The game does offer summaries of important characters and moments from the manga, but they don’t go into nearly enough detail to be useful.
Sword of the Berserk takes place during the Falcon of the Millennium Empire arc (between volumes 22 and 23 of the manga specifically), so anyone playing the game in North America at the time was bound to be confused. The manga wasn’t officially released in North America until 2003, so the only exposure anyone had to Berserk was the 1997 anime adaptation of the Golden Age arc, covering volumes three through 14 of the manga. The game was released in March 2000 for North America and May 2000 for Europe, which is surprising given the history of Berserk in North America.
The game was developed by Yuke’s, an unusual choice considering their experience lies mostly with wrestling games. This is notable as both games contain some of the earliest examples of what would become known as the modern-day Quick Time Event. Sword of the Berserk was a Dreamcast exclusive and was released first in Japan on December 16 th, 1999 (as Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc: Chapter of the Flowers of Oblivion), predating Shenmue by 13 days. Sword of the Berserk: Guts’ Rage tells an exclusive, entirely new story within the existing canon. Naturally, its success led to anime and movie adaptations, as well as merchandise and video games. Despite starting back in 1989, Berserk has yet to be finished due to its intermittent publishing schedule, but it has still managed to inspire myriads of other works, including the beloved Dark Souls series and just about anything featuring a protagonist with a massive sword. It’s an unrelentingly grim and harrowing dark fantasy epic, spanning hundreds of chapters of demon slaying action and captivating interpersonal relationships. Kentaro Miura’s Berserk is unquestionably one of the most important manga ever created.
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