Heavenly Guardian

Heavenly Guardian

released on Dec 20, 2007

Heavenly Guardian

released on Dec 20, 2007

The Snow Fairy Sayuki is on a quest to save her beloved from the evil curse of the demons plaguing her land. In order to save her companions life, she must travel through the far reaches of ancient Japan and battle mythological creatures in her pursuit of a secret remedy. Heavenly Guardian embodies the fast paced fun and adventure of the classic arcade shooter while utilizing the powers of the Sony Playstation 2 to add new thrills to the genre. Journey through various environments and fight through a variety of mythological creatures! Fight the journey solo, or gain the aid of your companions in cooperative two-player action. Search for power-ups and special items to vanquish the evil gods and save your love from death.


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I remember getting it when I was 9 because it had monsters and creatures on the box art and I was insanely confused by how different the actual game was from my expectations. I was stuck on the second level's boss for over a year as a kid which to this day is the longest I've ever been stuck on a boss fight. It's decently fun once you get the hang of the difficulty though.

One of the worst shmups I've ever played. Could have been much, much better...
I also have a way more intricate review of this on the Steam version of this, read that instead to see why I don't like this game much in more detail.

first. also, i could never beat the first level, but lord knows i tried