Fighters Swords falls within the wave of fighting games centered on sword and edged-weapon combat that followed Samurai Shodown's success in the early 90s, with a cast of warriors from different origins and moves prioritizing weapon reach over fist speed. It's one of many attempts to replicate that weapon-fighting formula, without reaching the recognition of its direct references, but with its own value for those closely following the genre's lesser-known variants.

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