History VideoGame / HeavenlyGuardian

The game was released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoWii in 2007 and the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 in 2008, initially intended as an entry in the ''VideoGame/KikiKaiKai'' series before Taito was bought by Creator/SquareEnix. The gameplay is therefore similar to those games; the player controls Sayuki from a ThreeQuartersView perspective, battling various monsters as you gather PowerUps and fight your way through the levels, battling bosses for the cure ingredients Sayuki needs. Sayuki fights by firing iciles in the direction she is facing (or where the cursor is pointing in the Wii version), with Toto offering support by firing freezing blasts. The player can collect multi-coloured crystals that not only power up Sayuki's attack but gives them different properties (Rapid, 3-Way, Homing, Bomb), as well as snowballs that can be used to power a blizzard attack that hits many enemies and freezes them instantly, or "Toto's Wild Dance" attack that involves Toto acting as a shield that freezes enemies on contact. At the end of each level is a boss who must be defeated in order to claim one of the ingredients. Along the way, Sayuki can use her blizzard attack in certain spots to discover the Yukinkos, bashful creatures that are hidden in the scenery, in order to unlock additional modes.

In 2019, the game was ported to UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} under the name '''''Snow Battle Princess Sayuki'''''.

* BedsheetGhost: One of the basic enemies, almost resembling a napkin in a [[NiceHat top hat]].

In 2019, the game was ported to Useful notes/NintendoSwitch and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} under the name '''''Snow Battle Princess Sayuki'''''.

** HereWeGoAgain / EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: ...however, this doesn't stop Sayuki, who instead researches a cure for THIS curse instead and goes through all the levels again. This time she successfully cures the boy, who has seen Sayuki helping others and decides that she can't be as bad as the other villagers say.]]
* VideoGameSettings:
** SlippySlideyIceWorld: Blizzard Mountain (an odd case due to being the first level, that doubles as GreenHillZone)
** BigFancyCastle: Monster Castle
** UndergroundLevel: Crystal Cave
** MonsterTown: Onsen Town
** DeathMountain: Hell Valley
** LethalLavaLand: Lava Mountain
** TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: Residence Of King

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: [[spoiler: Similarly to VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins, completing the game once gets the player a bad end as they gathered the wrong ingredients, and they must play through the entire game again in order to get the true ending.]]

* ShoutOut: Sayuki's name rhymes with Sayuri, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/KiKiKaiKai'' which ''Heavenly Guardian/Legend of Sayuki'' originally was going to be an entry in.

* {{Youkai}}: All but a small handful of enemies are drawn from traditional Japanese mythology; almost all the youkai discussed on the page appear in the game in some form or another.

** HereWeGoAgain/EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: ...however, this doesn't stop Sayuki, who instead researches a cure for THIS curse instead and goes through all the levels again. This time she successfully cures the boy, who has seen Sayuki helping others and decides that she can't be as bad as the other villagers say.]]

* AnIcePerson: Not just Sayuki and Koyuki, but also several enemies in the game.

* BossRush: The final level, Residence of King, monstly consists of battles with the bosses from the previous levels. [[AndZoidberg And a giant version of the pumpkin enemies for some reason]].

* EverythingTryingToKillYou: [[JustifiedTrope justified]] due to the Japanese setting and the fact that living inanimate objects are a popular form of {{Youkai}}. This results inSayuki having to fight enemies such as snowmen, living statues, evil paintings, pumpkin monsters, monster lanterns, and a living mirror.

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Toto and the Yukinkos. [[AdorableEvilMinions Along with most of the enemies you face]].

