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| Game Details | Released
16 February 2007 | | Format
PS2 | | Developer
Clover Studios |
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God Hand
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Developed by Clover Studios - the console geniuses behind Okami and Viewtiful Joe - this ambitious brawler boasts one of the best pedigrees in modern gaming. But as the finished product is one of the most offensively poor titles to ever trouble a PlayStation, God Hand is an embarrassment for Clover and a crushing disappointment for everyone else.
A no-frills, Streets Of Rage-style arcade brawler, God Hand thrusts players into a relentless series of old-school skirmishes that require little in the way of skill or imagination, and instead reward anyone with the steely constitution to pound the attack buttons until their thumbs are raw and blistered.
And it gets worse. While many a rubbish game has been salvaged through stellar production values, the legions of enemies you’ll meet in this dull slugathon are cheesy and shoddily designed; and although the grotty urban environments are significantly more interesting than the boring fighters, it’s still frustrating to see walls and buildings pop in and out of existence as you trudge along, making God Hand feel more like a first-generation PSOne title than one of the PS2’s swansongs.
Essentially a homage to 1990s brawlers gone horribly wrong, God Hand is also plagued by terrible acting, a lifeless story, shameful repetition and one of the worst in-game cameras in console history. Steer well clear.
Reviewer: David McComb
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| RE: God Hand | | | Not as hard as it was made out to be but still, overall a bag of shite! ... Read More
| | | theslinker About me | | 19:57, 28 July 2007 | Report This Post | |
| | | | Dear oh dear, did you lot MISS the point!? | | | The crap acting, shoddy music and "dissapearing" walls are all part of the charm. They are the prime ingredients for a nostalgia trip down memory lane. I have this game and I LOVE it! Yes it's hard, but if you can't take the heat......play something else! I have tried fighting the same boss for 2 days straight before finally knocking seven shades out of them and let me tell ya, there is no better feeling, well except when Liverpool won the champions league in 2005, but that's another s... Read More
| | | tallaght24 About me | | 14:04, 20 February 2007 | Report This Post | |
| | | | Congratulations! | | | Yes, this definitely is one of the shoddiest and laziest pieces of journalism I've seen in quite a while. You've either just played it on easy mode, or possibly not played it at all. God Hand is well-known for being incredibly difficult, and the fact that you claim you can get by just by 'button-bashing' says more about your commitment to providing an accurate criticism than it does about the game.
Nice one for keeping up the tradition of excellent, well-informed writing that games journalist... Read More
| | | Sean Bell About me | | 15:03, 01 February 2007 | Report This Post | |
| | | | WTF!? | | | Too annoying! I gave up after the first stage. And even the title GOD ASS would suit the game. ... Read More
| | | LeonX42 About me | | 13:23, 01 February 2007 | Report This Post | |
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