Protect Me Knight

Protect Me Knight^[1] is a 2010 tower defense video game by Ancient for the Xbox 360. Released on the Xbox Live Indie Games service, the game features music composed by Ancient co-founder Yuzo Koshiro.^[2]

Protect Me Knight
Box art showcasing both the Japanese and English versions' art styles
Developer(s)	Ancient
Publisher(s)	Ancient
Composer(s)	Yuzo Koshiro
Platform(s)	Xbox 360
Release	May 24, 2010
Genre(s)	Tower defense
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Players assume the roles of four character classes (Fighter, Ninja, Amazon and Mage) tasked with the duty of protecting a princess from legions of oncoming monster hordes. Protect Me Knight features 8-bit visuals and audio and contains different digital box art styles for the Japanese and English versions of the game, as a humorous spoof to the regional box art differences of video games from the 8-bit and 16-bit eras.^[3]

Legacy

A sequel, Gotta Protectors, was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan in September 2014 and globally in July 2016.^[4] A spin-off, Gotta Protectors: Amazon's Running Diet, was released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 2017. The game depicts a woman running as she tries to collect water while avoiding the cakes.^[5] A third game, Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness, was released for the Nintendo Switch in Japan in October 2019 and in English by 8-4 in April 2022.^[6]