Guardian Heroes

Guardian Heroes (1996)

by Treasure
Genres:Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Fighting
Themes:Action, Fantasy, Sandbox
Game modes:Single player, Co-operative
Story:Guardian Heroes is a 2D side-scrolling beat 'em up video game with RPG elements developed by Treasure and released in 1996 for the Sega Saturn. A band of young adventurers begin a quest to change the fate of their kingdom after an enchanted sword falls into their hands. Players may choose between four characters, each with their own unique fighting style, and embark on many different paths in the game's story mode. The game also includes a special versus mode wherein up to six players can compete against each other in arena combat.Show more
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user avatar@Driftersxuser avatar@Driftersx
January 30, 2025
This game pretty much encompassed my early teen years. The Sega Saturn had some absolute bangers, but this... this was my world! I would play this game for at least couple hours a day. The gameplay, the music, the choose your own adventure story telling! Best of all, if you had the friends/family; it had a totally out of balance 6 player pvp mode that had over 40(?) characters that could be unlocked by playing and beating characters in the story mode(Valgar ftw!). My cousins and I would get out the multi tap and play some hilarious matches. Think 5 civilians vs ancient serpent earth god or all rabbits. I really enjoyed it when it was released on Xbox live arcade and occasionally go back to it, but I hope we can get it preserved on GoG. I still have my Saturn disc, but how great would it be to have this preserved.
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