ActRaiser (Intro)

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ActRaiser (1990)

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Bout presents: ActRaiser (Intro)

ActRaiser (Akutoreizā) is a 1990 hybrid platformer, god game, and city-building game with light action RPG elements for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Quintet and published by Enix, combining traditional side-scrolling platforming with urban planning god game sections. A sequel, ActRaiser 2, was released for the Super NES in 1993. In 2007, ActRaiser became available on the Wii's Virtual Console download service in Europe, North America, and Japan. A version of the game was also released for European mobile phones in 2004. A high-definition remaster, ActRaiser Renaissance, was released for several platforms in 2021.

The plot follows a godlike being known only as "The Master" (God in the Japanese version) in his fight against Tanzra (Satan in the Japanese version), also referred to as "The Evil One". According to the instruction booklet, The Master was defeated in a battle with Tanzra and his six lieutenants. The Master retreated to his sky palace to tend to his wounds and fell into a deep sleep. In his Master's absence, Tanzra divided the world into six lands, one for each of his lieutenants; they later turned the people to evil.

After several hundred years, the Master awakens fully recovered to discover that he has lost his powers due to the lack of belief in him. As the game progresses, the Master defeats Tanzra's lieutenants and recovers his powers from him by rebuilding the civilizations of his people and communicating with them through prayer. After all lieutenants have been slain, the Master commences an assault on Tanzra's stronghold, Death Heim, eventually defeating him.

After the defeat of Tanzra, The Master and his servant revisit the many civilizations that they had helped to build and observe the people. During their observations, they note that nobody is at the temple worshiping the Master. The servant observes that, although the people once prayed to the Master in times of trouble, they no longer feel a need to because they are not in danger. The Master and his servant then enter the sky palace and depart into the heavens to await a time when they may be needed.

The player plays as "The Master", the main protagonist of the game. Although the Master is never directly controlled, the player interacts with the world by controlling an angel and an animated statue. The player plays as an angel during the simulation sequences of the game, and as the statue during the action sequences.

Each area has two side-scrolling action sequences–the overhead-view simulation mode involves protecting and guiding the Master's new civilization towards prosperity, beginning with two humans. This portion of the game requires the player to take actions that encourage the growth of the population, including road planning and using lightning, rain, sunlight, wind, and earthquakes as miracles. The Angel can interact with the monsters in the area by shooting them with arrows as well as aid the Master by indicating where to build and use miracles.

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Release: December 16, 1990
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom, Renaissance, Wii Virtual Console, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®4, Microsoft Windows, mobile phone, iOS, Android
Developer: Quintet
Publisher: Enix
Director: Masaya Hashimoto
Producer: Yasuyuki Sone
Designer: Ayano Koshiro
Writer: Tomoyoshi Miyazaki
Composer: Yuzo Koshiro
Series: ActRaiser
Game Mode: Single Player
Genres: Action RPG, Platform, Role-Playing, City-Building, Strategy

Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom, Renaissance, Wii Virtual Console, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®4, Microsoft Windows, mobile phone, iOS, Android

The game sold about 620,000 copies worldwide, with 400,000 copies sold in Japan, 180,000 in the US and 40,000 in Europe.

Geoffrey Douglas Smith of AllGame wrote while the game was not the height of its genre, the unique combination and the orchestrated soundtrack result in enjoyable adventure.

Super Gamer magazine gave a review score of 84%, calling it a brilliant mix of a strategic gods game and platforming elements.

ActRaiser was awarded Best Music of 1993 by Electronic Gaming Monthly. In 1997 Electronic Gaming Monthly editors ranked it the 75th best console video game of all time. They praised the unique combination of gameplay styles and its hypnotic atmosphere that makes playing the game seem more like a religious experience than other games on Super NES.

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