Sacred Citadel

 Xbox 360
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6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 20
  3. Negative: 5 out of 20

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  1. lpgabriel
    Apr 18, 2013
    8
    Sacred Citadel is a pretty decent beat 'em up, and one of the best of its genre in XBLA.

    Graphics and animations are well crafted and cool to watch. Story is silly but still funny, although it seems to have little to do with the other Sacred games. Gameplay is pretty solid, there are plenty of combos to unlock during the game, all of them mixing the X and Y buttons, these make up    Sacred Citadel is a pretty decent beat 'em up, and one of the best of its genre in XBLA.

    Graphics and animations are well crafted and cool to watch.

    Story is silly but still funny, although it seems to have little to do with the other Sacred games.

    Gameplay is pretty solid, there are plenty of combos to unlock during the game, all of them mixing the X and Y buttons, these make up for the basic 3-hit combo that the players are forced to use early in the game, making things less repetitive and more dynamic. Also, the evade/roll is one of the most useful moves in the game, especially during boss fights.

    The loot system is great too, letting you choose which weapon to replace on the fly, using the bumper buttons, helps keeping the fast pace of the game.

    There's an item shop, which helps those players who let their co-op partners pick up all the good items first (believe me, this happens quite a lot, especially if you're playing with strangers).

    Overall, this game is a great addition to the XBLA library, specially the beat 'em up one, which have failed to provide good games since the 2010's awesome Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.
    If you are a fan of beat 'em ups, rpg elements and looting like Castle Crashers, go buy this one!!    … Expand

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#64 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2013

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Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 24
  3. Negative: 2 out of 24
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Jul 23, 2013
    60
    Colourful but uninspired. [Aug 2013, p.87]
  2. Gamereactor Sweden
    Jun 10, 2013
    60
    Sacred Citadel offers decent entertainment for a few hours, especially with some retro loving friends as company. But this really isn't a game that lasts, unfortunately.
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  3. XGN
    Jun 9, 2013
    65
    There are a lot of things just not good enough in Sacred Citadel. The humor is terrible, and the enemies lack variety. But if you are planning a game night with some friends, there is still some fun to be had with this game. Plug some extra controllers in, switch your brain of and start mashing buttons.
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