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for the

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. Released on the

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service, the game features music composed by Ancient co-founder

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. Players assume the roles of four character classes (Fighter, Ninja, Amazon and Mage) tasked with the duty of protecting a princess from legions of oncoming monster hordes. ''Protect Me Knight'' features

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visuals and audio and contains different digital box art styles for the Japanese and English versions of the game, as a humorous spoof to the regional box art differences of

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eras.

Legacy

A sequel, ''Gotta Protectors'', was released for the

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in Japan in September 2014 and globally in July 2016. A spin-off, ''Gotta Protectors: Amazon's Running Diet'', was released on the

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in 2017. The game depicts a woman running as she tries to collect water while avoiding the cakes. ''Gotta Protectors'' A third game, ''Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness'', was released for the

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in Japan in October 2019 and in English by

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in April 2022.

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External links

''Protect Me Knight'' official website''Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness'' official website
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