Gargoyle's Quest
Gargoyle’s Quest is an action-adventure game in which players control Firebrand, a gargoyle who defends the Ghoul Realm from invading forces known as the Destroyers. The game combines side-scrolling action…
Gargoyle's Quest is an adventure developed by Capcom, released 2 May 1990 on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy.
What Gargoyle's Quest is
Gargoyle's Quest is an adventure game developed by Capcom and released in 1990. It is available on Nintendo 3DS and Game Boy.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Firebrand is a gargoyle who is predestined to be the Red Blaze who saves the Ghoul Realm from the evil wrath of King Breager and brings peace to the land once again. A long time ago, the Ghoul Realm barely escaped great peril. A large army of Destroyers came from a neighboring universe. The creatures of the Ghoul Realm were no match for the powerful Destroyers. Just when everyone had given up hope, a great fire swept over the Realm, wiping out the Destroyers' army. Several hundred years have passed and the Realm is threatened once again...
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Ghosts 'n Goblins series
Gargoyle's Quest is the 12th of 38 entries we hold in the Ghosts 'n Goblins series. The next entry was Daimakaimura in 1990. Its critic score of 70 is 4 points below the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Ghosts 'n Goblins at 90.
How it was received
Gargoyle's Quest holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1990 averaged 65, so it scored 5 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Gargoyle's Quest launched on 2 May 1990, within three weeks of Smash T.V. and Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi. It reviewed better than 1 of the 2.
Released around the same time: Smash T.V., Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Gargoyle's Quest yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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