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Game Overview

ActRaiser 2 ditches the city-building stuff from the first game completely—no more managing little villagers between levels, just straight-up action. You play as this winged god slicing through demons, which sounds cool until you realize your huge hitbox makes dodging attacks kind of a nightmare. The magic system’s neat though—hold a button, and depending on your stance, you’ll blast different spells. Just don’t get trigger-happy, because scrolls are limited.

Levels are these sprawling, multi-directional platforming gauntlets where you fight two bosses per stage: first some minor evil, then one of the seven deadly sins. The flying mechanic should make things easier, but enemies love swiping you mid-air. Feels like they took the original’s balance and tossed it out the window—still fun if you’re into punishing SNES-era difficulty, but don’t expect the same charm as the first game.