70
There's an alarming lack of polish, with characters looking more like rough sketches than finalised art and only boasting a few frames of animation. The storyline is also hard to follow thanks to roughshod translation and there are difficulty spikes to test the patience of any gamer.
60
While it doesn't pass as an update or a worthy torch bearer for the hyperactive, all-out action-clash that was the original Guardian Heroes, the resemblance is still there. It's more homage than successor, but it's a decent beat 'em up in its own right. [Dec 2005, p.116]
60
Its levels come in short, overly difficult bursts that routinely send you hurtling back to the title screen with whatever heath you had when you hit the last checkpoint, be it a full bar or a mere sliver. This basically railroads whatever fun is to be had in the RPG-like character development system. [Nov 2004, p.134]
Advance Guardian Heroes
Game Boy Advance
Released On:
Sep 14, 2004
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65
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7.0
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85
The gameplay is solid action, not quite a fighting game, not quite an RPG, and always an action filled beat 'em up. The slowdown is awful, the pixilation is annoying, but the character designs themselves are fine.
75
Missing are the large sprites, the branching storylines, the dual-planed settings, and perhaps most disappointing to me, the undead hero, a truly iconic figure of the original game.
70
I love the constant action and surprisingly deep gameplay that Heroes has to offer. [Dec 2004, p.191]
65
With a rough translation alongside a bevy of ridiculous technical problems, it's hard to recommend this game. However, the overall style and multiplayer aspects got the better of me.
60
Sometimes the trips down memory lane are better off left as memories.
50
This game sucks, but it sucks like being addicted to heroin sucks. Once you take that first hit you can't help but want another. So try to stay away from it, because otherwise you'll end up having to explain those Ashlee Simpson CDs.
20
Simply an awful game and isn't deserving of your time or money.
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SummaryBased on the Sega Saturn's Guardian Heroes, Advance Guardian Heroes brings a classic game to life on your Game Boy Advance. Not your ordinary side-scrolling fighter, the game features more than 20 playable characters, 160 powerful moves, and different multiplayer scenarios. Each fighter has unique moves and abilities, which you can upgra... Read More
Rated Efor Everyone
Platforms:
- Game Boy Advance
Initial Release Date:Sep 14, 2004
Developer:
- Treasure
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