<s>
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
PS2	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
downloadable	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
combines	O
traditional	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
with	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
these	O
include	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
map	O
and	O
string	O
together	O
a	O
large	O
repertoire	O
of	O
fighting	O
techniques	O
to	O
the	O
gamepad	O
's	O
face	O
buttons	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
unique	O
combo	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
follows	O
a	O
martial	O
artist	O
protecting	O
his	O
companion	O
and	O
wielding	O
a	O
legendary	O
divine	O
arm	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
,	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
from	O
demons	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
has	O
the	O
player	O
moving	O
in	O
all	O
directions	O
,	O
attacking	O
with	O
the	O
face	O
buttons	O
and	O
using	O
special	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
turn	O
around	O
using	O
a	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
actions	O
outside	O
of	O
basic	O
attacks	O
are	O
performed	O
via	O
a	O
context	B-Application
sensitive	I-Application
button	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
arsenal	O
is	O
the	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
reaches	O
a	O
set	O
amount	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
remove	O
the	O
bracelet	O
from	O
Gene	O
's	O
arm	O
to	O
temporarily	O
unleash	O
the	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
enemy	O
,	O
when	O
defeated	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
small	O
chance	O
to	O
spawn	O
a	O
demon	B-Operating_System
from	O
their	O
corpses	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
challenging	O
enemies	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
sub-bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defeating	O
those	O
demons	B-Operating_System
will	O
always	O
award	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
large	O
sums	O
of	O
money	O
,	O
technique	O
scrolls	O
or	O
roulette	O
scrolls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
demon	B-Operating_System
battles	O
are	O
guaranteed	O
in	O
specific	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
map	O
is	O
a	O
casino	B-Application
,	O
which	O
contains	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
minigames	O
,	O
including	O
slots	O
,	O
blackjack	B-Application
,	O
poker	O
,	O
chihuahua	O
racing	O
and	O
a	O
fighting	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
backstory	O
,	O
a	O
fallen	O
angel	O
became	O
the	O
Demon	B-Operating_System
King	O
Angra	O
,	O
whose	O
demonic	O
army	O
invaded	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
man	O
was	O
then	O
given	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
"	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
"	O
by	O
the	O
people	O
he	O
saved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
clan	O
of	O
humans	O
was	O
established	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
God	B-Application
Hands	I-Application
as	O
it	O
is	O
said	O
that	O
anyone	O
who	O
possesses	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
"	O
capable	O
of	O
becoming	O
either	O
god	O
or	O
demon	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
protagonist	O
is	O
Gene	O
,	O
a	O
23-year-old	O
fighter	O
who	O
has	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
Hands	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
sought	O
after	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
demons	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gene	O
is	O
accompanied	O
by	O
Olivia	O
,	O
a	O
19-year-old	O
descendant	O
of	O
the	O
clan	O
who	O
once	O
protected	O
the	O
God	B-Application
Hands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
demons	B-Operating_System
kill	O
her	O
family	O
,	O
she	O
fled	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
Hands	I-Application
,	O
grafting	O
it	O
onto	O
Gene	O
upon	O
meeting	O
him	O
when	O
he	O
saves	O
her	O
from	O
bandits	O
attempting	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
from	O
her	O
and	O
gets	O
his	O
right	O
arm	O
hacked	O
off	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
members	O
include	O
the	O
leader	O
Belze	O
,	O
the	O
cigar	O
addicted	O
officer	O
Elvis	O
,	O
the	O
circus	O
ringmaster	O
Shannon	O
and	O
Azel	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Devil	O
Hand	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
human	O
that	O
also	O
possesses	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
God	B-Application
Hands	I-Application
and	O
earlier	O
joined	O
the	O
Devas	O
to	O
achieve	O
his	O
own	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
recurring	O
minor	O
enemies	O
whom	O
Gene	O
meets	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
extremely	O
flamboyant	O
twins	O
;	O
the	O
trio	O
responsible	O
for	O
removing	O
Gene	O
's	O
original	O
arm	O
;	O
a	O
gorilla	O
wearing	O
a	O
lucha	O
libre	O
wrestling	O
mask	O
and	O
outfit	O
;	O
an	O
android	O
warrior	O
sent	O
by	O
Belze	O
twice	O
to	O
stop	O
Gene	O
;	O
an	O
aspiring	O
rock	O
duo	O
who	O
were	O
originally	O
aspiring	O
musicians	O
that	O
sold	O
their	O
souls	O
to	O
the	O
demons	B-Operating_System
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
power	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
midgets	O
dressed	O
in	O
Super	O
Sentai-style	O
clothing	O
with	O
playing	O
card	O
emblems	O
on	O
their	O
costumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Gene	O
defeats	O
Azel	O
at	O
the	O
Tower	O
of	O
Angra	O
,	O
Angra	O
awakens	O
from	O
inside	O
Azel	O
's	O
body	O
;	O
Azel	O
then	O
rips	O
off	O
his	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
and	O
entrusts	O
it	O
to	O
Gene	O
,	O
not	O
wanting	O
to	O
be	O
controlled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
with	O
both	O
God	B-Application
Hands	I-Application
,	O
Gene	O
defeats	O
Angra	O
and	O
rescues	O
Olivia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
responsible	O
for	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
was	O
supervised	O
by	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
,	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
survival	O
horror	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Atsushi	O
Inaba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
idea	O
for	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
came	O
about	O
during	O
a	O
conversation	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
about	O
the	O
current	O
state	O
of	O
action	B-Application
games	I-Application
;	O
they	O
found	O
that	O
many	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
had	O
gotten	O
away	O
from	O
hand	O
to	O
hand	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikami	O
