Sacred Citadel

Critic reviews

• PSPush Square

  Jamie O'Neill · Jun 19, 2013

  7.0

  Sacred Citadel mixes large dollops of admiration towards classic retro hack-and-slash games in a hot pot, which adds depth to its flavour with spicy upgrades, a varied combo move-set, intuitive controls, and level-up attributes for each of the four unique characters. Boosting your hero's capabilities is well implemented, but the recipe is weakened as it over-empowers the player and the broth is watered down as a result.

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• CCOGconnected

  Paul Sullivan · Apr 30, 2013

  5.8

  Sacred Citadel is a throwback to the glory days of arcades and side scrolling brawlers, but sadly doesn’t really capture the magic of genre classics. It’s technically competent, but suffers from repetition and a general lack of diversity and uniqueness. For those reasons, Sacred Citadel is tough to recommend in this day and age. It might be worth a look for extreme fans of the category, but I’d recommend trying before buying.

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• IIGN

  Cassandra Khaw · Apr 30, 2013

  5.9

  A dispirited attempt at marrying the best of old-school brawlers like Streets of Rage with the obsession-inducing trappings of an action-RPG, Sacred Citadel had the potential to be so much more than it is. Plagued by a ho-hum delivery and combat occasionally interrupted by redeeming boss fights, it fails to distinguish itself.

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• OOOXM Online

  Leif Johnson · Apr 26, 2013

  6.5

  ...show a sense of style, but Sacred Citadel lacks the heart that defines the greatest brawlers
• PUPlayStation Universe

  Dane Smith · Apr 26, 2013

  7.5

  Sacred Citadel is a beat-'em-up game for those who just want to relax and blow off steam for an hour. It lacks the nostalgia, retro flavor of a Double Dragon Neon, but does enough that if given the chance will keep you interested enough to finish the game. After that there is no reason to play again, sadly, unless leveling up all four characters tickles your fancy.

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• PLPS Lifestyle

  Russell Ritchey · Apr 23, 2013

  7.0

  Sacred Citadel is easy to get into and very easy to lose track of time while playing. Sacred Citadel is also very fun. The easy move set, complemented by the addition of a dodge roll; combined with the Action RPG elements and encased by really good local and online ease of entry make for a truly fun title to keep any player busy for at least an afternoon.

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