Gal Guardians: Demon Purge

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Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
Developer(s)Inti Creates
Publisher(s)Inti Creates
Director(s)Kyo Kobayashi
Producer(s)Takuya Aizu
Programmer(s)Kazuto Kimishima
Artist(s)Masanori Itō
Platform(s)
Release
  • WW: February 23, 2023
Genre(s)Platformer
Mode(s)Multiplayer, single-player

Gal Guardians: Demon Purge is a 2023 platform video game developed and published by Inti Creates. It is a spinoff of Gal Gun.

Gameplay[edit]

Two characters from Gal Gun, Shinobu and Maya, become trapped in a castle similar to Castlevania. Players must guide them to freedom by traversing the castle. Gal Guardians: Demon Purge is a side-scrolling platform game. Shinobu is a ranged attacker, and Maya is a melee fighter. If one dies, players can continue playing by having the other reach her. The game is saved at checkpoints.[1] It supports cooperative multiplayer.[2]

Development[edit]

The title was originally Grim Guardians: Demon Purge, but this was changed in March 2023 after a dispute over the trademarked term "Grimguard".[3] Inti Creates released it for Windows, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S, and Switch on February 23, 2023.[4]

Reception[edit]

Gal Guardians: Demon Purge received positive reviews on all platforms except for the PlayStation 5, which received mixed reviews.[5] Although Digitally Downloaded said it is not innovative, they said fans of the early Castlevania games would enjoy it,[1] an assessment echoed by Hardcore Gamer.[6] Nintendo Life called it "a solid, playable adventure" and said it is almost, but not quite, as good as Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon.[7] Nintendo World Report praised its retro gameplay, though they said it can feel a bit repetitive by the end.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Sainsbury, Matt (2023-02-24). "Review: Grim Guardians: Demon Purge (Nintendo Switch)". Digitally Downloaded. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  2. ^ Haddick, Alice (2022-09-02). "Grim Guardians: Demon Purge is an upcoming Castlevania-like with intriguing co-op". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  3. ^ Romano, Sal (2023-03-08). "Grim Guardians: Demon Purge – English title changed to Gal Guardians: Demon Purge". Gematsu. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  4. ^ "Grim Guardians: Demon Purge". Gematsu. 2023-02-23. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  5. ^ "Gal Guardians: Demon Purge". Metacritic. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  6. ^ Shive, Chris (2023-02-25). "Review: Grim Guardians: Demon Purge". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  7. ^ Massey, Tom (2023-02-23). "Gal Guardians: Demon Purge Review (Switch eShop / Switch)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  8. ^ Rudek, Jordan (2023-02-22). "Grim Guardians: Demon Purge (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 2023-11-15.

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