despite all the bad reviews, the first game had some interesing gameplay elements that never really delivered a product that was accepted by most consumers. I never would have tried it if it hadn't been slashed down to 200 Microsoft points at one point. Its flawed, but still can be fun if you're playing with friends, since that levels the playing field of cheap tactics. The sequal has that feeling of "two steps forward, one step back." While it tries to improve apon the criticisims of the first, it still plays largly like the original but with only a few things changed or missing. The quality and polish may not be there, but cosidering you can get both games and all the DLC for around $10-12, along with 6 episodes of the TV show (at least if the extra disc is included) thats not too bad. Invite some friends over and have some laughs as you both try to figure the combat out, and decide if Willam Wallace would win in a fight with Vlad The Impailer. Read more ›

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly captures the spirit of the show. December 10, 2012

By Michael Mishey

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As a real fighting game experience, Deadliest Warrior is a mess. It's shallow, favoring spectacle over substance, and the spectacle isn't even that great. Battles are won and lost seemingly at random. If someone you respect happens to walk into the room while you're playing Deadliest Warrior, you will experience a deep and lasting shame. However -- and I cannot overstate this point -- this is a game in which William Wallace can knock Genghis Khan into the "this is Sparta" pit with a flying dropkick. The game is stupid, but it's stupid fun.

The only problem it's difficult to overlook is the loading times, which are inexcusably long for a game whose matches are over this quickly. There's even a loading screen before the credits scroll.

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun game, for the price June 18, 2013

By Dan

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Fun: 3.0 out of 5 stars   

Deadliest Warrior isn't a Tekken, Mortal Kombat or any other fighting franchise you've played, and that's okay. It's a cheap game, you're not or shouldn't be expecting something groundbreaking. I added it as a filler for an order for free shipping because it was only $9, and I've not been disappointed. It's a generic fighter that comes with 6 episodes of the TV Show, It's campy, the loading times are a bit above average, and you can one hit kill your opponent at times.

It's a fun title that's worth a low entry fee by offering a bit of laughs and provides some low budget mindless fun.

Buy it with that in mind, and you'll be pleased.

5.0 out of 5 stars My brother loves this game. May 16, 2013

By ReikiFlow.net

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It was getting close to my brothers birthday and time was running out. He lives 400 miles away and no time to send a gift by UPS. When Bobby was little he would talk me into playing with the little plastic Army soldiers (before GI Joe!). He took such great pleasure in wiping out my soldiers, I didn't really care if he used a Tonka truck to knock them down!

But the game itself is based on a tv show with the same name and it has a following because of Spike TV. There is more to it than that! You can gut a Pirate, chop off his leg, shoot a cross bow at a Viking or behead an Apache. And that, my dear friend, is why people love this game. This game gives the player eight choices for a warrior to play in combat. As I said above, a Pirate, Viking, Apache and Ninja, Centurion, Spartan, Samurai, and a Knight. All with their own special weapons and skills!

I am not much of a warrior but the excitement of this game draws me into watch and lose myself in the sheer roar of battle!

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it January 28, 2013

By Hunt

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We are big fans of the show so we had to have this game. It is a fun time reenacting some of the battles you see on the series.

5.0 out of 5 stars What if....answered. December 24, 2012

By Irene Zagel

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Very exciting and makes you root for your heroes. Worth a look at and good comepetion. Geor Washington ROCKS completely.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Before You Buy! May 24, 2012

By InvaderJay

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

Take into consideration that this is actually 2 Different games on one disk! Deadliest Warrior: The Game, and DW: Ancient Legends. If you already have the XBLA versions you may want to skip over this. I originally believed it to be a crossover between both games, allowing for more character matchups (much like Naruto Storm Generations). THIS IS NOT THE CASE! I would say, only by this if you DON'T already own the XBLA versions, as it is essentially both games in their entirety and nearly nothing more. The only real difference is the 30 New weapons for DW: Ancient Legends, and a few free Deadliest Warrior episodes.

1. Do you like Deadliest Warrior? (Yes? Answer 2.)
2. Do you like fighting games with a chance of a One Hit Kill? (Yes? Answer 3.)
3. Do you own both DW: The Game, and DW: Ancient Legends? (No? Answer 4.)

4. Did you answer 1.Yes 2.Yes and 3.No? If so just buy it, you'll love it!