

Using the button allows the player, as Gene, to jump up ladders, pick up items, and use special attacks on abnormal enemies. The player can turn around using a button, and all actions outside of basic attacks are performed via a context sensitive button. The 3D action game has the player moving in all directions, attacking with the face buttons and using special moves. God Hand was also the last game developed by Clover Studio. God Hand received an overall mixed response from critics and sold only modestly upon its release in Japan. The gameplay combines traditional elements of the beat 'em up genre with new features, these include being able to map and string together a large repertoire of fighting techniques to the gamepad's face buttons in order to create unique combo attacks. The game mixes western and Japanese-themed comedy, containing over-the-top characters and storyline events. God Hand's plot follows Gene, a martial artist protecting his companion and wielding a legendary pair of divine arms called "God Hands", in order to save the world from demons. It was re-released for the PlayStation 3 as a "PS2 Classics" downloadable game on the PlayStation Network on October 4, 2011. It was directed by Shinji Mikami, and was released in Japan and North America in 2006, and in 2007 for PAL territories. God Hand ( ゴッドハンド, Goddo Hando ?) is a 3D beat 'em up game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 2.
