Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown (2003) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown

It is a time of great unrest in England. With King Richard the Lionheart held for ransom, the evil Prince John, seizes the throne, and declares himself the King of England. The entire nation soon falls into…

30 September 2003

What Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown is

Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown is a strategy game developed by Cinemaware and released in 2003. It was published by Capcom. It is available on PlayStation 2, Xbox, Legacy Mobile Device and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

It is a time of great unrest in England. With King Richard the Lionheart held for ransom, the evil Prince John, seizes the throne, and declares himself the King of England. The entire nation soon falls into civil war as greedy nobles war amongst themselves and Prince John sends forth armies to shackle the country under his unjust rule. In this time of lawlessness, only an outlaw can lead the people to freedom. One man, the embodiment of true honor, vows to save his people and restore peace to the land. This man is known as Robin Hood. From the small-scale skirmishes with the Sheriff of Nottingham in Sherwood Forest, Robin finds himself drawn into the larger the battlefields of England, and…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown launched on 30 September 2003, within three weeks of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Jak II, SSX 3 and Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy.

Released around the same time: Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Jak II, SSX 3, Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy.

Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown — frequently asked questions