Guardian Heroes (Sega Saturn)

Imagine… You are being chased by emperial warriors and looking for a way to escape desperately. Narrowing your eyes, you hack and slash your way through enemy after enemy, before you stop. There, an undead warrior stands, with vast amounts of untapped power, awaiting your command. The power to change the world is in your hands. What do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO? Guardian Heroes for the Sega Saturn offers you the chance to find out whether you'll use your power for good or for, ehm, more personal gains. It was one of the last true 2d sidescrolling beat-em-ups and it was and is A-MA-ZING ... more

A MASTER PIECE, simple as that. This game is an utter work of art... Made by treasure, makers of gunstar heores and dynamite heady, this was quite possibly their best game ever, apart from the awesome shooter which I have forgotten the name of! The plot is the usual rescue the princess, but they have jazzed it up with awesome characters, which really kick the story along at a craking pace! The game is like streets of rage, but given that manga touch, so it looks amazing, and moves at a million miles an hour wiht bodys flying everywhere, huge combos (i mean REALLY big), loads of moves, in fact ... more

OK, I just wanna say if you have a Saturn, buy this game. When you turn it on you might think the graphics are poor (2D) or its just another Streets of Rage beat-em-up BUT you're wrong! I was! I paid £15 for it in Macros, took it back and home and began wishing i hadnt. But a few levels in (and there are LOOOADS) I realised it was a classic. There are so many different moves for each of the characters; so many different baddies to trounce; and then theres the multiplayer. Ooo, the multiplayer. Everytime you kill a character in the 1 or 2 player mode, you can use it in the multiplayer. This can ... more