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Guardian's Crusade

Guardian's Crusade, known in Japan as Knight & Baby, is a 1998 role-playing video game (RPG) for the PlayStation, developed by Tamsoft and released worldwide by Activision. The game revolves around a warrior…

71 23 September 1998

Guardian's Crusade is an adventure developed by Tamsoft Corporation, released 23 September 1998 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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What Guardian's Crusade is

Guardian's Crusade is an adventure game developed by Tamsoft Corporation and released in 1998. It was published by Activision. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Golden Tower... a majestic symbol of hope to the world. But behind its walls lurks a being that could destroy all. Evil forces are already in motion as the Tower cries out for a hero. Now destiny calls on you – a young knight charged with the care of a magical baby creature of mysterious origins. Prepare to face fantastic foes in a quest that leads to the cradle of all evil.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy, fantasy, historical and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Guardian's Crusade holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 41% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1998 averaged 70, so it scored about average for its year.

What it launched against

Guardian's Crusade launched on 23 September 1998, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid, Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, MediEvil I and Dance Dance Revolution. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid, Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, MediEvil I, Dance Dance Revolution.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Guardian's Crusade come out?
Guardian's Crusade was released on 23 September 1998 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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