viking: battle for asgard is an action adventure/hack and slash video game. it's based on norse mythology, where the war between the gods has sparked further conflict in the mortal realm of midgard, where freya's champion skarin must lead viking forces against that of the goddess hel.
the game features an openworld experience, with three islands in the world of midgard, which the player can explore freely. the player is able to search and find his fellow viking soldiers and rescue them, and in return they can assist him in battles.
the world has plenty of settlements which the player can attack and capture. when the player finishes his missions in each island, he must fight a large battle, which can be a great siege or a clash between large armies. one of the main features of the game is the large armies in many battles there can be hundreds of soldiers fighting to the death.
the player may use different ways of weakening his enemy, such as killing their shaman, who summons enemy troops, or getting into the main fight and use combat moves and combos to kill enemy soldiers and champions, who drop dragon runes. these runes can be used to call upon dragons to attack enemies from the air, destroying them. the combat system of the game features a hackandslash style, much like the previous the creative assembly action game, spartan: total warrior, although it is considerably more violent. it features very graphic violence including dismemberment. throughout the game, the player has the ability to raid various legionheld locations on the three main islands. this can range from sneaking into a lumber mill and freeing the vikings held there, (who will help destroy the legion garrison) to launching an allout oneman assault against a quarry or tower.
