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Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown

October 15, 2023

Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown is a video game loosely based on the legend of Robin Hood and remake of Cinemaware's previous game Defender of the Crown, released for PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox, and mobile phones.

Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown
Developer(s)Cinemaware (PS2)
Atomic Planet Entertainment (PC, Xbox)
Simian Industries (Mobile)
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
Windows
Xbox
Mobile phone
ReleasePlayStation 2, Xbox
  • NA: September 30, 2003 (PS2)
  • NA: November 11, 2003 (Xbox)
  • EU: November 28, 2003
Windows
  • NA: October 6, 2003
  • EU: March 5, 2004
Mobile
August 19, 2004
Genre(s)Turn-based strategy
Mode(s)Single player

Plot Edit

It is a time of great unrest in England. With King Richard the Lionheart held for ransom, the evil Prince John seizes the throne, and declares himself the King of England. The entire nation soon falls into civil war as greedy nobles war amongst themselves and Prince John sends forth armies to shackle the country under his unjust rule.

In this time of lawlessness, only an outlaw can lead the people to freedom. One man, the embodiment of true honor, vows to save his people and restore peace to the land. This man is known as Robin Hood. From the small-scale skirmishes with the Sheriff of Nottingham in Sherwood Forest, Robin finds himself drawn into the larger battlefields of England, and the hero of the poor must become the savior of an entire nation.

Gameplay Edit

Robin Hood is a blend of role-playing and turn-based strategy combined with action sequences.

As Robin Hood, the player must:

  • Fund the war effort by lightening the purses of traveling merchants in archery ambushes.
  • Lay siege to castles using mighty siege engines and Greek Fire.
  • Joust in tournaments for fame, fortune and land.
  • Conquer England's 38 territories by commanding troops on the battlefield and manage Robin's growing armies.
  • Sword fight through battlements, catacombs and towers in search of treasure - or to rescue a damsel-in-distress.

The game also features:

  • Special events, multiple goals and non-linear gameplay.
  • A story of action, drama, romance and adventure.
  • Twenty minutes of rendered cutscenes and a full hour of recorded voice acting.
  • 8 different alternate game endings depending on the player's actions through the game.

Reception Edit

The PC, PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[21][22][23] IGN said, "With all the elements that come into play, Defender of the Crown is overly enjoyable — especially for fans of strategy titles who want to be able to pick up and play something without too much of a hassle."[12][13]

References Edit

  1. ^ a b EGM staff (November 2003). "Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown (PS2, Xbox)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 172. Ziff Davis. p. 175.
  2. ^ "Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown (PS2)". Game Informer. No. 126. GameStop. October 2003. p. 122.
  3. ^ "Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown (Xbox)". Game Informer. No. 128. GameStop. December 2003. p. 174.
  4. ^ Silverman, Ben (September 2003). "Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown Review (PS2)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  5. ^ Score, Avery (September 24, 2004). "Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown Review (Mobile) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  6. ^ Colayco, Bob (February 3, 2004). "Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "February 4, 2004"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  7. ^ Colayco, Bob (October 3, 2003). "Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown Review (PS2)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  8. ^ Colayco, Bob (November 25, 2003). "Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown Review (Xbox)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  9. ^ Meston, Zach (October 5, 2003). "GameSpy: Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown (PS2)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  10. ^ Meston, Zach (November 11, 2003). "GameSpy: Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown (Xbox)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  11. ^ Tha Wiz (October 6, 2003). "Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown - PS2 - Review". GameZone. from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  12. ^ a b Dunham, Jeremy (October 21, 2003). "Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  13. ^ a b c Dunham, Jeremy (October 7, 2003). "Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown (PS2, Xbox)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  14. ^ "Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 74. Ziff Davis. November 2003. p. 142.
  15. ^ "Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown". Official Xbox Magazine. Imagine Media. December 2003. p. 100.
  16. ^ Bemis, Greg (December 17, 2003). . X-Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on December 16, 2003. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  17. ^ . GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 19, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  18. ^ . GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  19. ^ . GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  20. ^ . GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  21. ^ a b "Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  22. ^ a b "Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  23. ^ a b "Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown for Xbox Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 3, 2020.

