Protect Me Knight[1] is a 2010 tower defense video game by Ancient for the Xbox 360. Released on the Xbox Live Indie Games service, the game features music composed by Ancient co-founder Yuzo Koshiro.[2]
| Protect Me Knight | |
|---|---|
 Box art showcasing both the Japanese and English versions' art styles | |
| Developer(s) | Ancient |
| Publisher(s) | Ancient |
| Composer(s) | Yuzo Koshiro |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360 |
| Release | May 24, 2010 |
| Genre(s) | Tower defense |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Players assume the roles of four character classes (Fighter, Ninja, Amazon and Mage) tasked with the duty of protecting a princess from legions of oncoming monster hordes. Protect Me Knight features 8-bit visuals and audio and contains different digital box art styles for the Japanese and English versions of the game, as a humorous spoof to the regional box art differences of video games from the 8-bit and 16-bit eras.[3]
A sequel, Gotta Protectors, was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan in September 2014 and globally in July 2016.[4] A third game, Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness, was released for the Nintendo Switch in Japan in October 2019 and in English by 8-4 in April 2022.[5]
References edit
- ^ まもって騎士, Mamotte Naito
- ^ Eric Caoili (2010-04-13). "Yuzo Koshiro Reveals XBLIG Retro RPG". GameSetWatch. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
- ^ DJ Fob Fresh (2010-06-09). "Not-A-SEGA: Protect Me Knight Indie Arcade". Segashiro. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
- ^ Danny Cowan (2014-08-07). "Protect Me Knight sequel coming to Japanese 3DS eShop in September". Joystiq. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ^ Romano, Sal (14 April 2022). "Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness now available in the west". Gematsu. Retrieved 18 July 2022.