ActRaiser (1990)

Developer: Quintet
Publisher: Enix Corporation, Enix America Corporation, St. GIGA, Square Enix, Nintendo
Platforms: Arcade, Satellaview, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, Super Famicom
Genres: Platform, Simulator, Strategy
Rating: 4.0 of 5, 70 player ratings
Main story: about 8.0 hours
Completionist: about 12 hours
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

A rare SNES hybrid blending side-scrolling action combat with top-down city-building god game sections in a mythic setting.

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About

ActRaiser is a 1990 platform and city-building simulation game for the Super Nintendo, combining traditional side-scrolling platforming with urban planning god game sections. In 2007, ActRaiser became available on the Wii's Virtual Console download service. A version of the game was also released for European mobile phones in 2004.

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