Guardian Heroes

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Guardian Heroes

System(s): Sega Saturn, Xbox Live Arcade

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Treasure

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-6

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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.

Promotional Material

Saturn JP print advert
Saturn JP flyer

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 KByte (HU)

93

^[2]

Consoles News (FR)

PAL

90

^[3]

Consoles + (FR)

90

^[4]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

93

^[5]

Digitiser (UK)

PAL

86

^[6]

Edge (UK)

80

^[7]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

81

^[8]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[9]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

70

^[10]

Gambler (PL)

80

^[11]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

96

^[12]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

86

^[13]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[14]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[15]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[16]

GMR (US)

100

^[17]

Intelligent Gamer (US)

NTSC-U

91

^[18]

Intelligent Gamer's Fusion (US)

NTSC-U

91

^[19]

Joypad (FR)

88

^[20]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-J

61

^[21]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

64

^[22]

Maximum (UK)

100

^[23]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

87

^[24]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

75

^[25]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-J

93

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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]

	82
Based on 41 reviews

Guardian Heroes

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard

Artwork

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[:File:576KB_HU_1996-0708.pdf_p24-2] 576 KByte, "Július-Augusztus 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 24

[:File:ConsolesNews_FR_02.pdf_p83-3] Consoles News, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 83

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_054.pdf_p140-4] Consoles +, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 140

[:File:CVG_UK_172.pdf_p22-5] Computer & Video Games, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-02-09), page 22

[digitiser1996-06-14-6] Digitiser (UK) (1996-06-14)

[:File:Edge_UK_031.pdf_p72-7] Edge, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-08), page 72

[:File:EGM_US_083.pdf_p26-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 26

[9] Famitsu, "1996-02-02" (JP; 1996-01-19), page 31

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-05.pdf_p50-10] Fun Generation, "05/96" (DE; 1996-04-10), page 50

[:File:Gambler_PL_35.pdf_p42-11] Gambler, "10/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 42

[:File:GameFan_US_0404.pdf_p14-12] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 4: April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 14

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0907.pdf_p54-13] Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 7 July 1996" (US; 1996-06-11), page 54

[:File:GamePro_US_094.pdf_p72-14] GamePro, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 72

[:File:GameInformer_US_038.pdf_p41-15] Game Informer, "June 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 41

[:File:GameInformer_US_081.pdf_p96-16] Game Informer, "January 2000" (US; xxxx-xx-xx), page 96

[:File:GMR_US_05.pdf_p92-17] GMR, "June 2003" (US; 2003-05-01), page 92

[:File:IntelligentGamer_US_02.pdf_p78-18] Intelligent Gamer, "July 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 78

[:File:IGFusion_US_0209.pdf_p64-19] Intelligent Gamer's Fusion, "Volume 2, Number 8: April 1996" (US; 1996-02-27), page 64

[:File:Joypad_FR_053.pdf_p72-20] Joypad, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 72

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-03.pdf_p43-21] MAN!AC, "03/96" (DE; 1996-02-14), page 43

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-07.pdf_p64-22] MAN!AC, "07/96" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 64

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_07.pdf_p125-23] Maximum, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-05-30), page 125

[:File:MegaForce_FR_50.pdf_p82-24] Mega Force, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 82

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-08.pdf_p70-25] Mega Fun, "08/96" (DE; 1996-07-17), page 70

[:File:MeanMachinesSega47UK.pdf_p90-26] Mean Machines Sega, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-05), page 90

[:File:NextLevel_DE_1996-07.pdf_p64-27] neXt Level, "Juli 1996" (DE; 1996-06-12), page 64

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_064.pdf_p110-28] Player One, "Mai 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 110

[29] Power Up!, "Saturday, June 29, 1996" (UK; 1996-06-29), page 1

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-06_19960315.pdf_p120-30] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 6" (JP; 1996-03-01), page 120

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_02.pdf_p42-31] Saturn+, "Easter/April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-07), page 42

[:File:SecretService_39_PL.pdf_p67-32] Secret Service, "Październik 1996" (PL; 1996-10-01), page 67

[:File:Sega_News_4_CZ.pdf_p12-33] Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 12

[:File:SegaPower_UK_78.pdf_p50-34] Sega Power, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-03-14), page 50

[:File:SegaPro_UK_61.pdf_p18-35] Sega Pro, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-07-xx), page 18

[:File:SSM_UK_08.pdf_p64-36] Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-22), page 64

[:File:SSM_JP_19960112_1996-01.pdf_p189-37] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-01 (1996-01-12,26)" (JP; 1995-12-22), page 189

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p11-38] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p30-39] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 30

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_17.pdf_p78-40] Ultimate Future Games, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-02-29), page 78

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-07.pdf_p93-41] Video Games, "7/96" (DE; 1996-06-26), page 93

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Guardian Heroes

From Sega Retro

Contents

Xbox Live Arcade Version

Promotional Material

Physical Scans

Artwork