Defender of the Crown is back, and ready for more jousting

by Tony Carnevale { Apr 4th 2007 at 2:01AM }

Indie PC game developer/publisher Stardock has picked up a brand-new remake of the 1986 Cinemaware smash hit Defender of the Crown. Storm enemy castles! Win jousting contests! Make out with princesses! And now, experience all these things which would never be possible for most geeks (especially that making-out part) in glorious modern graphics that look even better than the original Amiga version (but only barely). This game is so old, you can legally get it drunk!

Tags: amiga, Cinemaware, DefenderOfTheCrown, stardock, totalgaming

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Rubang B @ Apr 4th 2007 2:14AM

Pstshsssss, the only thing I make out with is THE CASH.

paralipsis @ Apr 4th 2007 3:25AM

I've had some trouble getting the old pc version to work in dosbox, but I think $19.95 is a bit too much to pay to solve that problem; prettier graphics or no.

Burnt Meatloaf @ Apr 4th 2007 4:33AM

ANOTHER one? The last remake was hardly impressive.

Ashley Allen @ Apr 4th 2007 7:47AM

Why is there a mountain range in East Anglia? It's the flatest place in the UK!

natureboy46 @ Apr 4th 2007 8:24AM

I had really fond memories of the Amiga version but I picked up the ps2 version and it was crap so I refuse to get too excited about this.

If only the would remake "It Came From the Desert"

Milk @ Apr 4th 2007 11:17AM

i played the crappy nes version, i dont think it translated to the console well. so this is like a white romance of the three kingdoms game?

Game Artist @ Apr 4th 2007 11:59AM

Ahhh. I was hoping this was the Wednesday XBLA release!

RHP @ Apr 4th 2007 12:14PM

The original was just okay, emphasizing graphics over gameplay. Part of the success, if you look back and when it was originally released, is that it not only stood out among other games visually, it was one of the earlier games on the Amiga, which meant if you had an Amiga and you liked to play games, you were likely to have this game.

They were many ports, most of which were inferior. Only the Atari ST and Apple IIgs versions were identical.

I remember gameplay being frustrating. While it was certainly great to look at (back then), it wasn't a game that I recall wanting to play over and over again.

Maxathon @ Apr 4th 2007 2:05PM

Bunch of haters here. The game _is_ kind of like a dumbed down, English Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It's also hellof addictive for at least a few days. If you've never played it, this version will at least spare you the awful, unskippable midi music...