The Guardian of Darkness

1999 video game

1999 video game

The Guardian of Darkness

Developer(s)| Cryo Interactive
Publisher(s)| Cryo Interactive
Producer(s)| Eric Mallet
Release| 1999
Genre(s)| Action
Mode(s)| Single-player

The Guardian of Darkness (aka Le Gardien des ténèbres) is a French action game developed and published by Cryo Interactive in 1999.

The player takes the role of a monk at an occult organisation who must face and defeat supernatural entities.[1] The game has CGI graphics, with the camera placed behind the player's body. While mostly an action title, it has adventure elements in terms of investigating and locating objects via point-and-click. The game includes 10 missions in total, which the player must complete to beat the game.

## Critical reception

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Reception

Review scorePublication| Score

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PC Gaming World| 4/10[2]

JeuxVideo not only thought it as a bad game, but was disappointed at the consistently low quality of titles being pumped out by Cryo at this point in time.[3] Gry Online highlighted the vast array of locations the player gets to visit through their travels.[4] Meristation felt that while the game was not particularly innovative, it was still enjoyable.[5] Game Over Online praised the game's originality, hoping that other developers took note.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Official UK Playstation Magazine - Issue 048 (Future Publishing)(GB). August 1999. p. 64.
2. ^ Peck, Mat (April 14, 1999). "The Guardian of Darkness Review". PC Gaming World. Archived from the original on June 14, 2000.
3. ^ "Test Le gardien des ténèbres sur PS1". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-29.
4. ^ "The Guardian of Darkness (PC) | GRYOnline.pl". GRY-Online.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-08-29.
5. ^ Meristation (2015-01-26). "¡Entre la vida y la muerte... él ayuda a elegir! - MeriStation". MeriStation (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-08-29.
6. ^ Nim, Pseudo. "Game Over Online ~ The Guardian of Darkness". www.game-over.net. Retrieved 2018-08-29.

## External links

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* The Guardian of Darkness at MobyGames