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The Guardian Legend
The Guardian Legend (NES) game cover art
Genre:
Shooter

Developer:
Compile
Publisher
Region
Released
Brøderbund
NA
04/??/1989
Irem
EU
02/20/1992
Irem
JP
02/05/1988
AKA: Guardic Gaiden (JP)
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Staff review by Rob Hamilton (August 02, 2007)

Optomon doesn’t initially seem so imposing. This circular, one-eyed mass of vegetation does little but float from one side of the screen to the other while emitting bullets and unpredictable, but slow-moving, lasers. But, while pummeling the monster with everything she has, the Guardian brushes one of those lasers and watches her life bar get decimated. Suddenly, this fight has become a lot more tense as she realizes even the smallest mistake could be her last. And take my word on it — it’s easy to get so focused on dodging lasers that this critter’s weak bullets are what deals the killing blow....
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Reader review by whelkman (March 04, 2003)

Before the eight bit powerhouses such as the Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Master System, console games were limited to a singular form of play. Generally the player would perform a certain number of tasks to complete a stage and then advance to the next level, which was pretty much the same as the previous level but with increased difficulty. Even with enhanced power most game makers chose to expand on the singular concept. Games were still in stages, but the stage boundaries became le...
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