Guardian Force (video game)

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Guardian Force
Guardian Force arcade flyer.jpg
Developer(s) Success [a]
Publisher(s) Nihon System [b]
Director(s) Kazutoshi Yashiki
Taku Ishigouoka
Producer(s) Takato Yoshinari
Designer(s) Kazutoshi Yashiki
Programmer(s) Masaru Hatsuyama
Yūichi Horiguchi
Masato Taniguchi
Yūichiro Sato
Yukio Ushigome
Tomohide Ooshiro
Artist(s) Kazutoshi Yashiki
Takeshi Takahashi
Taku Ishigouoka
Yusuke Nemoto
Composer(s) Kenichi Hirata
Misako Tago
Platform(s) Arcade, Sega Saturn, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows
Release
May 1998
  • Arcade
    Saturn
    Switch
    • WW: September 30, 2021
    • NZ: October 1, 2021
    PS4
    • NZ: September 29, 2021
    • WW: September 30, 2021
    Windows
    • WW: February 9, 2022
Genre(s) Scrolling shooter
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system ST-V

Guardian Force [c] is a multidirectional shooter videogame released in 1998 for the Sega Saturn and the ST-V arcade system by Success. [3]

Contents

Gameplay

Arcade version screenshot ARC Guardian Force.png
Arcade version screenshot

Guardian Force is a multi-directional scrolling shooter game where the player controls a tank with a turret that can shoot in 360 degrees. The screen scrolls automatically, and the player can acquire a variety of weapon power-ups for the tank. [4] [5]

Development and release

It was included in the 2021 Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute compilation for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. [6] It includes new features like rewind, slow mode, and quick save. [5] The compilation was ported to Microsoft Windows in 2022. [5] [7]

Reception

At the time of its original release, Super GamePower  [ pt ] praised its diversified and frenetic gameplay. [8] Nintendo Life criticized the Nintendo Switch port for not being fully in English. [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ Saturn Tribute version by City Connection
  2. ↑ Saturn Tribute version was published by City Connection and H2 Interactive
  3. ↑ Japanese: ガーディアン フォース, Hepburn: Gādian Fōsu

References

  1. ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). "国内編 メーカー 別リスト". アーケードTVゲームリスト 国内•海外編 (1971-2005) (in Japanese) (1st ed.). Amusement News Agency  [ ja ]. pp. 11–64. ISBN   9784990251215.
  2. ↑ "セガサターン対応ソフトウェア（ライセンシー発売）1998・1999・2000年発売". SEGA HARD Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega. 2023. Archived from the original on 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  3. ↑ "Guardian Force". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Musgrave, Shaun (19 October 2021). "SwitchArcade Round-Up: Reviews Featuring 'Mon Amour' and 'Cotton Saturn Tribute', Plus New Releases and the Latest Sales". TouchArcade . Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Romano, Sal (January 11, 2022). "Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute coming to PC in early 2022". Gematsu. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute announced for PS4, Switch". Gematsu. 24 April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Moyse, Chris (13 January 2022). "Cotton Sega Saturn classics will glide onto PC soon". Destructoid . Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Guardian Force". Super GamePower (in Portuguese). No. 56. Brazil. November 1998. p. 22. Retrieved 27 July 2024– via Archive.org.
  9. ↑ Brunskill, Kerry (15 October 2021). "Review: Cotton Guardian Force Saturn Tribute (Switch) - Great Games Let Down By Poor Ports". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.


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