# Blade Wars

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***Blade Wars*** is a cancelled[1] [free-to-play](/source/Free-to-play) [massively-multiplayer online role-playing game](/source/Massively-multiplayer_online_role-playing_games) first released in China in 2007. It was developed and published by [Changyou.com](/source/Changyou.com). *Blade Wars* was inspired by [martial arts](/source/Martial_arts) and took place in a [fantasy](/source/Fantasy) universe where three playable races, the Abyssals, Humans, and Immortals battle for dominance in PVP encounters.

## Gameplay

The game featured F2P martial arts and used an [isometric view](/source/Isometric_view) and employed a control scheme similar to the one used in [RuneScape](/source/RuneScape) and the [Diablo](/source/Diablo_(video_game)) game series.

The battle system was based on a dynamic algorithm that factors in a player's level, the time between attacks and the enemy's position. Players were able to feign attacks or dodge an opponent's strikes. Skill combinations could be customized to result in powerful attacks, which generate extra damage during a battle.

The game incorporated many of the features found in Changyou's previously released title, *[Dragon Oath](/source/Dragon_Oath)*. Mounts, trading, guild battles and daily events were included in *Blade Wars*. Unlike *Dragon Oath*, *Blade Wars* used a [2.5D](/source/2.5D) [graphics engine](/source/Graphics_engine), mixing 2D and 3D graphics into an isometric view.

The game allowed players to use strategy in customizing the fighting system and encouraged skilled players to challenge each other for supremacy. After choosing one of the five classes available (Knight, Assassin, Shura, Warlock, or Warrior), players were able to dive into and explore a visually stunning world filled with challenges and fierce wars.

## Development and release

Originally released in China in 2007, *Blade Wars* received an English adaptation and was launched on American and British markets in 2010.

## Reception

*Blade Wars* received an award in 2009 from the Chinese gaming site Wangyou[2] for Original Title of the Year.

## References

1. ["Blade Wars"](https://www.mmorpg.com/blade-wars). *MMORPG.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230506134341/https://www.mmorpg.com/blade-wars) May 6, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 5, 2023.

1. ["《刀剑英雄2》夺金翎奖最佳原创第一名_刀剑英雄2最新资讯_太平洋游戏网"](http://wangyou.pcgames.com.cn/zhuanti/dj2/news/0910/1654679.html). Wangyou.pcgames.com.cn. Retrieved 2013-11-02.

## External links

- ["Download Blade Wars Client 20550"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131103233032/http://games.softpedia.com/get/Online-Games-Clients/Blade-Wars-Client.shtml). Games.softpedia.com. 2012-09-16. Archived from [the original](http://games.softpedia.com/get/Online-Games-Clients/Blade-Wars-Client.shtml) on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- [Official North American website](https://web.archive.org/web/20110402075154/http://bw.us.changyou.com/en/)
- [Official European website](https://web.archive.org/web/20100516143132/http://bw.eu.changyou.com/)
- [Official Malaysian website](https://web.archive.org/web/20100312025145/http://bw.my.changyou.com/)
- [Official Chinese website](http://dj2.changyou.com/)

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