
ActRaiser Review
ActRaiser's mix of action and civilization building is unique, but it's the masterful art direction and music composition that will win you over.
Square Enix's game ActRaiser has you playing God, controlling the lands in a very simple Sim City-like fashion for half of the game, and taking down monsters with your mighty sword in the other half. The sim part of the ... Read Full Review
5 of 5 users found the following review helpfulFor a duel genre game, Act Raiser was well developed for its time and provided a mixture of content, both light and intense. Although you won't spend too many hours on it, and the replay value is very little to none, the... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulActraiser is a great game.It was released in the early life-time of the SNES so it has sub-par graphics on the system, overall it feels like a Genesis game, it should have been made for the Genesis i don't know, that's w... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpfulIt should be noted right off the bat that ActRaiser contains some of the most beautiful music in gaming history with the most impressive tunes during "sim" mode. I wikipedia-ed the game and was astonished to find out tha... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulThe main fault I have about this game is the controls and how well they work. When you jump there isn't much variation in terms of how that is going to go, which ends up feeling like the NES castlevania jumps which were... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulI've played this game a dozen times through and it gives me the same feeling as when I first played as a kid. The simulation mode in particular is so unique and enjoyable. You are God. People pray to you, divulge their s... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulI have read the reviews and heard all the hype about Actraiser. Most hardcore old-school gamers have this game ranked as one of their top SNES games of all time. So I went out on a limb and ordered it having never play... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulThe only reason I really bought Act Raiser was because when I bought Super Mario World for SNES, the cartridge was broken and so I had to find something else to buy instead for my new SNES. I remember hearing good things... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulActraiser for the Super Nintendo is most notable in the annals of history in that if you were to rank every SNES game in alphabetical order, it would appear ninth. However, unless you watched AHHH Real Monsters back when... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulActraiser holds up very nicely considering it came out in 1991. This game mixes RTS with action and also throws some RPG elements into the mix. This game really was ahead of its time. You travel through six lands havi... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulActRaiser is one of those games that you just have to play to appreciate. As a launch title, it faced some stiff competitors, but won various gamers over with its unorthodox pseudo-fusion of action game and simulator. ... Read Full Review
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