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Goodbye Clover Studios, it's just not fair

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 36 / 60
Date: October 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Viewtiful Joe was such a breath of fresh air. So much talent was placed into the design and look of the game. It was simply beautiful.

But rather than careing about unique and innovative games, Capcom's board of directors is only thinking about bottom line profits.

And I don't care if you want to hit the negative button below my review. Those who do so, have no clue how the dissolution is is a travesty for gamers.

Show your support for Clover, hit the positive button!

A Victorious Tongue-In-Cheek Brawler...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 13
Date: November 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

So I recently bought God Hand, and it has recently become a nightly fixture. It's safe to say that this is becoming one of my favorite action games of all time- only a rung or so down from DMC3. And it seems like many of the people who actually spent time with the game feel the same way.

Critics, however, bombed this brawler like there was no tomorrow. It's disappointing, because even publications I typically agree with gave the game abysmal scores (for a Clover game, at least). When I first turned the game on, I was unimpressed. After 5 minutes, I really wanted to turn it off. I didn't, and I'm glad that I pressed on. The fact that your arsenal of moves is entirely customizeable is awesome. Then you have all sorts of special attacks. A HUGE number of extra moves and special attacks can be bought from the store, so the number of possible attack sequences is nearly infinite. Depending on what difficulty you play on, you will probably find yourself frequently switching up your movelist to maximize damage or change-up the juggling properties of your combos to match the attributes of the enemies you face. Good stuff...

Critics complained that the number of enemy types is low (it's really not THAT low) and that the game felt repetitive. Except that one thing (the same thing that saved Chaos Legion) saves God Hand from ever feeling repetitive: it's difficult. Anybody who elects to play the game on easy and breeze through may feel slighted- the joy of this game come from defeating the difficult enemies the game throws at the player on normal and hard difficulties. The game is so focused on throwing challenges at the player that it even has a bizarre leveling system. The better you play, the higher your level goes. When you kill enemies at higher levels, you get more money. However, at higher levels, the enemy AI kicks it up several notches.

Critics also complained that the camera was bad. Yet, while the camera can occasionally feel unwieldy, it feels right in the context of this brawler. Since Clover wanted to map the VERY useful array of dodge moves to the right analog stick, there simply isn't room for full camera movement.

There are also some very enjoyable mini-games and side sections to break up the action. There's a casino with slots and video poker as well as a battle ring with assorted challenges.

Add on top of that a really zany sense of humor and an off-beat soundtrack and you get a really quality brawler. Am I the only one that has been loving this gem?

So oldskool it hurts... and it hurts SO good!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game, in a day and age where graphics and gameplay do not go hand in hand, God Hand has done so and it is one of the most ROCKINEST GAMES you'll ever play. When I said it's so oldskool it hurts, I mean it. Remember NES games and such where bad guys are repititve? Color changed by pixel and basically the same thing over... and over... and over again but for some strange reason you play on because of an x-factor of gameplay you can't quite put your mind and finger to it? God Hand has it and it is a game that is SO rewarding to a game player.

It may not be for everyone and this game will probably end up like some kind of Cult Classic like NES's River City Ransom or Roller Games-- but hands down this game is a wild experience to be had. I've played some good games with awesome boss fights, my most memorable being Legend of Zelda's Windwaker on GC with Ganon at the final fight with the waterfall arena set up... but each and every boss fight in God Hand goes to an epic scale of play. You aren't just playing the hero. YOU ARE THE HERO when you play this game and for hardcore enthusiasts of this genre, it will NOT disappoint.

You wanna develop a hardskin and call yourself a true gamer? Buy this game. You wanna prove that you are ONE WITH THE UNIVERSE and that your gaming chi has developed to the epitimy of zen? BUY THIS GAME!

Farewell, Clover. We hardly knew ya...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 19
Date: October 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is Clover's last video game. They produced amazing games like Okami and Viewtiful Joe. This one might suck, I haven't played it, so ignore my rating, but it is the last game from Clover, which Capcom has disolved. Goodbye, thanks for Okami alone. It's flawless. If more people had thought so, perhaps they wouldn't be gone. Like Arrested Development and Firefly, the good die young.

River City Rumble meets Ninja Gaiden.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Remember those old 2D games where you just walked down a street and punched the crap out of bad guys? This is one of those games, but in 3D. The combat system is more complex than that of those old beat-em-ups, but the feeling is just the same.

Be warned, though: This is a challenging game. You have to pay attention to your surroundings, and dodging is just as important as beating on the enemies. You might have to do a particular segment/fight a dozen times, but oddly enough, that's wasn't really a flaw in this game for me. Getting better and better at reading enemies and getting better at dodging attack after attack was encouraging for me, and gave the game a real Punch Out sort of feel.

If you want something fun, challenging and somehow fresh despite reminding you of all those old games about punching (and kicking) people silly, God Hand is for you.

One Amazing Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Wow! That's all I can say! What other game lets you fight pro wrestler Gorrillas, fight Power Ranger Midgets, and smack people into the stratosphere with a holy baseball bat?! Its bar none my favorite game in the world! You will not regret purchasing it! Buy it now!!!!!!

good game with quality graphics

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I think this game is good for its originality and the graphics are great youll have a really good time with this game is u like beat em up themm gangster...

An underappreciated gem.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Many would pinpoint Okami as Clover's final gem, and while it was a great game, I'd have to disagree; God Hand is the real Clover classic.

A humorous spin on classic beat-em-ups like Final Fight and Streets of Rage, God Hand takes the concept to an extreme degree, making your character able of pulling off super-human feats like sending enemies flying into the sky with a single kick or unleashing lightning-fast flurries of punches. However, this works in reverse as well - your enemies are tough enough to take dozens of punches and keep on fighting, and when sufficiently angered they can drop you with just a few hits. They'll gang up on you (sometimes outnumbering you five-to-one or even more) and use cheap tricks to lure you in for a huge attack that drains half your health bar. Thus, using your special "god reels" and "god hand" invincibility at the proper time is an integral part of the game's strategy, as is mastery of the dodge mechanic - there are very few "cheap shots" in the game that cannot be dodged. Careful conservation of health powerups and weapons for the toughest enemies couldn't hurt either.

So, yes, God Hand is a very difficult game. It will frustrate you. You'll probably die dozens of times before you get used to it and continue to die dozens more times after you do. But, once you master the dodge, perfect your fighting technique and conquer the very last boss and everything in between, you'll definitely feel you've accomplished something great. It's a shame Clover won't be around to make a sequel.

Best Game Ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have owned and played every Clover game and this one is the best. Also, there is a reference to Kevin Smith's Clerks, which makes this game that much more awesome.

Surprisingly entertaining

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is what it is, a button smasher, but make sure you smash the right buttons! the graghics are OK, The story is a little thin, it's a wacky,fun, crazy story. BUT the game play makes up for both of these flaws. The fight move are incredible, Techniqes are awsome, and there are over 100! the roullete wheel is a cool idea as well, I like the Casino too, its very well done... you can play video Poker or Black Jack for gold pieces, you can also bett on dog racing too. I really like this game and I'm a picky gamer.. play this game a couple of hours and you'll be addicted

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