Asura's Wrath
About the Game
Asura's Wrath is an action game where players controls the titular Asura. He is one of the eight elite demigods, and their main Guardian General, who leads a legion to fight a race of beasts called Gohma who roam Earth, called Gaea in the game. He serves the emperors who rose as the leaders of Shinkoku Trastrium, a civilization that unified all nations. Demigods derive their power from mantra, a source powered by the emotion of mortals.
Story & Setting
The main story is split up into three parts with 18 episodes in total. These follow the style of an anime series with opening and ending credits, including cut-scenes and a preview of the next part of the story at the end. Once full a powerful attack is unleashed and that one is often needed to finish off the most powerful opponents and advance the plot.
Gameplay & Core Systems
The civilization however drained the planet of its resources and the Gohma was a natural phenomenon to combat the power of Shinkoku Trastrium. The game starts when the Gohma attack the space station and specifically a giant laser known as Brahmastra, powered by mantra, that could wipe out all Gohma. Large parts of the game are played as a third-person fighting game with a focus on melee combat. Asura has different attacks that can be chained into combos. Heavy attacks cause him to overheat however and cannot be used continuously.
Standout Features
- Creation: It leads to the War of Creation which neither side can win.
- He also has a ranged cannon that can lock onto enemies and blast opponents and projectiles out of the sky.
- Once full it can be activated for the Unlimited mode for more strength and no overheating.
- These quick-time events are rated based on accuracy and speed, and even during cinematics missing them can cause Asura to die or lose a significant amount of health.
- There are dive attacks to engage from the air, dash to break through shields and a quick recovery attack to reduce damage after being hit, along with regular counters and dodging.
- Asura: For many parts the game shifts into rail shooter sequences where Asura soars through the skies.
- In those sequences movement is limited to a fixed axis for the area shown on the screen and the camera rotates automatically.
- Asura attacks and locks onto multiple targets and needs to evade projectiles Space Harrier style.
Presentation & Atmosphere
Display support includes HDTV 720p, HDTV 1080i, and HDTV 1080p. Audio support includes Dolby Digital.
