Sega ponders Guardian Heroes PSN launch

By Tom Phillips Published 1 June, 2011

Developer issues Facebook poll.

Would you buy Guardian Heroes on PSN?

The side-scrolling brawler already has a makeover booked for its relaunch on Xbox Live Arcade this autumn. Sega wants to know if PlayStation 3 owners are interested, too.

Guardian Heroes is a classic Treasure-developed beat 'em-up from the halcyon days of the Sega Saturn. The remake brings HD graphics, online co-op - and the option to switch back to the original at any time.

"Guardian Heroes is coming to XBLA, but we've heard rumblings from fans that you'd like a PSN version as well," a post on Sega's Facebook page and official forum reads. "If Guardian Heroes were to come to PSN, would you buy it?"

On Sega's forum poll 88.51 per cent have responded that they would. 11.49 per cent say they wouldn't. On Facebook, however, it's more even - 716 people say yes, 736 no.

So, would you buy Guardian Heroes on PSN?

How does Guardian Heroes look on XBLA?

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Tom joined Eurogamer in 2010 and has quickly made his mark writing news and columns and coming up with puntastic straplines. Questionable beard. @TomPhillips151 on Twitter.

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Comments (21) Latest comment 12 months ago

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  • iriihutoR48 #1 12 months ago

    I'll buy it on XBL or PSN, it doesn't matter to me. I generally prefer that kind of games on the PS3 though because of the D-pad so given the choice I'd go for PSN.

  • steve1979 #2 12 months ago

    Let's make it really simple for you Sega, save you some time.

    The answer will be, yes. Now go get it done and stop procrastinating.

    Oh and you can put Dragon Froce and Shining Force 3 on PSN and XBLA whilst you're at it.

  • telboy007 #3 12 months ago

    360 owners voting on a PS3 poll? Nah, can't be...

  • grayn #4 12 months ago

    Games publisher in fake poll to generate publicity for game, news site willingly helps.

  • Stompy #5 12 months ago

    Post deleted at 23:13:35 17-04-2012

  • Yuroko #6 12 months ago

    What's to ponder? Get it done!

  • photoboy #7 12 months ago

    I'll buy it on whichever console gets it first I think. As long as they don't pull any bullshit where they add exclusive features to the version that arrives later, I hate it when they do that.

  • NorUraeus #8 12 months ago

    I can safely say I will not buy it on any platform :)

  • sonicyoda #9 12 months ago

    I want it on Saturn. Surely that's got be fairly cheap to re-produce!

    @BBIAJ Ooo you lucky bastard! Trying to import a Jap copy meself. Generally a bit cheaper.
    Edited by sonicyoda at 01/06/11 @ 14:23

  • Cappy #10 12 months ago

    I take it Microsoft didn't stump up the cash this time so Sega are shopping it elsewhere too.
    Edited by Cappy at 01/06/11 @ 12:27

  • BBIAJ #11 12 months ago

    @sonicyoda:

    I have it on Saturn, and it cost me nought, as a kindly friend donated me his entire SEGA Saturn games collection!

  • Bander #12 12 months ago

    Odds are the PS3 version is and always was being developed in parallel and this is just a planned bit of extra fan-pleasing hype. If there was a really good reason for this being on 360 only (paid exclusive, some unlikely technical limitation, or Treasure disliking PS3 for unknown reasons), Sega wouldn't tease like this.

    If I'm wrong, how about a poll on whether people would buy Yakuza or Valkyria Chronicles on 360? Come to think of it, why are they exclusive to Sony machines?

  • Huxamalay #13 12 months ago

    FFS Sega, sort it out, just release it on the PSN

  • Pasco #14 12 months ago

    If I buy it, I will buy it for Xbox. But I am still on the fence, since I don't like paying for Saturn graphics when games from other developers on XBLA or even other games from the same developer have more work put into them (Bionic Commando Rearmed, Bangaio HD, Street Fighter HD). Filtered low-res graphics won't do it for me.

  • kupocake #15 12 months ago

    Maybe. Ahead of PSN versions of Ikaruga and Radiant Silvergun? Nope. I guess SEGA doesn't have the same level of control?

  • Bander #16 12 months ago

    Pasco, although the game uses sprites and backgrounds straight from the original, the game doesn't really have Saturn graphics. Everything is being drawn to the screen in HD widescreen, so the sprites shouldn't look flickery when they move into the distance like they did on Saturn, even in the 'Saturn' mode.

    A complete remake would probably be a greater task than the likes of the HD version of Street Fighter 2 because of the huge number of characters. And in my view, even though it looked great in screenshots, I feel that that SSF2T-HD looked a bit flat and charmless in motion compared to the originals.

  • gallow #17 12 months ago

    They had me at side-scrolling brawler.

  • Lord_BeeJee #18 12 months ago

    One of my fav games of all time!

  • Shakey_Jake33 #19 12 months ago

    Without wanting to sound like one of those horrific fanboy types, I heavily suspect most of the people who are voting 'no' do not use a PS3 as their primary console anyway.

  • TexMurphy01 #20 12 months ago

    Still got a Saturn, still got GH. Oh, and NiGHTS, VF2, Virtual On, etcetera. Life is good.

  • menage #21 12 months ago

    Why the fuck not is my question.