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Play Defender of the Crown (US edition) Online
Defender of the Crown
Play Defender of the Crown online and lead a Saxon campaign on GBA through territorial strategy, sieges, jousts, duels and castle raids.
Browser play
Game Boy Advance (GBA) — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B | Z / X |
| L / R | Q / E |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Defender of the Crown
Quick start
Choose Begin Campaign, set Enemy Skill, then select one of the four Saxon lords with Left/Right and A. Your campaign goal is to conquer all three Norman castles in southern England. On the first monthly turn, inspect nearby territories with Read Map, buy or transfer troops if needed, then use Move Campaign and press A on a reachable territory to issue the marching order.
Controls
Menus/map: D-pad highlights commands or territories, A confirms, B cancels; L/R hide the main menu on the map and transfer troops in groups of ten; START opens Options on the England map. Siege: hold A to crank the catapult and release to fire. Joust: D-pad aims the lance. Mace duel: Left/Right retreat/advance, hold and release A to attack, hold B to block. Raid: Left/Right retreat/advance, A lunges, B blocks, R swings horizontally.
Defender of the Crown Game manuals
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · gba
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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