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From 2011-9-20 it was distributed by D4 Enterprise on the Wii Virtual Console, and from 2018-8-23 by Hamster as the 1st title in ACA NEOGEO for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Windows 10, iOS and Android.
It took 6th place for Best Action Game in the 5th Gamest Grand Prix (1991) run by the magazine Gamest.
In the 5th Gamest Grand Prix (1991) run in the magazine Gamest, it took 6th place for Best Action Game in the readers' vote.
It scored a total of 24 out of 40 in the "Cross Review" in the magazine Famicom Tsushin, and 7 and 8 for a total of 15 out of 20 in the "Neo Geo game twin review" run by Neo Geo Freak in 1997.
AllGames Kyle Knight praised the pseudo-3D visual presentation, audio and magic system, regarding its gameplay as interesting but criticized the controls for being sluggish and lack of enemy variety.
Computer and Video Games Paul Rand and Tim Boone commended the audiovisual presentation and playability but noted its high difficulty, while Rand criticized the limited number of moves.
In a similar manner as Demoly, Player Ones François Daniel also compared Crossed Swords with The Super Spy but praised the audiovisual presentation, difficulty and longevity.
Its gameplay was similar to SNK's earlier 1990 first-person shooter and beat 'em up game, The Super Spy, but with role-playing game elements and hack & slash combat instead of shooting and fist-fighting.
The game was later cited as an inspiration for the 2010 first-person fighting game Rage of the Gladiator.
Computer and Video Games Paul Rand and Tim Boone commended the audiovisual presentation and playability but noted its high difficulty, while Rand criticized the limited number of moves.
In a similar manner as Demoly, Player Ones François Daniel also compared Crossed Swords with The Super Spy but praised the audiovisual presentation, difficulty and longevity.
In Japan, Game Machine listed Crossed Swords on their September 1, 1991 issue as being the tenth most-popular arcade game at the time.
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