Asura's Wrath "satisfies" God Hand 2 cravings

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 18 April, 2011

Action games share inspiration.

Capcom reckons upcoming action game Asura's Wrath will "satisfy" cravings fans have for a God Hand sequel.

2006 PlayStation 2 game God Hand was developed by now defunct Clover Studio – the developer behind Viewtiful Joe.

It was applauded by critics (Eurogamer's God Hand review awarded it 8/10), but failed to find commercial success.

God Hand was Clover's final title. The developer announced its closure days after the game's US release.

Since then, fans have crossed their fingers that Capcom may one day decide to publish a sequel.

And some have spotted similarities between God Hand and 2012 action game Asura's Wrath – a comparison producer Kazuhiro Tsuchiya is delighted by.

"The reaction they had is because those people are looking for a crazy, over-the-top game. This game will be that for them.

"I'm happy this game satisfies those expectations or those cravings they have."

Asura's Wrath is a bonkers action game from CyberConnect2, the Japanese developer behind the Naruto video games.

You play Asura, a demigod upset that his former friends have kidnapped his daughter. A planetary sized boss tries to press him to death with its finger. Really.

"The inspiration behind making this game was I wanted to make something that gamers have never seen before," Tsuchiya added. "I'm sure that was the same motivation behind the team that made God Hand as well."

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  • StolenGlory #1 1 year ago

    I dunno. CyberConnect2 are no Grasshopper Manufacture.

    Still looks like an entertaining, action-packed clusterfuck though.

  • Rufus #2 1 year ago

    If it does satisfy GH 2 cravings then count me in. I absolutely adore God Hand.

  • RobotRocker #3 1 year ago

    Those are some lofty goals Capcom. Better deliver or I'm going to punch you

    in the face

  • sonicyoda #4 1 year ago

    I'm not bothered really. I just hope Asura's Wrath is good enough to stand on its' own two feet. I love CyberConnect2's Naruto games so hopefully this will deliver.

  • 32768Colours #5 1 year ago

    I love this sort of stuff, and its where Japanese games have the advantage over western ones. Massively OTT and proud of it! They're like the spiritual successor to the 8 and 16 bit scrolling beat 'em ups and that's no bad thing.

    I really hope this delivers the goods :)

  • rudderless #6 1 year ago

    I think it's only going to satisfy GH cravings in OTT tone rather than the way it plays. If it's anything like CyberConnect2's recent Naruto titles, then it'll be a series of spectacular QTEs spliced with decent, responsive but hardly inspiring third-person scrapping.

    Still excited, mind. The trailers so far have been fantastic. But I think anyone hoping for a God Hand 2 equivalent is only going to be disappointed.

  • rudderless #7 1 year ago

    I think it's only going to satisfy GH cravings in OTT tone rather than the way it plays. If it's anything like CyberConnect2's recent Naruto titles, then it'll be a series of spectacular QTEs spliced with decent, responsive but hardly inspiring third-person scrapping.

    Still excited, mind. The trailers so far have been fantastic. But I think anyone hoping for a God Hand 2 equivalent is only going to be disappointed.

  • nuanimal #8 1 year ago

    "The inspiration behind making this game was I wanted to make something that gamers have never seen before," Tsuchiya added. "I'm sure that was the same motivation behind the team that made God Hand as well."

    I would've thought Clover's biggest motivation for God Hand at the time, would've been something like; "Hope this game does well so we can keep our jobs..."

    Sadly they made many great games, that didn't sell :o(

  • taurus82 #9 1 year ago

    As long as it runs smoothly on PS3, I'll buy it.

  • dwalker109 #10 1 year ago

    Oooooh tenuous! Still, looks ok. Never played God Hand but it sounds like my kinda thing.

  • retr0gamer #11 1 year ago

    Quote: I dunno. CyberConnect2 are no Grasshopper Manufacture.

    No but I think they've put out much better games than grasshopper, not that I don't love grasshoppers craziness. CyberConnects recent game Solatorobo is fantastic and really shows what a quality studio they are.

  • Ezzekhiel #12 1 year ago

    I want these guys to make a real Berserk game...

  • Sonic_D #13 1 year ago

    Couldn't find a copy of GH, a PSN release would be appreciated.

  • lucky_jim #14 1 year ago

    The trailers for Asura's Wrath have been adorably insane. Shattering arms? Yes please.

  • ToAks #15 1 year ago

    GodHand made me laugh so hard...like a million times.
    it's one of the best games ever, although the graphics really did not push any of my buttons.

    it sold bad up here because of no marketing and almost all shops decided to ignore the game (same with Yakuza 2).
    I had to import the game to get hold of it and it's still one of the most expensive ps2 games in pre-owned shops, that is..if you can find it.

    Looking forward to AsWr, CC2 makes good games! day 1 for me.

  • menage #16 1 year ago

    Naruto was nice enough, and I'm a sucker for these kinds of games. Need to see more gameplay though.

  • wanderingkid #17 1 year ago

    Any game that plays remotely like God Hand will be a great thing I say, and this is looking mighty fine, can't wait !!!