SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced the upcoming re-release of Guardian Heroes™, a classic Action-RPG Brawler by celebrated developers Treasure. Originally released for the SEGA Saturn™ in 1996, Guardian Heroes has been re-mastered with enhanced graphics, online co-op and battle modes, all-new modes of play, and more. The game will be available via Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft this fall.
“Ever since we began to make SEGA’s classic Dreamcast and the Mega Drive titles available for modern systems, the fan response has been overwhelming – and the demand for their favorite games has been pouring in,” said Haruki Satomi, VP of Digital Business at SEGA. “Players have been clamoring for this treasured favorite from the Saturn days, and we cannot wait to show them what we have got for them.”
Guardian Heroes brings the Saturn favorite to life with new HD graphics, presenting Treasure’s iconic fast-paced gameplay on a new generation of hardware, with all of the convenience of purchase via instant download. The game also features:
Action-RPG Brawling: Choose one of five heroes to level up and guide along a branching storyline with five different endings
Friends, Foes, and Fighters: Play the game’s Story Mode alone or with a second player, or challenge Versus Mode with up to 12 players at once
Extended Gameplay: Time Attack Mode, Arcade Mode, Arrange Mode and more allow players to explore every nuance of 45 different fighters
Fully Re-Mastered: All-new graphics and visual effects bring the classic to life in a completely high-definition, widescreen presentation
SCREENSHOTS:
-port is being handled by Treasure themselves
-choose from filtered HD graphics or original Saturn mode graphics
-12 player Vs. mode, up from 6 in the original (w/ multitap)
I thought the worst when I first saw the HD screens... I mean, wth? But in motion (check the vid), it doesn't look too bad... still pretty damn dark, though.
Also: best song in the game, or BESTEST song in the game?
Eww this looks bad. This is why I wont play HD re-releases on Xbox Live, they just aren't the same. They were never meant to be seen under this highly defined scrutiny, they need to be played on an old t.v. Cajun style!
Agreed. Redrawn would have been the way to go, but I don't think Sega would ever justify doing that when a quick and dirty port would be less risky and far more profitable in the long run. And getting another studio to redo the whole game in 3D ala Bionic Commando or Turtles: Reshelled would have been considered blasphemy by the fans. They aren't Capcom, after all. Also, if I may take this time to lodge a complaint: no 4 player Story mode? Really? 🙁
wow guardian heroes!
i cant wait this is really awsome, i loved this game so much, it really lets out steam killing like 30 baddies in one go. they dont make games like this anymore. 
i'm very happy..... though yeah it sucks no 4 player just 2 is enough though.
Yo I'm with Psx on this one. Take my damn money. I LOVED Guardian Heroes sooo much. Ginjirou all damn day. Unded Warrior craziness, and I STILL never seen all the endings. Hell you get to fight devils and angels! Are you kidding me,this game is FANTASTIC AND THE BOSSES!! Oh I wonder if the old codes work, like the damn continue code.
4 play Co op? No. It was aggravating enough with 2 people. Keep it 2 player. Im psyched.
