Play Defender of the Crown (France) Online

Game Overview

Defender of the Crown (France) on NES is this weirdly charming mix of strategy and action that somehow works. You start off picking a knight—I always went for the one with the red shield—and then it’s basically medieval chess with swords. You move armies around a map of England, but the fun part is when things get hands-on: jousting feels clunky at first until you get the timing down, and those castle sieges where you fling rocks with a catapult never get old.

It’s got that classic NES jank—sometimes the sword fights feel like you’re swinging at air—but there’s something satisfying about slowly taking over territories while your knights bicker in terrible French accents. Just don’t expect deep storytelling; it’s all about the chaotic medieval power grabs.