Blades of Time

She is a female treasure hunter who disrupts a rite of a guild to access a sphere that transports her to the fantasy world Dragonland.

She fights with a set of blades in over-the-top hack-and-slash gameplay reminiscent of the God of War series.

Slashes and kicks are linked into fast combos including finishing moves when an enemy has been forced into a submissive position.

She can also pick up a variety of long-ranged weapons such as rifles or a rocket launcher and these are also used to shoot objects that are out of reach to solve puzzles.

During her journey she can pick up diary pages from previous treasure hunters that explain how chaos magic has altered the environment and introduced monsters.

She also meets fellow treasure hunters along the way.

Ayumi regularly discovers altars where new skills are learned.

This includes for instance the ability to freeze enemies or rise giant ice crystals below them.

These can only be used when a rage bar is built up with up to three levels by defeating opponents.

She is also able to dash away to evade attacks or quickly close the distance towards an opponent.

In a menu Ayumi can equip the items and weapons she finds.

There are four slots: close combat, ranged attacks, amulets, and rings.

Previously found items are not dumped and it is possible to switch between items at any moment when a certain effect is needed such as additional fire damage.

Certain items can be crafted by discovering a recipe and collecting the necessary ingredients.

Time referenced in the title refers to the skill Ayumi eventually learns to rewind time and fight along with a clone of herself that performs the actions that were previously done.

This self-cooperative element is a way to confuse enemies carrying shield and is also vital to solve some of the puzzles in the later parts of the game

Blades of Time for Xbox 360 is currently worth €25.32 loose, €61.60 complete in box, and €69.58 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Blades of Time has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Blades of Time, loose is €25.32 and CIB is €61.60 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.

The PAL version of Blades of Time is currently worth €25.32 loose, versus €20.38 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.