A RPG with a Pokemon feature? I thought Hmmm, This could work. So I gave Guardian's Crusade a try. Well It has some great features but not a whole lot else. I thought the Baby side kick that you grow and depending on your choices is how this creature will turn out was great. But I also think there should have been several creatures to discover and create instead of just one. The creature looks like a small Hippo with small wings and has bunny ears and feet. And the Living Toys you collect and use in battle where vary unique. But that's all that's really great about this RPG. The story is pretty much like any RPG. The design is where I thought this game failed. The hero looks like a character out of Clockwork Knights (old Saturn game) And all the characters look really dumb. From the creatures you fight to the creatures you grow. All vary bland. The mapping is okay, But you'll see these "creatures" floating around and if you touch one you go into battle. The Battle scenes are not bad but again nothing to brag about. I feel this RPG was aimed at younger RPG fans, Maybe under 10. I felt it's trying to be a cute RPG. On the good side there's tons of Weapons & Armor upgrades to discover. And this RPG does have a lot of gaming hours, But it could have been a lot better. In the end I think Guardian's Crusade had a good idea, but didn't expand on it. Instead of a great RPG that you can create and farm your own creatures to fight along side you. They Made a basic RPG with one Puffalump that you grow with some bland graphics.
PUBLISHER: ACTIVISION / TAMSOFT
GRAPHICS: 7 MUSIC/SOUND: 6 CONTROL: 8
ORIGINALITY: 7 SECRETS: 7.5 FUN/REPLAY: 6
OVERALL: 7.5
(thanks to ign for the screen shots)