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Five Rare Games I Want to Play (5/5)

5. God Hand (PS2)

God Hand's American Cover

(Excuse the large photo)

The final game in this list is God Hand, a PlayStation 2 game released in 2006 by Clover Studios (now Platinum Games) and Capcom (in North America). God Hand is a beat 'em up where you play as Gene, a nomad who loses his arm in a brawl. He's given the God Hand, arms that once belonged to a warrior centuries ago.

Clover Studios/ Platinum Games is known for developing brawlers and hack and slash games. Outside of game play, the games have different styles. God Hand has a Western setting with wacky characters such as a gorilla in a mask, a flamboyant male dance duo, and mini-Power Rangers rejects. Clover Studios/ Platinum Games is famous for developing critically acclaimed PS2 titles such as the Devil May Cry series and Okami.

God Hand gameplay

Youtuber Total Biscuit's review of God Hand

Many video games are made, both good and bad. Many games are overlooked because they aren't AAA titles-games released by a major company, i.e. Sony, Microsoft, Ubisoft- or they didn't sell well at the time of their release. Einhänder, Burning Rangers, and God Hand are examples of hidden gems that weren't appreciated by their publishers, but ActRaiser and Valkyrie Profile were games that were popular for their time.

As a gamer, it's important to appreciate games for what they are and the developers who put many hours into creating them.

Posted on March 27th, 2016

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:

Article on ActRaiser:

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/actraiser/actraiser.htm

Posted on February 29th, 2016

Five Rare Games I Want to Play (2/5)

2. Burning Rangers (Sega Saturn)

Burning Rangers' Japanese Cover

Burning Rangers is a third-person shooter released for the Sega Saturn in Japan in February 1998,

North America in May 1998 and Europe in June 1998.

The game was developed by Sonic Team, the studio behind the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.

The game follows two recruits, Shou and Tillis, in an elite squad of firefighters.

Shou and Tillis go on rescue missions and put out fires in futuristic suits.

This game is action packed but its game-play is straightforward and linear, but I still want to play it.

Burning Rangers was released late in the Sega Saturn's lifespan, so it didn't get a lot of popularity.

Maybe Sega/Sonic Team will remake it someday.

For more information on Burning Rangers, checkout:

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/burningrangers/burningrangers.htm

Burning Rangers Long-play

Posted on February 27th, 2016

Five Rare Games I Want to Play (1/5)

1. Einhänder (PlayStation)

Einhänder's Japanese cover

Einhänder released for the PlayStation November 20, 1997 in Japan and May 5, 1998 in North America.

German for “one-handed sword", Einhänder is a side-scrolling shooter about a pilot in a war between Earth and the moon.

The game was developed by Square Soft, now Square Enix, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.

The game is most known for its soundtrack, composed by Kenichiro Fukui, containing a blend of hip-hop, progressive house, piano, and opera. The game released for the PlayStation Network in Japan on June 25, 2008.

I want to play Einhänder because of its unique music and I enjoy playing side-scrolling shooters.

Einhänder gameplay: