Guardian War , released for the 3DO console in 1993 , is an action-packed adventure game that pits you as a guardian golem against the dark forces of Azrael, the Evil Lord. Your world is infested with monsters, and your job is to destroy them. Along the way, you meet other golems that you need to revive so that they can join your quest. Your ultimate goal is to defeat Azrael.
The gameplay involves RPG elements such as hit points, magic points, speed, mobility, skills, etc. Each golem type has specific abilities, like Priest being strong in Light Magic and Archer being strong in arrow attacks. General movement is done on the World map, which is divided into Fields, where you can see which Fields are occupied by enemy forces. Shops are only accessible on the World map, and selecting a Field takes your group of golems into a Field map, presented in pseudo-3D.
Players can freely travel the Field map, finding treasures and other items, and periodically bumping into enemy groups. Battles are fought in turns on the same map, with no separate battle screen. Movement is restricted to main compass directions only, and the player controls the whole group when traveling. Only during battles are each group member individually controllable.