SEGA Announces Guardian Heroes for XBLA

SEGA has today announced that Guardian Heroes, its Treasure-developed action-RPG brawler originally released on the Saturn back in 1996, is set to make a triumphant return with completely remastered HD visuals, online co-op and battle modes. SEGA is also promising some all-new modes for the game too, when it releases on the Xbox Live Arcade later this year.

“Ever since we began to make SEGA’s classic Dreamcast and the Mega Drive titles available for modern systems, the fan response has been overwhelming – and the demand for their favourite games has been pouring in,” said Haruki Satomi, VP of Digital Business at SEGA. “Players have been clamouring for this treasured favourite from the Saturn days, and we cannot wait to show them what we have got for them.”

Here's what to expect from Guardian Heroes, when it releases on XBLA in autumn 2011:

• Action-RPG Brawling: Choose one of five heroes to level up and guide along a branching storyline with five different endings
• Friends, Foes, and Fighters: Play the game’s Story Mode alone or with a second player, or challenge Versus Mode with up to 12 players at once
• Extended Gameplay: Time Attack Mode, Arcade Mode, Arrange Mode and more allow players to explore every nuance of 45 different fighters
• Fully Re-Mastered: All-new graphics and visual effects bring the classic to life in a completely high-definition, widescreen presentation

Further details like price and so on, have yet to be confirmed.