Defender of the Crown puts you in the role of one of four Saxon knights in medieval England, in a time where the land is in turmoil as the King is dead and his crown was stolen. The Saxons and the Normans blame each other and fight for control of England.

After a short introduction by Robin of Locksley himself, you start the game with a single castle and 10 soldiers at your command. From there, you have to build your army, take control of additional territories and fight the three Norman lords - and sometimes your Saxon friends as well.

The game has several different styles: You may either engage in a jousting contest where you have to knock your opponent off his horse using a lance, you can go raid a castle for loot or you can attack another territory/castle.

The game was originally created on the Amiga platform in 1986 by Cinemaware with wonderful graphics by James D. Sachs and great music by Jim Cuomo, then ported to the PC whilst keeping its original appeal and quality.

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Alternate Titles

"DOTC " -- Abbreviated Name
"Defender of the Crown - Remastered" -- 2002 to "contrast" with the DOS version
"Defender of The Crown: Obronca Korony" -- Polish title
"Conquering England" -- Informal name, popular in Israel

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User Reviews

The classic of classics.	Amiga	Tomer Gabel (4480)
A little known CLASSIC game at the dawn of Modern GRAPHICS & Adult-themed gaming!	Commodore 64	XplOrOrOr (16)
The atmosphere is so strong that you completely ignore any gameplay issues.	PC Booter	Trixter (8872)
Not as good as the Amiga version, but great fun nonetheless	DOS	Colin Rowsell (45)
Wow.	DOS	woods01 (156)
This is one of the greatest of the classics.	Commodore 64	Tarzan Dan (23)
My favorite game ever.	PC Booter	Tomer Gabel (4480)

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The Press Says

GameZone	Game Boy Advance	Jun 26, 2002	8 out of 10	80
PC Gamer UK	Windows	Dec, 2002	80 out of 100	80
Abandonia	DOS	Jul 05, 2004	4 out of 5	80
The Games Machine (UK)	Atari ST	Feb, 1988	79 out of 100	79
Worth Playing	Game Boy Advance	Nov 26, 2002	7.7 out of 10	77
The Next Level	Game Boy Advance	Nov 19, 2002	B-	67
GameSpot	Game Boy Advance	Oct 11, 2002	6.3 out of 10	63
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	NES	Nov, 1989	5.25 out of 10	52
Video Games	NES	Mar, 1991	52 out of 100	52
Power Play	NES	Jun, 1991	50 out of 100	50