God Hand Dealt to Stores
$30 gets you one of the coolest crappy games ever.
Published: October 10, 2006
Let's explain that strapline for a second. God Hand is a game that apparently channels the free-flowing conduits of awesome running through the air (much like Guitar Hero II, but that's neither here nor there, we're just playing a lot of it lately), and condenses it down into a fighting game that's high on ass kicking and low on... well let's just call it "visual polish." The game looks like it costs only $30, but looks are plenty deceiving here.
We'll back up a moment. See God Hand is developed by Clover Studios, the guys behind Viewtiful Joe and Okami (and in fact the game was cooked up by the latter's producer, Atsushi Inaba and Resident Evil 4 maestro Shinji Mikami), thus it is almost by default going to be awesome. And yet, it looks nothing like either, opting to favor some great beat-'em-up gameplay over actual graphics that wow... well, anyone.
See, there's this thing called the God Hand, and it's... well, let's just let the good folks at Capcom give you the backstory, hmm?
"Centuries ago, the world was in imminent doom until a man with the divine powers of god in his arms defeated Demon King Angra. Grateful that Angra's threat had subsided, people bestowed this fighter with the title 'God Hand'. Legend states that to this day, a single clan continues to protect the sacred hands and anyone who acquires such immense power could become a deity or demon. Fast forward to a small town overrun with thugs wielding super-human strength. A gruff drifter named Gene finds his way to this troubled region only to fall unconscious after his right arm is severed while trying to defend a woman in distress. He later awakens to find his limb whole again and is now the possessor of the legendary 'God Hand'. Now the burden of being hunted by demonic legions seeking the right hand of god begins."
So now Gene is a lean, mean ass kicking (and, in the case of some evil girlies, spanking) machine. Gifted with the power to unleash the God Hand, becoming invincible and ultra-quick in the process, he can also pick from a roulette wheel of special attacks. In short, he's really, really good at beating people up. Really good. Why are we telling you all this in what amounts to a quasi-review? Because you need to know why you must buy this game, since it's out now, and you clearly follow our advice all the time.
So go on, git! The game will set you back just $30 and should be in stores as you read this. We'll have our full review (which will basically say the same thing) tomorrow-ish.
We'll back up a moment. See God Hand is developed by Clover Studios, the guys behind Viewtiful Joe and Okami (and in fact the game was cooked up by the latter's producer, Atsushi Inaba and Resident Evil 4 maestro Shinji Mikami), thus it is almost by default going to be awesome. And yet, it looks nothing like either, opting to favor some great beat-'em-up gameplay over actual graphics that wow... well, anyone.
See, there's this thing called the God Hand, and it's... well, let's just let the good folks at Capcom give you the backstory, hmm?
"Centuries ago, the world was in imminent doom until a man with the divine powers of god in his arms defeated Demon King Angra. Grateful that Angra's threat had subsided, people bestowed this fighter with the title 'God Hand'. Legend states that to this day, a single clan continues to protect the sacred hands and anyone who acquires such immense power could become a deity or demon. Fast forward to a small town overrun with thugs wielding super-human strength. A gruff drifter named Gene finds his way to this troubled region only to fall unconscious after his right arm is severed while trying to defend a woman in distress. He later awakens to find his limb whole again and is now the possessor of the legendary 'God Hand'. Now the burden of being hunted by demonic legions seeking the right hand of god begins."
So now Gene is a lean, mean ass kicking (and, in the case of some evil girlies, spanking) machine. Gifted with the power to unleash the God Hand, becoming invincible and ultra-quick in the process, he can also pick from a roulette wheel of special attacks. In short, he's really, really good at beating people up. Really good. Why are we telling you all this in what amounts to a quasi-review? Because you need to know why you must buy this game, since it's out now, and you clearly follow our advice all the time.
So go on, git! The game will set you back just $30 and should be in stores as you read this. We'll have our full review (which will basically say the same thing) tomorrow-ish.
