Sacred Citadel

2013 video game

NA: 16 April 2013
PAL: 17 April 2013

Xbox 360
17 April 2013Genre(s)Action, beat 'em upMode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Sacred Citadel is a side-scrolling action brawler video game in the Sacred series. It was released in April 2013, and takes place before the 2014 sequel Sacred 3. It was developed by Southend Interactive and published by Deep Silver for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and Microsoft Windows. A DLC called Sacred Citadel: Jungle Hunt was released on the same month.

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Aggregator	PC	PS3	Xbox 360
Metacritic	61/100^[1]	62/100^[2]	63/100^[3]

Review scores
Publication	Score
Publication	PC	PS3	Xbox 360
4Players	50%^[4]	50%^[4]	50%^[4]
Destructoid	6/10^[5]	N/A	N/A
Game Informer	7.25/10^[6]	N/A	N/A
GameRevolution	N/A	N/A	8/10^[7]
GameZone	7/10^[8]	N/A	N/A
IGN	5.9/10^[9]	N/A	5.9/10^[9]
PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia	N/A	50%^[10]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	N/A	6.5/10^[11]
Push Square	N/A	7/10^[12]	N/A
RPGFan	65%^[13]	N/A	N/A
National Post	N/A	N/A	6.5/10^[14]

The game received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Sacred Citadel for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Sacred Citadel for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Sacred Citadel for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Oertel, Mathias (22 April 2013). "Test: Sacred: Citadel [sic]". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ Sterling, Jim (19 April 2013). "Review: Sacred Citadel (PC)". Destructoid. Gamurs. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ Vore, Bryan (19 April 2013). "Sacred Citadel Review (PC)". Game Informer. GameStop. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ Osborn, Alex (18 April 2013). "Sacred Citadel Review (X360)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ Clouther, Andrew (21 April 2013). "Review: Sacred Citadel pays homage to beat 'em ups of the past with modern prowess (PC)". GameZone. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b Khaw, Cassandra (30 April 2013). "Sacred Citadel Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ "Review: Sacred Citadel". PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia. Future Australia. August 2013. p. 76.
^ Johnson, Leif (26 April 2013). "Sacred Citadel review". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ O'Neill, Jamie (19 June 2013). "Sacred Citadel Review". Push Square. Gamer Network. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ Richardson, Bob (4 May 2013). "Sacred Citadel (PC)". RPGFan. Emerald Shield Media LLC. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ Sapieha, Chad (22 April 2013). "Golden Axe fans get a spiritual successor in Sacred Citadel (X360)". National Post. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 17 November 2022.