Guardian

aka: Sibwing

Moby ID: 15056

Released

1994 on Amiga

Credits

5 people

Releases by Date (by platform)

1994 (Amiga)
1994 (Amiga CD32)

Publishers

Developers

Acid Software

Moby Score

7.7

#4,767 of 23.8K

Critics

81% (8)

Players

(2)

Ranking

#37 on Amiga CD32
#631 on Amiga

Collected By

9 players

Genre: Action
Perspective: Behind view
Gameplay: Shooter

Amiga Specs

ELSPA Rating: 3+

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: 3.5" Floppy Disk
Input Devices Supported: Keyboard, Mouse
Number of Players Supported: 1 Player

See Also

Guardian (1981 on VIC-20)
Guardian (1982 on TRS-80 CoCo)
Guardian (1982 on Apple II)
Guardian (1982 on Atari 2600)
Guardian (1983 on TI-99/4A)
Guardian (1984 on Commodore 64, BBC Micro, Electron)
Guardian (1986 on Arcade)
Guardian (2009 on Xbox 360)

Description

Resembling Starfox in many ways, Guardian is a fast and furious shoot 'em up. You skim over the surface of a planet, shooting enemies down as quickly as you can, with the hope of protecting as many of the installations as possible - the more you save, the quicker you get extra lives.

Plenty of power-ups are offered during the game, including enhanced weaponry and shields. The game is viewed in full 3D, and the camera angle can be adjusted. CD32 controllers are recommended, although keyboard and mouse are also available.

Groups +

Sound engine: MED

Screenshots

Credits (Amiga CD32 version)

5 People

Programming	Mark Sibly
Graphics	Hans Butler
Music	Karl Stevens Rik Jones Philip Blake

Reviews

Critics

Average score: 81% (based on 8 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.7 out of 5 (based on 2 ratings with 0 reviews)

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Trivia

Working title

The game's working title neatly combines the names of lead programmer Mark SIBley, and of obvious influence StarWING (as Starfox was known in Europe). The eventual title also (correctly) implies a connection to Defender — indeed a Defender clone of this name exists for the ZX Spectrum.

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MobyGames ID: 15056

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Game added by Martin Smith.

Additional contributors: Игги Друге.

Game added October 4th, 2004. Last modified February 22nd, 2023.