''Sacred Citadel'' is a side-scrolling

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'' series. It was released in April 2013, and takes place before the 2014 sequel '' Sacred 3''. It was developed by

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and published by

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for

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. A DLC called ''Sacred Citadel: Jungle Hunt'' was released on the same month.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews on all platforms according to the

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References

External links

Sacred Citadel
page at Southend Interactive website
Sacred Citadel
page at Deep Silver website * 2013 video games Beat 'em ups Multiplayer and single-player video games PlayStation 3 games PlayStation Network games Side-scrolling video games Southend Interactive games Video games developed in Sweden Video games featuring female protagonists Video game prequels Windows games Xbox 360 Live Arcade games {{beatemup-videogame-stub Deep Silver games