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Defender of the Crown is a turn-based strategy game for the Game Boy Advance, developed by Crawfish Interactive from Cinemaware’s 1986 original and published by Metro3D. Set in England in 1149, you take one of four Saxon lords fighting Norman rivals for territory. Turns mix map-based army management with action sequences covering jousting tournaments, castle sieges, and raids, with Robin Hood available as an ally.

How To Play Defender of the Crown

ControlAction
D-PadMove the cursor across the map of England and through menus; aims the lance in jousting and positions the catapult during sieges
AConfirm a menu choice, select a territory or action; strikes in jousting and fires the catapult
BCancel or back out of a menu; raises the shield in jousting
L / RPage through army, castle, and territory information screens
StartOpen the main menu and end your turn

About Defender of the Crown

Release dateNA: October 7, 2002; EU: October 28, 2002
DeveloperCrawfish Interactive, from the Cinemaware original
PublisherMetro3D (NA), Zoo Digital Publishing (EU)
PlatformGame Boy Advance
GenreTurn-based strategy with action sequences
SeriesDefender of the Crown; port of the 1986 Cinemaware game
ModesSingle-player

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