Gunblade Saga is a popular free to play MMORPG highly influenced by Chinese martial arts and the oriental. The game is based on the famous comic written by Ma Rongcheng, Chinese Hero: Tales Of The Blood Sword, because of this the game had a very large following during release and is one of the most active MMORPG games of its type today.

Your story follows that of a young hero whose parents were brutally slaughtered back in China, with nowhere to turn and no family to rely on, you flee to New York in the hopes of seeking revenge on the families that played a part in your parents deaths, however you cannot do this alone. When you arrive in New York you must pledge your allegiance to 1 of 3 Chinese mafia clans. Although players have their own story to play through, it is heavily influenced by Hua, a famous character from the comic.

Gunblade Saga is one of the original MMORPG Games to be developed using the Unreal Engine 2.5, an engine that is usually associated with highly popular, action-based FPS games. This engine allows the developers to deliver high octane combat with brilliantly detailed and complex animations. The detail in the environment is also very impressive as players explore areas from the city streets of New York, to hidden forests and dark swamps. Each area is mapped with precision and some of the views available are nothing short of breathtaking.

As the game is heavily based around 3 warring Chinese factions, the game is largely PvP based. Players are able to quickly access large-scale PvP fights against dozens of other players and must learn the skills of their class and purchase the correct equipment if they wish to survive. There's also a large assortment of mounts available to players, with everything from typical horse style mounts to dragon inspired included.