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ActRaiser came out for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990, developed by Quintet and published by Enix. It was an early title that showed the system's potential for mixing different kinds of gameplay in one package.

You play as a deity, called The Master, who awakens to find the world overrun by monsters. Your goal is to reclaim the land and guide humanity back. The game splits your time between two distinct modes. In the side-scrolling action stages, you descend to the world in a physical form, fighting monsters with a sword and magic, clearing out lairs screen by screen. Back in the overhead simulation mode, you use miracles like lightning or sunlight to reshape the terrain, direct your people's expansion, and protect them from monster invasions. The pacing shifts between thoughtful planning and intense combat, with the action stages providing a solid challenge. It feels like you are genuinely rebuilding a world from the ground up.