RUMOR: UK Magazine PlayGamer reported that Ninja Theory will reveal Heavenly Sword 2 at E3, the story will be set 10 years after the first game, and it will be an open-world sandbox title with missions and interactive environment; you can earn famous swords by mastering various diciplines of martial arts.

Personally I hope this is true - Ninja Theory is a talented company and I really thought Heavenly sword got wrongly slated by web reviews. Yes, it had is flaws but the shear amount of good point made up for them.

Graphically, for being one of the early PS3 Exclusive releases, it also showcased the processing and texture prowess the PS3/Bluray has to offer.

However I would love to see a "Jump" button added to the game and a refined combat system - especially with the possible open world format. Most people will groan about this but I hope they keep the Sixaxis weapon functions - it was implemented really well and showed how accurate it could be if you took the time to master it.

Will keep you guys posted on any official word from Sony

Can only hope, one of my favorite games on PS3, really loved it was just a bit too short.

Will definitely purchase a sequel

I liked the first one & i love my open world/sand box games. So this could be very good!

I highly doubt Ninja Theory is behind HS2 tbqh.

@ Sinn - Maybe Ninja and Sony worked through their previous issues?

Heard about this yesterday, fingers crossed that it's true, really enjoyed the first game as well, replayed it a few times.

Still have fond memories of those large scale battles.

Tea said ...

@ Sinn - Maybe Ninja and Sony worked through their previous issues?

Maybe but I'd be concerned.
Their studio does not seem big enough to handle two major releases simultaneously. Heck, neither Santa Monica nor Naughty Dog can do that (granted SM not have 2 games in development so they have expended) and both have been in the business for a long time.

Additionally, I doubt Sony will go back to a development team that is failing in sales figures. Lets use Enslaved as an example: since its release on Oct 2010 to the end of March 2011, the game has only shifted 730,000 units combined on both platform; HS barely hit 1 million.

I do not think Sony is going to bank on them doing HS2. In fact, rumours also suggest Santa Monica since they were recently looking for people with open-world experience. I'd prefer them to do HS2.

X)

Hated Heavenly Sword. I'd only look at HS2 if another dev did it.

Also don't forget Ninja are busy working on the new DMC, so its pretty slim ghat they'd be doing HS2, small company & all.