Guardian Force (video game)

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

Guardian Force
Developer	Success[a]
Publisher	Nihon System[b]
Directors	Kazutoshi Yashiki Taku Ishigouoka
Producer	Takato Yoshinari
Designer	Kazutoshi Yashiki
Programmers	Masaru Hatsuyama Yūichi Horiguchi Masato Taniguchi Yūichiro Sato Yukio Ushigome Tomohide Ooshiro
Artists	Kazutoshi Yashiki Takeshi Takahashi Taku Ishigouoka Yusuke Nemoto
Composers	Kenichi Hirata Misako Tago
Platforms	Arcade, Sega Saturn, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows
Release	May 1998 Arcade JP: May 1998[1] Saturn JP: August 6, 1998[2] Switch WW: September 30, 2021 NZ: October 1, 2021 PS4 NZ: September 29, 2021 WW: September 30, 2021 Windows WW: February 9, 2022
Genre	Scrolling shooter
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system	ST-V

Gameplay

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