Software:Gal Guardians: Demon Purge

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Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
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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

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

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

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.[7] Nintendo World Report praised its retro gameplay, though they said it can feel a bit repetitive by the end.[8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sainsbury, Matt (2023-02-24). "Review: Grim Guardians: Demon Purge (Nintendo Switch)". Digitally Downloaded. https://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2023/02/review-grim-guardians-demon-purge-nintendo-switch.html. 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. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/grim-guardians-demon-purge-is-an-upcoming-castlevania-like-with-intriguing-co-op. Retrieved 2023-11-18. 
  3. Romano, Sal (2023-03-08). "Grim Guardians: Demon Purge – English title changed to Gal Guardians: Demon Purge". Gematsu. https://www.gematsu.com/2023/03/grim-guardians-demon-purge-english-title-changed-to-gal-guardians-demon-purge. Retrieved 2023-11-15. 
  4. "Grim Guardians: Demon Purge". Gematsu. 2023-02-23. https://www.gematsu.com/games/grim-guardians-demon-purge. Retrieved 2023-11-15. 
  5. "Gal Guardians: Demon Purge". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/gal-guardians-demon-purge/. Retrieved 2023-11-15. 
  6. Shive, Chris (2023-02-25). "Review: Grim Guardians: Demon Purge". Hardcore Gamer. https://hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review-grim-guardians-demon-purge/437915/. Retrieved 2023-11-15. 
  7. Massey, Tom (2023-02-23). "Gal Guardians: Demon Purge Review (Switch eShop / Switch)". Nintendo Life. https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/grim-guardians-demon-purge. Retrieved 2023-11-15. 
  8. Rudek, Jordan (2023-02-22). "Grim Guardians: Demon Purge (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report. http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/62908/grim-guardians-demon-purge-switch-review. Retrieved 2023-11-15. 

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