Guardian Heroes

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For the Xbox 360 re-release, see Guardian Heroes (Xbox 360).

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Guardian Heroes
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Supporting companies:
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (23 tracks)
Peripherals supported: 6Player, Saturn Backup Memory
Genre: Fighting RPG/Kakutou RPG (格闘RPG)[1], Action[2]

















Number of players: 1-6
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥5,8005,800 GS-9031
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Saturn
US 		$59.0059.00 81035
ESRB: Teen
Sega Saturn
EU 		MK81035-50
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega Saturn
DE 		MK81035-50
USK: 16
Sega Saturn
UK 		£44.9944.99[8] MK81035-50
ELSPA: 11+ OK
Sega Saturn
PL 		219zł219
Sega Saturn
AU
OFLC: M15

Guardian Heroes (ガーディアンヒーローズ) is a beat-'em-up game developed by Treasure and published by Sega exclusively for the Sega Saturn in 1996.

The game would be see a sequel eight years later with Advance Guardian Heroes which Sega was not involved with.

Gameplay

The game is largely a sidescrolling beat-'em-up with some elements of an RPG. Unlike games such as Golden Axe and Streets of Rage, players are unable to move "in and out" of the screen with the Up and Down buttons. Instead, they jump between three fixed planes using L and R, and as such the control scheme is more similar to fighting games like Street Fighter, wherein Up is jump and Down is duck.

Some aspects of the game are more RPG-like. At the end of each stage, the player is given options on the direction the story will take. There is a total of 30 levels[9] of which players will see fewer than 10 in a given playthrough, and five possible endings. Defeating enemies gives the players experience which can be spent at the end of each stage on the following: strength (damage done to enemies), vitality (player's health), intelligence (spell strength and radius), mentality (magic points and recovery rate), agility (speed) and luck (modifies damage dealt and received).

Versus mode has up to six players (some can be computer-controlled) fighting each other in an arena. Most characters from the story mode can be used in versus mode, although the player must have encountered them in the game (thereby encouraging multiple playthroughs).[10]

Production credits

Saturn version

  • 企画・総合プロデューサー: 菊地 徹彦
  • 総合ディレクター: 右京 雅生
  • 脚本・演出: 木村 幸一
  • キャラクターデザイン・原画: はん
  • 構成: うきょ
  • 美術監督・背景指定: かふ壱
  • 作曲・音楽監督: Nazo²鈴木
  • 作曲補助: Non
  • 音響効果: S.Murata
  • 編集: やいまん
  • 雑用: 臥竜
  • 文字デザイン: ふじた ひさし, Konig
  • 設定・演技指導: はん
  • 新人教育: Sw20
  • 情報・資料提供: Ahill
  • 器材破壊: "ガチャゴン"ゴオ
  • 精神援助: おぎのん
  • 制作進行: 前川 正人
  • 受付嬢: 保坂 晴子
  • Cast: (江崎プロダクション)
Staff
  • メインプログラマー: 右京 雅生
  • システムプログラマー: やいまん
  • 雑用プログラマー: 臥竜
  • バックグランド グラフィック: 木村 幸一
  • キャラクター グラフィック: 菊地 徹彦, 金ヶ江 恒久, 北川 直己, 中澤 剛, 田中 宜久
  • サウンドクリエイター: 鈴木 勝彦, 半沢 紀雄, 村田 智
キャラクター原動画協力 (美術工房・草薙): 美術工房・草薙
  • 原画: 西島 克彦, 高橋 照夫, 森下 昇吾, 田中 誠樹, 松本 卓也
  • 動画: 森下 昇吾, 田中 誠樹, 高橋 照夫, スタジオたくらんけ
  • 原画作画協力: もりやま ゆうじ
  • デモシーン原動画: 西島 克彦
ゲーム背景 (美術工房・草薙): 美術工房・草薙
  • 美術: 小倉 一男
  • 作画: 木原 祐爾, 小倉 一男, 中座 洋次
オープニングアニメーション
  • 絵コンテ / 演出: 吉岡 仙朋 (マーカス)
  • 作画監督: つつがむ氏 敏郎
  • 美術監督: 武藤 正敏
  • 撮影監督: 藤田 正明
  • 原画: 奥田 淳, 春日井 浩之, 吉岡 仙朋, つつがむ氏 敏郎
  • 動画チェック: 秋吉 育子
  • 動画: 京江動画
  • 色指定: 吉岡 美由紀
  • 仕上げ: 京江動画
  • 仕上げ検査: 吉岡 智美, 菰田 智子, 丹羽 由香里
  • 背景 (STUDIO JACK): 吉岡 典弘, 高須賀 真二, 子名木 麻起子, 猪飼 真由美
  • 背景協力: Art Max
  • 特殊効果: 干場 豊 (マリックス)
  • 撮影 (虫プロダクション): 藤田 正明, 諫川 弘, 鈴木 秀男, 山口 利明, 西出 透, 出田 牧子
  • 編集: 尾形 治敏, 伊藤 勇喜子
  • 現像: Imagica
  • 制作協力: 童夢
  • 制作: マーカス
音楽
  • 演奏 (Nazo² Unit): Nazo²鈴木, 入江 純, 松武 秀樹
  • 演奏協力: 土岐 英史, 上村 CAN, 渡辺 直樹
  • 録音スタジオ: ユーメックス
制作協力
スペシャルサンクス
Source:
In-game credits (JP)[11]
Source:
US manual
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[12]

