This is the first game in the Defender of the Crown series. For other games in the series see the Defender of the Crown category.
Defender of the Crown | |
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Developer(s) | Cinemaware |
Publisher(s) | Cinemaware |
Year released | 1986 |
System(s) | Commodore Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64/128, DOS, NES, macOS, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore CDTV, Philips CD-i, Windows, Game Boy Advance, iOS |
Followed by | Defender of the Crown II |
Series | Defender of the Crown |
Designer(s) | Kellyn Beck |
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Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy |
Modes | Single player |
Rating(s) |
Defender of the Crown is a turn-based strategy game set during a 1199 civil war between Saxons and Normans, and was released in 1986. In the following year, it was updated and ported to Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, NES and Sinclair ZX Spectrum.
After the King returns from the Holy Land, he bestows knighthood over six warriors that assisted him during the Crusade; three Saxons and three Normans. When one of the Saxon knights meets with Robin of Locksley, he learns of the assassination of the King, which will lead the country into a civil war as the two nationalities accuse each other of stealing the crown.