Heavenly Sword to IPO on April 2

Sony Corp’s (NYSE: SNE) Heavenly Sword for the PS3 will debut on the simExchange on Monday, April 2, 2007. This stock will be categorized under the Action genre. Shares will open for purchase at 100 DKP (forecasts 1 million copies sold worldwide over lifetime).

Heavenly Sword is a new third-person action IP exclusive to the PS3. It was originally developed for the Xbox 360 but was passed by Microsoft before Sony Computer Entertainment picked it up. The player takes the role of a girl who only has a few days left to live and decides to spend her last days battling an invading army.

Heavenly Sword plays as a martial arts game with melee and ranged weapons. The action is considered cinematic. Heavenly Sword features a countering system that that lets you reverse the fight when you block an opponent’s attacks. You can rotate the camera by rotating the PS3 SIXAXIS controller. Objects in the game can be picked up and thrown at your enemies. As you lay on the damage and perform combos, a meter will fill that lets you unleash craziness on your foes by completing a minigame like in God of War.

The game is scheduled for release later in 2007. The listing was submitted by zukaus.