- Released
May 23, 2000
9,661 days ago- Platforms
- PC
Release dates
North America dates- Feb 7, 20135,018 days ago
- PC
- May 23, 20009,661 days ago
- PC
About
Daikatana is a first-person shooter action role-playing game developed by Ion Storm. It was published by Eidos Interactive for Windows and Kemco for Nintendo 64. Players control a swordsmaster who travels through various time periods using the eponymous Daikatana, a powerful sword tied to the fate of the world.
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How long to beat
HowLongToBeat ↗ · 52 players- Main story
- 12 h
- Main + extras
- 15 h
- Completionist
- 16 h
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Age ratings
- ESRBMAnimated Blood and Gore, Animated Violence
- USK16No content descriptors
- CLASS IND18No content descriptors
- ACBMA 15+No content descriptors
Languages
1 languageEnglish
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| EnglishEnglish (US) | – |
Themes & tags
- Action
- Fantasy
- Historical
- Science fiction
- action-adventure
- a.i. companion
- artificial intelligence
- bink video
- block puzzle
- bloody
- cheat code
- death
- death match
- developer cameo
- development hell
- difficulty level
23 more tags
- digital distribution
- disorientation zone
- female protagonist
- futuristic
- game reference
- gamersgate
- god mode
- helicopter
- male protagonist
- martial arts
- melee
- multiple protagonists
- pc to console port
- pixel art
- polygonal 3d
- retail games with steam activation
- run and gun
- space combat
- steam
- teleportation
- time travel
- wasd movement
- western published japanese games
Story & names
In 2455 A.D. , Kage Hishima used the magical powers of the Daikatana, the most powerful sword ever forged, to alter time and establish himself as supreme ruler. You are Hiro Miyamoto, one of the few people on Earth who remembers what really happened. The burden of saving the world, your version of it, has fallen unto your shoulders. You’re not alone as your friends, Superfly Johnson and Mikiko Ebihara, travel by your side. You must gather weapons, overcome all obstacles, discover deviously concealed secrets, and battle a bewildering array of foes. Use your resources wisely as you’ll need all the help you can get.
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Also known as
- John Romero's DaikatanaAlternative title
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