Guardian Heroes

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Guardian Heroes
System(s): Sega Saturn, Xbox Live Arcade
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-6
Release Date RRP Code
CERO
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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.

Xbox Live Arcade Version

A port of the game was released by Sega for Xbox Live Arcade in Autumn 2011. This version features online play that also allows drop in co-op. Multiplayer mode can go up to four players locally, or up to twelve players online. The gameplay was also rebalanced and retooled to take advantage of the Xbox 360 controller. The translation was also revised as well as featured restored content that was removed from non-Japanese versions of the game. Finally the game features a graphics filter that gives a stylized look to the original low-resolution art of the Sega Saturn original.

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
93 №172, p22/23/24/25/26/27/28/29
80 №31, p72/73
86 №86, p54-55
100 №7, p125/126
93 №42, p68/69/70/71
65
85 №64, p106/107
80 №78
95 №8
30 №17, p78/79
Sega Saturn
81
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 KByte (HU)
93
[1]
Consoles News (FR) PAL
90
[2]
Consoles + (FR)
90
[3]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
93
[4]
Digitiser (UK) PAL
86
[5]
Edge (UK)
80
[6]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
81
[7]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[8]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
70
[9]
Gambler (PL)
80
[10]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
96
[11]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
86
[12]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[13]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
78
[14]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
83
[15]
GMR (US)
100
[16]
Intelligent Gamer (US) NTSC-U
91
[17]
Intelligent Gamer's Fusion (US) NTSC-U
91
[18]
Joypad (FR)
88
[19]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
61
[20]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
64
[21]
Maximum (UK)
100
[22]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
87
[23]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
75
[24]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
93
[25]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
93
[26]
neXt Level (DE) PAL
65
[27]
Player One (FR)
85
[28]
Power Up! (UK)
82
[29]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
80
[30]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
90
[31]
Secret Service (PL)
90
[32]
Sega News (CZ)
93
[33]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-J
80
[34]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
94
[35]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
95
[36]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[37]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
86
[38]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
80
[39]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) NTSC-J
30
[40]
Video Games (DE) PAL
62
[41]
Sega Saturn
82
Based on
41 reviews

Guardian Heroes

Saturn, US
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Cover
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Disc
Guardianheroes sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
Saturn, JP
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Cover

Artwork

  1. 576 KByte, "Július-Augusztus 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 24
  2. Consoles News, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 83
  3. Consoles +, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 140
  4. Computer & Video Games, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-02-09), page 22
  5. Digitiser (UK) (1996-06-14)
  6. Edge, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-08), page 72
  7. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 26
  8. Famitsu, "1996-02-02" (JP; 1996-01-19), page 31
  9. Fun Generation, "05/96" (DE; 1996-04-10), page 50
  10. Gambler, "10/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 42
  11. GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 4: April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 14
  12. Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 7 July 1996" (US; 1996-06-11), page 54
  13. GamePro, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 72
  14. Game Informer, "June 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 41
  15. Game Informer, "January 2000" (US; xxxx-xx-xx), page 96
  16. GMR, "June 2003" (US; 2003-05-01), page 92
  17. Intelligent Gamer, "July 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 78
  18. Intelligent Gamer's Fusion, "Volume 2, Number 8: April 1996" (US; 1996-02-27), page 64
  19. Joypad, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 72
  20. MAN!AC, "03/96" (DE; 1996-02-14), page 43
  21. MAN!AC, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 64
  22. Maximum, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-05-30), page 125
  23. Mega Force, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 82
  24. Mega Fun, "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-17), page 70
  25. Mean Machines Sega, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-0x-xx), page 68
  26. Mean Machines Sega, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-05), page 90
  27. neXt Level, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 64
  28. Player One, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 110
  29. Power Up!, "Saturday, June 29, 1996" (UK; 1996-06-29), page 1
  30. Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 6" (JP; 1996-03-01), page 120
  31. Saturn+, "Easter/April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-07), page 42
  32. Secret Service, "Październik 1996" (PL; 1996-10-01), page 67
  33. Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 12
  34. Sega Power, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-03-14), page 50
  35. Sega Pro, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-07-xx), page 18
  36. Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-22), page 64
  37. Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-01 (1996-01-12,26)" (JP; 1995-12-22), page 189
  38. Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11
  39. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 30
  40. Ultimate Future Games, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-02-29), page 78
  41. Video Games, "7/96" (DE; 1996-06-26), page 93