Brawler Fun: God Hand for the PS2

Sure, everybody knows that there was a lot of next gen console news that came out of E3 last week. Hell we only scratched the tip of the iceberg of E3 goodness in our HOUR LONG podcast this week. And I doubt we'll even get close to covering any of the portable game news from E3 for at least another week. But what we will do is try to bring to you, our loyal readers [and listeners] what we think are going to be the games you should want to hear about. [If you haven't already, that is.]

First on deck: God Hand for the PS2

God Hand looks like the kind of game anyone can pick up, have a lil fun, whoop a lil ass, and get down tonight. Know what I mean? It harkens back to the day of the brawler video game...Remember those? Double Dragon? Final Fight? Fatal Fury? Ring any bells for you? They should, they were crazy fun. My sister and I begged and schemed our mom in order to get those games and would play them from the end of homework time until we HAD to go to bed. We never stopped playing because we wanted to, or were tired of the game. So if God Hand can really deliver,you won't ever want to put it down. Here's the lowdown on the game as far as what I was able to find on ye old interweb...

God Hand is a Capcom title due out sometime in Q4 2006 for the PS2. While I'm not sure what engine they are using, the screens and trailer I've seen look great. The PS2 ain't dead yet. Capcom has thrown some of the members from theDMC and Viewtiful Joe design teams at the game, and it shows. God Hand comes off like a hybrid of those two games: serious action, quirky fun, and furious gameplay delivered to the player on a purdy lil silver platter.

The game looks like it has a mashup of anime and Hollywood western movie flavors as it is set in a wild west type landscape and the main character is the Bruce Lee fighting style type; but with Dante's [from DMC] style. That right there makes me a believer, and should make lovers of the DMC and Viewtiful Joe series at least curious about this game. Are you curious? Doubting Thomas' all of you!

The setup of the game is you track down the baddies, then commence to opening a can of whoop upon them like nobody's business. The more bad guys you beat, the more your God Hand charges up. [Sound like Devil Trigger much?] Soon as your God Hand gauge is charged, you can unleash your awesome power and lay down some serious combo and counterattack damage upon the baddies. Also making an appearance are some standards for action games these days including "reaction attacks" [a la God of War and Kingdom Hearts 2] and the slo-mo "appreciate the can o' whoop I just opened" ability.

I don't know about you, but I'm keeping this game on my radar. When it comes out it just may be one of those games that quickly becomes a "Greatest Hits" title for the PS2. I miss brawlers, and hope they make a comeback.

And no, "The Bouncer" does not count...And you know why.

NinJaSistah out--