God Hand
 

So, I just started playing this Friday after hearing nothing about it other than a few brief mentions here, and have already heard the ending theme for the first time in two different places since I started playing. Kinda creepy/weird.

Anywho, the game plays like a sexy mix between Battletoads or Double Dragon and Devil May Cry, with a create your own fighting style thing going on. Plays absolutely wonderfully, with my only problems being the occasional camera issue. Given the control setup, that's not that surprising, just worth mentioning.

The plot is that your some douchebag who got his arm cut off and now he has the God Hand, which is some magical superweapon for fighting demons. They aren't too happy about that, so the Four Devas are trying to capture you, one of them being some dude with the Devil Hand. Not exactly an original plot, but you are in no way supposed to take it seriously. You just need to go along for the ride and enjoy the hell out of it.

Also worth mentioning... midget power rangers.

God Hand and Devil Hand. A little Trigun allusion there maybe?

Just checked out the trailer for this thing, and besides Battletoads and Double Dragon, it also brings me back to Final Fight. Suplexes, DDTs, all to guitar riffs in the background. Might have to check this one out.

Yeah Godhand is awesome, and the comparison to Battletoads is pretty accurate. What with the throw you on the ground and violate you, repeatedly, level of difficulty.


Doubt it. Godhand is the nickname of the inventor(maybe just the guy who made it popular?) of karate, and pops up a lot in manga and video games. Devilhand is a pretty easy foil for it too.

Yep, that would be Mas Oyama; founder of Kyokushin karate! Got the name by Falcon Punching a lot of Bulls I do believe.

Isn't god hand the game where you punch people into orbit and stuff? I recall somewhere in the back of my mind Mr. Clevinger talking about it on the front page a few years ago.

There is one thing you need to know about Godhand.

It is a game about punching things.

If Brian did talk about a game that is only about punching things, then yeah that is Godhand.

I first thought Godhand was a reference to another Mikami produced game, Killer 7 where the villain had a "god hand."

The game is awesome.

There is a super lethal attack where you get hit in the head with a wash basin.

And when you run, you're not actually running. Rather, you're stepping quickly in place, while the background is moving in relation to you.

Any game where it can be balls hard yet even the strongest foe can get punched halfway across the map (or into space) with one satisfyingly connecting punch is well worth anyone's time.

People turned into Chihuahuas!!

An evil luchador Gorilla!

AWESOME!

IGN apparently gave this game a 3/10 when they reviewed it. They have lost all credibility they might once have had in my eyes. Seriously, you can pretty much do whatever fighting style you want. Want to do mostly kicks? Do it! Want to bitch slap everyone and their mom? Do it! Want to be the boxingest drunk boxer around? Do it! I absolutely love it and the right stick works marvelously for dodging.

This game is good if you like making fun of it while playing.
 

Here's a review that gave it a B+. It even compares it to Double Dragon. Game Revolution has always been my goto site for reviews and such.

The game is meant to be campy. Anyone who gave it a low score was taking it too seriously.

I mean, the Hawaiian Five O soundtrack themesong should have clued them in that this is a game around you punching the crap out of tough insane opponents, with incredibly piss poor and generic writing.

I did not come for some wordy words, I just want to spank an evil stripper to death/ into submission with an allmighty right hand!

Is that so much to ask?