Five Rare Games I Want To Play (3/5)
3. ActRaiser (SNES, mobile, Virtual Console)
ActRaiser's SNES North American cover
ActRaiser is an platforming/city-building simulation game released in Japan in 1990,
North America in 1991, and Europe in 1992 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES); it was released for mobile phones only in Europe in 2004, and in 2007 it was released for the Wii Virtual Console.
This game was developed by Quintet and published by Enix, which merged with Square in 2003 to become Square Enix.
You play the role of God (The Master in the North American version), who reclaims six civilizations taken
by Satan (Tanzra in the North American version).
ActRaiser is a mix of Castlevania and Farmville, though I'm not sure if you can control the weather in Farmville;
you clear the lands of monsters, making it hospitable for your followers.
Yuzo Koshiro composed the soundtrack. He's known for the music in The Super Shinobi, Streets of Rage trilogy, and Super Adventure Island.
I want to play ActRaiser because the game-play is simple, so it can appeal to many gamers.
For more information on ActRaiser: checkout these links and videos:
ActRaiser Review:
ActRaiser long-play:
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