Customer Reviews

Robin Hood Defender of The Crown

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I remember being about thirteen, coming home from school and playing this game on my Apple IIgs. Hours upon hours wasted. Well, now I can waste even more because Capcom has released it on Xbox and Playstation, completely updated yet very faithful to the original.

The story starts with you as Robin Hood in Sherwood forest. You have to defeat the Sheriff of Nottingham in a similar style of play that made the original Defender so great. It's a territorial battle, where the number of men that you recruit and have stationed in a province will determine your ability to protect that province against attack. This part of the game is rather quick and thrown together. They would've done better to extend it, since it is the primary difference between this updated version and the original release.

From here you enter into the original storyline. England is in disarray and it's up to you to save it. Several other nobles are vying for the same properties as you are, and you must choose your properties and fortify them with castles and men, all the while watching your back against attack. The ultimate goal is to defeat other nobles and claim their territories, and essentially be the last one standing when it's over.

As a standalone game it's hard to recommend very highly. It's relatively simple compared to the monolithic games of today, and doesn't have a lot of "sparkle" to it. But as a fan of the original it's like being reacquainted with an old friend. They pay homage to the original scenes, even lifting some of the actual text and cut scenes directly from it. One of the almost humorous additions is the animated princesses after you rescue them. Instead of the simple silhouettes in the window, you now see a scantily clad vixen straight from a Victoria's Secret add. That probably wouldn't have fit in too well back in the 80s. On the most part the scenes are great, especially in the swordfighting sequences. They now take place in 3D castle settings and utilize unique camera angles and perspectives to show some amazing animated scenery.

Overall it's a simple but still great game. On this review page, the major complaint was that the game is "hard." Even if this were true it doesn't mean it's a bad game. And with a little practice you can easily master the elements of the game, from catapult launching to swordfighting to basic strategy. If you're a fan of the original, buy it without hesitation. But if you're new to the game, I'd suggest renting first to see if you like it, since it's so different than what's currently popular in the market.

I had a lot of fun with this, arguably the best Robin Hood game ever made. First of all, the archery minigame makes the game very fun. The battles are a bit repetitive and the siege minigames are a bit hard, but overall with the excellent graphics, great voiceovers and overall coolness of the genre, this game is worth every penny. The swordfights and jousts are very interesting as well. The story is quite entertaining and can be ended several ways, adding to the overall variety of this game. There are several lords that you have to face, with varying strategies and personalities. However, one final note, if you're going to get this game (I highly recommend it), get the xbox version, not the PC version. The PC version crashes a lot and is harder to play. This version almost never messed up on my xbox and is easier because of the controller being easier to access than the keyboard and mouse.

Bought the game thinking it was an XBOX redo of the PC Game Robin Hood. Should have read the title better, because I would have realized this was Defender of the Crown with a Robin Hood guise. First levels in Sherwood are fun, but once you go into trying to reclaim the Island, it becomes very difficult. Not recommended for shooters; this is a strategic game. Otherwise, the game has decent graphics and story-lines. Appearances by Little John, Friar Tuck, Maid Marianne, and the Sheriff of Nottingham, among others. Knowing what I know now, I would have browsed past this game for another one.

This game is Awsome! It is very realistic, in Castle Raid missions if you are killed you are then held captive and have to either Attempt an Escape or Bribe the Guard with 100 Gold. If I were you and had to choose between playing some game like Ninja Gaiden and playing this I would most certainly choose Robin Hood: Defender Of The Crown

THIS GAME IS AWSOME!!!

this game is like a risk with miney games sword fighting ambush's escape atempts castle seiges it's awsome .

This game is tight if you die during castle raids you will get held captive and you can bribe the guard or attempt a escape I love doing ambush's this game is great you should get it.

I do not even have enough respect for this game to write a descent review. This game has horrible controls, story, graphics, and anything else you can think of.
A complete flop that seems like it would run on windows 95

This game looks so fun!!! to bad from the pictures I have seen the battles with your army isn't hack and slash but it looks great from the ambush's to the castle raids in ambush's you use your bow and arrow to shoot at the enemy on horses some times they will fire back at you after you kill enemy a carriage comes you shoot the men off the carriage and then you get the gold and you can swordfight on rooftops and other places you think I have the game? well I read all this on a reviews on other websites O!! I forgot to tell you you can joust the first round for fame second for four hundred gold third for a piece of the other jousters land if you want to go to the games home page just tipe in robin hood home page cool how the website works huh! I think you buy this game that's what I want to do.

hi i'm 12 and got this game and i love this game i play it every day i think this is the best game ever if i had to choose this or call of duty id pick this game

you should get this game i just can't stop saying that get this game get this game get this game! i had to write this on here now im going to play this game o heres a strategy pay the ransom for king richerd or whatever his name is and you get 100 knights make a good defense and then go on the offensive get this game