![]() ![]() A 180 degree turn button and frequent use of the right stick ease tensions slightly, but you’ll frequently curse deaths brought about by the often inadequate controls. In this sense it’s typical Capcom, with the controls themselves being the first barrier that needs to be overcome before you can start enjoying yourself. The camera is fixed right behind him at all times and the inability to move in any direction other than forwards and back makes it feel like you’re in control of a unicyclist. ![]() Things aren’t made any easier by the often infuriating way your character moves around. Dodging is the name of the game, with carefully timed rolls or sidesteps being vital if you’re going to get anywhere in God Hand. Standard combat features the usual selection of kicks and punches, but the right stick will soon become your best friend. This lets you unleash a whirlwind of attacks onto enemies within touching distance and comes in mightily handy against more powerful opponents. These vary wildly, but include ridiculous stomps and hilarious repeated kneeing to the crotch.īy filling your God Hand meter you can activate the hand’s special abilities, effectively increasing your attack speed. Playing cards can be collected during your travels and these provide you with special Roulette attacks, accessed from an in-game menu. The game details how this hand came to be so I won’t ruin that for you, but its power is worth discussing. During standard play you kick, punch and dance around your opponents, whether they come at you alone or in groups, but the magic happens when you call upon your God Hand. The titular ‘God Hand’ is in fact the arm that Gene, the main character, uses to dish out severe beatings. One of the overriding reasons to keep on playing is to see what happens next – you can try to second guess the plot, but you’ll never succeed. GOD HAND GAMEPLAY MOVIEWith gay wrestlers, poisonous Chihuahuas, slapstick-esque attacks and voice acting right out of the Big Book of Cheese, the whole experience could be likened to a martial arts movie made by the producers of Rainbow. If you do like it though, there’s an awful lot to enjoy. There’s every chance that you’ll have never played a game like God Hand before and every chance you won’t want to play anything like it ever again. God Hand is a tough, tough game that punishes you for every slight lapse in concentration at times it seems completely unfair and will test your patience to the limit. And some people will dislike it there’s no shame in that. ![]() That rather long-winded intro is basically me trying to say that God Hand is a great beat ’em up that tries its hardest to make you dislike it. He might have been a top bloke, but he did his best to disguise it. As much as you don’t want to bad mouth a dead man, those annoying remarks he made and the occasional bullying really wore you down, so much so that it was hard to see him as a guy that regularly did charity work and single-handedly built 100 orphanages out of nothing but sweat and dirt. Seeing as Clover is no more, disliking God Hand would be similar to ripping into a popular guy at his funeral: it would make you feel more than a little ashamed. It’s from Clover Studio you see, the team that also brought us the wonderful Okami. God Hand is one of those games that you’ll be torn apart for not liking. ![]()
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