The Cursed Crusade
Encyclopedia
The Cursed Crusade is a medieval third-person action-adventure video game developed by Kylotonn Games
and published by Atlus
for North America and dtp entertainment AG
for Europe.
and stars two crusaders. The player controls Denz, a cursed Templar, who is trying to break the curse. He is joined by a partner, the mercenary Esteban, who can either be controlled by AI or by a second player via online or local co-op.
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GamingXP
gave a positive review saying "...When all is said and done, The Cursed Crusade is a great hack'n'slash which has some treats like rpg elements,lots of weapons and the awesome co-op mode..."
Kylotonn
Kylotonn Games is a French video game developer company, located in Paris, France. It was founded in 2002 by Roman Vincent and Yann Tambellini. The company is most notable for developing Bet on Soldier and its expansions.- Games :...
and published by Atlus
Atlus
is a Japanese computer and video game developer, publisher, and distributor based in Tokyo, Japan, best known for developing the console role-playing game franchise Megami Tensei. The first Megami Tensei was a Nintendo Entertainment System video game published by Namco based on a trilogy of...
for North America and dtp entertainment AG
Dtp entertainment
dtp entertainment AG is a German video and computer game publisher, founded in 1995 by Thomas Baur. The headquarters are located in Hamburg and dtp today has more than 180 employees. It is one of Germany's leading game publishers. dtp is known for having published a high number of games which were...
for Europe.
Gameplay
The game is set during the Fourth CrusadeFourth Crusade
The Fourth Crusade was originally intended to conquer Muslim-controlled Jerusalem by means of an invasion through Egypt. Instead, in April 1204, the Crusaders of Western Europe invaded and conquered the Christian city of Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire...
and stars two crusaders. The player controls Denz, a cursed Templar, who is trying to break the curse. He is joined by a partner, the mercenary Esteban, who can either be controlled by AI or by a second player via online or local co-op.
Reception
The game was released on October 25, 2011 and received generally unfavourable reviews, with a rating of 37/100 (Xbox 360) and 44/100 (PS3) on MetacriticMetacritic
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GamingXP
GamingXP
GamingXP is an Austria multi-format games magazine, which is published by GamingXP-Verlag in Vienna. The name refers to both the GamingXP Internet portal and the print magazine GamingXP, which was first released in April 2008 ....
gave a positive review saying "...When all is said and done, The Cursed Crusade is a great hack'n'slash which has some treats like rpg elements,lots of weapons and the awesome co-op mode..."