expanded	O
this	O
in	O
2020	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
initial	O
concept	O
started	O
sometime	O
in	O
1999	O
when	O
he	O
played	O
Final	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
popular	O
arcade	O
series	O
he	O
liked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
disappointed	O
with	O
Revenge	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
shit	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
one	O
day	O
make	O
a	O
better	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
was	O
to	O
focus	O
solely	O
on	O
"	O
hardcore	O
action	O
"	O
without	O
much	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inaba	O
stated	O
that	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
is	O
"	O
aimed	O
at	O
hardcore	O
gamers	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
is	O
shown	O
in	O
its	O
hard	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Viewtiful	B-Application
Joe	I-Application
and	O
Ōkami	B-Application
,	O
the	O
design	O
team	O
had	O
no	O
particular	O
goal	O
when	O
designing	O
the	O
graphical	O
style	O
of	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
other	O
than	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
it	O
to	O
look	O
more	O
realistic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
appears	O
to	O
share	O
many	O
elements	O
with	O
classic	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Fist	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
North	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
MD	O
Geist	O
and	O
JoJo	B-Application
's	I-Application
Bizarre	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
no	O
specific	O
anime	O
was	O
cited	O
as	O
inspiration	O
,	O
but	O
Inaba	O
notes	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
shares	O
that	O
same	O
style	O
as	O
'	O
80s	O
action	O
anime.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
128-page	O
player	O
's	O
guide	O
titled	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
Official	O
Guide	O
Book	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
initially	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
received	O
almost	O
universal	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
combat	O
system	O
and	O
an	O
attempt	O
at	O
adhering	O
to	O
an	O
"	O
old-school	O
brawler	B-Application
"	O
formula	O
,	O
attributes	O
which	O
the	O
same	O
critics	O
found	O
to	O
overshadow	O
glaring	O
flaws	O
in	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
play	O
control	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	O
Magazine	O
opened	O
its	O
review	O
by	O
commenting	O
,	O
"	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
is	O
a	O
terrible	O
,	O
terrible	O
game	O
,	O
yet	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
stop	O
playing	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
was	O
listed	O
on	O
Famitsu	O
's	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
Reader	O
's	O
Most	O
Wanted	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	B-Device
best	I-Device
game	O
of	O
its	O
kind	O
in	O
15	O
years	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	B-Device
best	I-Device
games	O
of	O
the	O
128-bit	O
generation	O
,	O
a	O
genuine	O
masterpiece	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
"	O
D.W.	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
site	O
gave	O
it	O
5.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
’s	O
a	O
shame	O
that	O
this	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
Clover	O
’s	O
last	O
title	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
was	O
the	B-Device
best	I-Device
they	O
could	O
do	O
,	O
I	O
can	O
certainly	O
see	O
why	O
they	O
’re	O
not	O
around	O
anymore.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
three-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
exclaiming	O
,	O
"	O
Like	O
a	O
bizarre	O
mixture	O
of	O
WWE	O
Smackdown	O
and	O
Benny	O
Hill	O
,	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
quirkiest	O
,	O
silliest	O
and	O
funniest	O
games	O
to	O
come	O
along	O
in	O
some	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
IGN	O
giving	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
during	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
website	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#100	O
for	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Games	O
"	O
list	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Independent	O
PlayStation	O
Magazine	O
listed	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
among	O
the	O
"	O
11	O
PS2	B-Device
Games	O
You	O
Need	O
to	O
Play	O
(	O
But	O
Have	O
n't	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2006	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rab	O
Florence	O
of	O
the	O
Scottish	O
television	O
series	O
VideoGaiden	O
claimed	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	B-Device
best	I-Device
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presenter	O
summarized	O
his	O
review	O
by	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
What	O
an	O
epitaph	O
for	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
:	O
We	O
made	O
one	O
of	O
the	B-Device
best	I-Device
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
just	O
a	O
game	O
about	O
punching	O
people	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
under	O
the	O
CapKore	O
line	O
of	O
budget	O
titles	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
The	I-Device
Best	I-Device
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
is	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
of	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
closed	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Capcom	O
staff	O
thought	O
about	O
including	O
Gene	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
their	O
fighting	O
game	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
of	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Amaterasu	O
from	O
Ōkami	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Asura	B-Application
's	I-Application
Wraths	I-Application
release	O
,	O
developer	O
CyberConnect2	O
revealed	O
that	O
they	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
serve	O
to	O
satisfy	O
fans	O
wanting	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
individuals	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
at	O
Clover	O
Studio	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
make	O
games	O
at	O
PlatinumGames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
God	B-Application
Hand	I-Application
's	O
frantic	O
combat	O
style	O
still	O
persist	O
in	O
games	O
they	O
later	O
released	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
MadWorld	B-Application
,	O
Bayonetta	B-Application
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revengeance	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Shinji	O
Mikami	O
's	O
own	O
Vanquish	B-Application
.	O
</s>
