Review: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - A Dazzling Port That Sacrifices Very Little

Ninja Theory's critical darling arrives on Switch in fine form.

The critically acclaimed Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice won a whole host of awards back in 2017 on PS4 and PC, so hearing that the game was coming to Switch sent ripples of excitement through the NL office. Ninja Theory, the studio behind Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West and DmC (the 2013 Devil May Cry reboot) specialises in ‘independent AAA’ games – at least it did until Microsoft acquired the studio last year – and Hellblade’s dark, psychological brand of action-adventure looked like an ambitious project for a Switch port. With Microsoft getting particularly cosy with Nintendo of late, it’s no surprise that this version of Hellblade continued production unabated, but can it really hold a candle to the original game?

From the first moment you boot it up on the handheld, it’s hard to understand just how QLOC, the company trusted to bring the game to Switch, has managed it. The static close-up of Senua’s face on the title screen sets the tone to follow, as do the ambient screams and ominous chords. Simply put, Hellblade looks stunning on Nintendo’s console. QLOC has done sterling work.

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