1996 was a great year for the Sega Saturn. Not only did Nights: Into Dreams release into the hands of gamers world wide, but so did Guardian Heroes, the story driven beat-em-up which excels even today.
Armless Octopus has a full review of the XBLA title.
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oprainfall writes: "Guardian Heroes is a classic, and is considered one of the best Saturn games ever released. I bought the original in 1996, and still boot my Saturn from time to time for a play through. The XBLA release takes the game and molds it into something even better, removing the slowdown, tweaking the combat in meaningful ways, and adding online functionality to the already fun multiplayer, all while being far less expensive than the original ever was. This is a game that deserves to be in everyone’s collection, and I highly recommend Guardian Heroes to anyone with an Xbox 360."
I still play the original on my Sega Saturn, great time with friends, the versus multiplayer was a blast.
Just beat it with some random yesterday and its well worth the time and little money it cost me. Got it off of the marketplace for 160 points...best deal ever.
This week Trees returns and we are talking about the Japanese developer Treasure, best known for some of the most impressive games on Sega’s consoles (Gunstar Heroes, Radiant Silvergun, Guardian Heroes, and Ikaruga) as well as Nintendo’s later consoles (Bangai-O and Sin & Punishment). We discuss the company origins, values, and of course the entire library of this innovative developer.
