Take this game and pop back in time seven years and I would have maybe scored it about a 60%, maybe seventy if the night before had been one of those lucky ones that were more prevalent for me back then. As it is 2004, I'm going to be somewhat harsher. While Blade & Sword is not a complete disaster - it does load after all, (wait a minute...) - I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone would waste months of their life coding such an archaic and insipid game. Maybe there's a free gram of coke in the retail version as I can think of no other way that anyone would consider handing over the 25 quid RRP. Avoid like Gina G, another relic from '96.​