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Godai Elemental Force cover

2002 · The 3DO Company · Action · Beat 'em up

Godai Elemental Force

PlayStation exclusive

Hiro was orphaned shortly after being born; his parents the king and queen killed by the evil Element Master Akunin. Now fully grown, Hiro sets out to best the four element trials and become an Element Master himself, while Akunin waits for the chance to finish what he started years ago. The elemental trial of Earth is the first Hiro must complete, but after that the three remaining trials, as well as the stages leading up to them, may be attempted in any order. On his quest Hiro will find many weapons of different classes, such a short swords and spears.

Released
21 January 2002
Platforms
3DOPlayStation 2
Genres
ActionBeat 'em upNinja
Developers
The 3DO Company
Publishers
The 3DO Company
Modes
Single-player
Themes
Action
Country
United States
Age ratings
ESRB T

About

GoDai: Elemental Force is a video game released by The 3DO Company for PlayStation 2 in 2002. Initially the game was scheduled to release in Fall 2001.

Keywords

  • martial arts
  • brawler
  • action-adventure
  • polygonal 3d
  • melee
  • gliding
  • male protagonist

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

GoDai is a 3D action game with emphasis on melee combat. The game's environments are displayed through fixed camera angles.

The player controls a ninja named Hiro, who starts the game unarmed but can collect a variety of Asian weapons throughout the game. These include blades such as swords and knives, spears and axes; all of which can be used to execute combo attacks. Larger weapons such as polearms have a longer reach, allowing Hiro to attack enemies without getting too close. Two weapons that the player has previously collected can be taken into each subsequent mission, more appear throughout the missions themselves, allowing Hiro to increase the amount of weapons he is carrying. Ranged weapons including shurikens and smoke bombs, and several types of ranged magical attacks like fireballs, can also be employed in tandem with close-quarters weapons.

Reception

The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Pong Sifu of GamePro said, "Though the game's gliding feature is an inspired concept, trying to execute it, as well as most other moves, can be incredibly irritating due to extremely temperamental and unresponsive controls. Skip this one and watch The Swordsman II [sic] instead."

The game was nominated for the "Worst Game of the Year on PlayStation 2" award at GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002 Awards, which went to Gravity Games Bike: Street Vert Dirt.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation 221 February 2002Worldwide

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Genres

  • Ninja gamesStandalone games › Games with ninja player characters

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