External links Edit

  • Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown at MobyGames

October 15, 2023
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Robin Hood Defender of the Crown is a video game loosely based on the legend of Robin Hood and remake of Cinemaware s previous game Defender of the Crown released for PlayStation 2 Windows Xbox and mobile phones Robin Hood Defender of the CrownDeveloper s Cinemaware PS2 Atomic Planet Entertainment PC Xbox Simian Industries Mobile Publisher s WW Capcom EntertainmentEU ZOO Digital Group PC WW I play Mobile Platform s PlayStation 2WindowsXboxMobile phoneReleasePlayStation 2 XboxNA September 30 2003 PS2 NA November 11 2003 Xbox EU November 28 2003WindowsNA October 6 2003EU March 5 2004MobileAugust 19 2004Genre s Turn based strategyMode s Single player Contents 1 Plot 2 Gameplay 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditIt is a time of great unrest in England With King Richard the Lionheart held for ransom the evil Prince John seizes the throne and declares himself the King of England The entire nation soon falls into civil war as greedy nobles war amongst themselves and Prince John sends forth armies to shackle the country under his unjust rule In this time of lawlessness only an outlaw can lead the people to freedom One man the embodiment of true honor vows to save his people and restore peace to the land This man is known as Robin Hood From the small scale skirmishes with the Sheriff of Nottingham in Sherwood Forest Robin finds himself drawn into the larger battlefields of England and the hero of the poor must become the savior of an entire nation Gameplay EditRobin Hood is a blend of role playing and turn based strategy combined with action sequences As Robin Hood the player must Fund the war effort by lightening the purses of traveling merchants in archery ambushes Lay siege to castles using mighty siege engines and Greek Fire Joust in tournaments for fame fortune and land Conquer England s 38 territories by commanding troops on the battlefield and manage Robin s growing armies Sword fight through battlements catacombs and towers in search of treasure or to rescue a damsel in distress The game also features Special events multiple goals and non linear gameplay A story of action drama romance and adventure Twenty minutes of rendered cutscenes and a full hour of recorded voice acting 8 different alternate game endings depending on the player s actions through the game Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScoremobilePCPS2XboxGameRankings60 17 68 18 63 19 55 20 MetacriticN A63 100 21 59 100 22 57 100 23 Review scoresPublicationScoremobilePCPS2XboxElectronic Gaming MonthlyN AN A4 5 10 1 4 5 10 1 Game InformerN AN A5 25 10 2 6 75 10 3 GameRevolutionN AN AD 4 N AGameSpot5 10 5 6 10 6 6 10 7 6 10 8 GameSpyN AN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 GameZoneN AN A6 5 10 11 N AIGNN A7 1 10 12 7 1 10 13 7 1 10 13 Official U S PlayStation MagazineN AN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 N AOfficial Xbox Magazine US N AN AN A5 7 10 15 X PlayN AN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 N A The PC PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 21 22 23 IGN said With all the elements that come into play Defender of the Crown is overly enjoyable especially for fans of strategy titles who want to be able to pick up and play something without too much of a hassle 12 13 References Edit a b EGM staff November 2003 Robin Hood Defender of the Crown PS2 Xbox Electronic Gaming Monthly No 172 Ziff Davis p 175 Robin Hood Defender of the Crown PS2 Game Informer No 126 GameStop October 2003 p 122 Robin Hood Defender of the Crown Xbox Game Informer No 128 GameStop December 2003 p 174 Silverman Ben September 2003 Robin Hood Defender of the Crown Review PS2 GameRevolution CraveOnline Archived from the original on October 1 2015 Retrieved August 4 2020 Score Avery September 24 2004 Robin Hood Defender of the Crown Review Mobile date mislabeled as May 17 2006 GameSpot CBS Interactive Retrieved August 3 2020 Colayco Bob February 3 2004 Robin Hood Defender of the Crown Review PC date mislabeled as February 4 2004 GameSpot CBS Interactive Retrieved August 3 2020 Colayco Bob October 3 2003 Robin Hood Defender of the Crown Review PS2 GameSpot CBS Interactive Retrieved August 3 2020 Colayco Bob November 25 2003 Robin Hood Defender of the Crown Review Xbox GameSpot CBS Interactive Retrieved August 3 2020 Meston Zach October 5 2003 GameSpy Robin Hood Defender of the Crown PS2 GameSpy IGN Entertainment Retrieved August 3 2020 Meston Zach November 11 2003 GameSpy Robin Hood Defender of the Crown Xbox GameSpy IGN Entertainment Retrieved August 3 2020 Tha Wiz October 6 2003 Robin Hood Defender of the Crown PS2 Review GameZone Archived from the original on June 11 2008 Retrieved August 3 2020 a b Dunham Jeremy October 21 2003 Robin Hood Defender of the Crown PC IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved August 3 2020 a b c Dunham Jeremy October 7 2003 Robin Hood Defender of the Crown PS2 Xbox IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved August 3 2020 Robin Hood Defender of the Crown Official U S PlayStation Magazine No 74 Ziff Davis November 2003 p 142 Robin Hood Defender of the Crown Official Xbox Magazine Imagine Media December 2003 p 100 Bemis Greg December 17 2003 Robin Hood Defender of the Crown PS2 Review X Play TechTV Archived from the original on December 16 2003 Retrieved August 4 2020 Robin Hood Defender of the Crown for Mobile GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on May 19 2019 Retrieved August 3 2020 Robin Hood Defender of the Crown for PC GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on May 5 2019 Retrieved August 3 2020 Robin Hood Defender of the Crown for PlayStation 2 GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on May 5 2019 Retrieved August 3 2020 Robin Hood Defender of the Crown for Xbox GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on May 5 2019 Retrieved August 3 2020 a b Robin Hood Defender of the Crown for PC Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved August 3 2020 a b Robin Hood Defender of the Crown for PlayStation 2 Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved August 3 2020 a b Robin Hood Defender of the Crown for Xbox Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved August 3 2020 External links EditOfficial product page Robin Hood Defender of the Crown at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robin Hood Defender of the Crown amp oldid 1115771499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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