This game is rated ESRB: Mature 17+ for Intense Violence and Blood and Gore.
Black Knight Sword is a side-scrolling action platformer developed by Digital Reality and Grasshopper Manufacture, released in 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Players control a knight moving through stages presented in a distinctive theatrical style, where the background scrolls to create the illusion of forward movement rather than the character traversing the environment directly. The game draws on a dark fairy-tale aesthetic, blending combat and platforming across its levels. The visual presentation emphasizes a handcrafted, puppet-show quality that sets it apart from conventional entries in the genre. As a collaboration between the two studios, it reflects Grasshopper Manufacture's tendency toward unconventional artistic direction while delivering the core mechanics expected of a side-scrolling action title, including melee combat and stage-based progression.