Magazine articles

Main article: Guardian Heroes/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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JP print advert
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GuardianHeroes Saturn JP Flyer.pdf

PDF
JP flyer
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-02: "1996-02 (1996-02-09)" (1996-01-26)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
48 [13]
Sega Saturn
 48
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 KByte (HU)
93
[14]
Consoles News (FR) PAL
90
[15]
Consoles + (FR)
90
[16]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
93
[17]
Digitiser (UK) PAL
86
[18]
Edge (UK)
80
[19]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
81
[20]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[21]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
70
[22]
Gambler (PL)
80
[23]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
96
[24]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
86
[25]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[26]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
78
[27]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
83
[28]
GMR (US)
100
[29]
Intelligent Gamer (US) NTSC-U
91
[30]
Intelligent Gamer's Fusion (US) NTSC-U
91
[31]
Joypad (FR)
88
[32]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
61
[33]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
64
[34]
Maximum (UK)
100
[35]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
87
[36]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
75
[37]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
93
[38]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
93
[8]
neXt Level (DE) PAL
65
[39]
Player One (FR)
85
[40]
Power Up! (UK)
82
[41]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
80
[42]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
90
[43]
Secret Service (PL)
90
[44]
Sega News (CZ)
93
[45]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
80
[46]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
94
[47]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
95
[48]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[49]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
86
[50]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
80
[51]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) NTSC-J
30
[52]
Video Games (DE) PAL
62
[53]
Sega Saturn
 82
Based on
41 reviews

Guardian Heroes

Saturn, JP
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Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
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Disc
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Saturn, AU
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Technical information

Main article: Guardian Heroes/Technical information.

External links

  • Sega of America webpage: Saturn
  • Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese): Saturn

References

  1. ↑ File:GuardianHeroes Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-04 08:13)
  3. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/1w5mzZQa1DU/m/kqGoqJ2VxQUJ
  4. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/xxQvndjt4ZI/m/t-mCGyIARIAJ
  5. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/izYsF0uOw7g/m/z9z8Xhkd_cMJ
  6. ↑ http://www.sega-saturn.com/saturn/other/april-n.htm (Wayback Machine: 1997-06-06 05:51)
  7. ↑ http://www.paragon.co.uk/News/Video_Game_News/Thu_Jun_13.html (Wayback Machine: 1997-02-20 20:42)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Mean Machines Sega, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-05), page 90
  9. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-09), page 92
  10. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-09), page 93
  11. ↑ File:Guardian Heroes JP Saturn credits.pdf
  12. ↑ File:Guardianheroes sat us manual.pdf, page 22
  13. ↑ GamesMaster, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-14), page 67
  14. ↑ 576 KByte, "Július-Augusztus 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 24
  15. ↑ Consoles News, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 83
  16. ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 140
  17. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-02-09), page 22
  18. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1996-06-14)
  19. ↑ Edge, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-08), page 72
  20. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 26
  21. ↑ Famitsu, "1996-02-02" (JP; 1996-01-19), page 31
  22. ↑ Fun Generation, "05/96" (DE; 1996-04-10), page 50
  23. ↑ Gambler, "10/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 42
  24. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 4: April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 14
  25. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 7 July 1996" (US; 1996-06-11), page 54
  26. ↑ GamePro, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 72
  27. ↑ Game Informer, "June 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 41
  28. ↑ Game Informer, "January 2000" (US; xxxx-xx-xx), page 96
  29. ↑ GMR, "June 2003" (US; 2003-05-01), page 92
  30. ↑ Intelligent Gamer, "July 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 78
  31. ↑ Intelligent Gamer's Fusion, "Volume 2, Number 8: April 1996" (US; 1996-02-27), page 64
  32. ↑ Joypad, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 72
  33. ↑ MAN!AC, "03/96" (DE; 1996-02-14), page 43
  34. ↑ MAN!AC, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 64
  35. ↑ Maximum, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-05-30), page 125
  36. ↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 82
  37. ↑ Mega Fun, "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-17), page 70
  38. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-0x-xx), page 68
  39. ↑ neXt Level, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 64
  40. ↑ Player One, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 110
  41. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, June 29, 1996" (UK; 1996-06-29), page 1
  42. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 6" (JP; 1996-03-01), page 120
  43. ↑ Saturn+, "Easter/April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-07), page 42
  44. ↑ Secret Service, "Październik 1996" (PL; 1996-10-01), page 67
  45. ↑ Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 12
  46. ↑ Sega Power, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-03-14), page 50
  47. ↑ Sega Pro, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-07-xx), page 18
  48. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-22), page 64
  49. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-01 (1996-01-12,26)" (JP; 1995-12-22), page 189
  50. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11
  51. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 30
  52. ↑ Ultimate Future Games, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-02-29), page 78
  53. ↑ Video Games, "7/96" (DE; 1996-06-26), page 93


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