The game was released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoWii in 2007 and the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 in 2008, initially intended as an entry in the ''VideoGame/PockyAndRocky'' series before Taito was bought by Creator/SquareEnix. The gameplay is therefore similar to those games; the player controls Sayuki from a ThreeQuartersView perspective, battling various monsters as you gather PowerUps and fight your way through the levels, battling bosses for the cure ingredients Sayuki needs. Sayuki fights by firing iciles in the direction she is facing (or where the cursor is pointing in the Wii version), with Toto offering support by firing freezing blasts. The player can collect multi-coloured crystals that not only power up Sayuki's attack but gives them different properties (Rapid, 3-Way, Homing, Bomb), as well as snowballs that can be used to power a blizzard attack that hits many enemies and freezes them instantly, or "Toto's Wild Dance" attack that involves Toto acting as a shield that freezes enemies on contact. At the end of each level is a boss who must be defeated in order to claim one of the ingredients. Along the way, Sayuki can use her blizzard attack in certain spots to discover the Yukinkos, bashful creatures that are hidden in the scenery, in order to unlock additional modes.

The game was released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoWii in 2007 and the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 in 2008, initially intended as an entry in the KikiKaiKai series, before Taito was bought by Creator/SquareEnix. The gameplay is therefore similar to those games; the player controls Sayuki from a ThreeQuartersView perspective, battling various monsters as you gather PowerUps and fight your way through the levels, battling bosses for the cure ingredients Sayuki needs. Sayuki fights by firing iciles in the direction she is facing (or where the cursor is pointing in the Wii version), with Toto offering support by firing freezing blasts. The player can collect multi-coloured crystals that not only power up Sayuki's attack but gives them different properties (Rapid, 3-Way, Homing, Bomb), as well as snowballs that can be used to power a blizzard attack that hits many enemies and freezes them instantly, or "Toto's Wild Dance" attack that involves Toto acting as a shield that freezes enemies on contact. At the end of each level is a boss who must be defeated in order to claim one of the ingredients. Along the way, Sayuki can use her blizzard attack in certain spots to discover the Yukinkos, bashful creatures that are hidden in the scenery, in order to unlock additional modes.

* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: [[spoiler: Similarly to GhostsNGoblins, completing the game once gets the player a bad end as they gathered the wrong ingredients, and they must play through the entire game again in order to get the true ending.]]

The game was released for the NintendoWii in 2007 and the PlayStation2 in 2008, initially intended as an entry in the KikiKaiKai series, before Taito was bought by Creator/SquareEnix. The gameplay is therefore similar to those games; the player controls Sayuki from a ThreeQuartersView perspective, battling various monsters as you gather PowerUps and fight your way through the levels, battling bosses for the cure ingredients Sayuki needs. Sayuki fights by firing iciles in the direction she is facing (or where the cursor is pointing in the Wii version), with Toto offering support by firing freezing blasts. The player can collect multi-coloured crystals that not only power up Sayuki's attack but gives them different properties (Rapid, 3-Way, Homing, Bomb), as well as snowballs that can be used to power a blizzard attack that hits many enemies and freezes them instantly, or "Toto's Wild Dance" attack that involves Toto acting as a shield that freezes enemies on contact. At the end of each level is a boss who must be defeated in order to claim one of the ingredients. Along the way, Sayuki can use her blizzard attack in certain spots to discover the Yukinkos, bashful creatures that are hidden in the scenery, in order to unlock additional modes.

The game was released for the NintendoWii in 2007 and the PlayStation2 in 2008, initially intended as an entry in the KikiKaiKai series, before Taito was bought by SquareEnix. The gameplay is therefore similar to those games; the player controls Sayuki from a ThreeQuartersView perspective, battling various monsters as you gather PowerUps and fight your way through the levels, battling bosses for the cure ingredients Sayuki needs. Sayuki fights by firing iciles in the direction she is facing (or where the cursor is pointing in the Wii version), with Toto offering support by firing freezing blasts. The player can collect multi-coloured crystals that not only power up Sayuki's attack but gives them different properties (Rapid, 3-Way, Homing, Bomb), as well as snowballs that can be used to power a blizzard attack that hits many enemies and freezes them instantly, or "Toto's Wild Dance" attack that involves Toto acting as a shield that freezes enemies on contact. At the end of each level is a boss who must be defeated in order to claim one of the ingredients. Along the way, Sayuki can use her blizzard attack in certain spots to discover the Yukinkos, bashful creatures that are hidden in the scenery, in order to unlock additional modes.