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SeriesActRaiser

ActRaiser

First release
Dec 16, 1990
Developer
Quintet
Genres
Platform, Simulator, Strategy · Action, Fantasy

ActRaiser is a 1990 platform and city-building simulation game for the Super Nintendo, combining traditional side-scrolling platforming with urban planning god game sections. In 2007, ActRaiser became available on the Wii's Virtual Console download service. A version of the game was also released for European mobile phones in 2004.

Also known as 雷莎出击, ActRaiser

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Storyline
The plot follows a godlike being known only as "The Master" (God in the Japanese version) in his fight against Tanzra (Satan in the Japanese version), also referred to as "The Evil One." According to the instruction booklet, The Master was defeated in a battle with Tanzra and his six lieutenants. The Master retreated to his sky palace to tend to his wounds and fell into a deep sleep. In the Master's absence, Tanzra divided the world into six lands, one for each of his lieutenants; they later turned the people to evil. After several hundred years, the Master awakens fully recovered to discover that he has lost his powers due to the lack of belief in him. As the game progresses, the Master defeats Tanzra's lieutenants and recovers his powers by rebuilding the civilizations of his people and communicating with them through prayer. After all lieutenants have been slain, the Master commences an assault on Tanzra's stronghold, Death Heim, eventually defeating him. After the defeat of Tanzra, The Master and his servant revisit the many civilizations that they had helped to build and observe the people. During their observations, they note that nobody is at the temple worshiping the Master. The servant observes that, although the people once prayed to the Master in times of trouble, they no longer feel a need to because they are not in danger. The Master and his servant then enter the sky palace and depart into the heavens to await a time when they may be needed.Read more

The plot follows a godlike being known only as "The Master" (God in the Japanese version) in his fight against Tanzra (Satan in the Japanese version), also referred to as "The Evil One." According to the instruction booklet, The Master was defeated in a battle with Tanzra and his six lieutenants. The Master retreated to his sky palace to tend to his wounds and fell into a deep sleep. In the Master's absence, Tanzra divided the world into six lands, one for each of his lieutenants; they later turned the people to evil. After several hundred years, the Master awakens fully recovered to discover that he has lost his powers due to the lack of belief in him. As the game progresses, the Master defeats Tanzra's lieutenants and recovers his powers by rebuilding the civilizations of his people and communicating with them through prayer. After all lieutenants have been slain, the Master commences an assault on Tanzra's stronghold, Death Heim, eventually defeating him. After the defeat of Tanzra, The Master and his servant revisit the many civilizations that they had helped to build and observe the people. During their observations, they note that nobody is at the temple worshiping the Master. The servant observes that, although the people once prayed to the Master in times of trouble, they no longer feel a need to because they are not in danger. The Master and his servant then enter the sky palace and depart into the heavens to await a time when they may be needed.

Release dates
Super Famicom
Dec 16, 1990
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Nov 01, 1991
Arcade
1991
All 9 release dates
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Mar 18, 1993
Wii
Mar 20, 2007
Wii
Apr 13, 2007
Wii
May 28, 2007
Wii U
Nov 18, 2012
Satellaview
Date to be confirmed
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
6h
Main + Extras
8h
Completionist
12h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view, Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
magic, management, side-scrolling, level selection, silent protagonist
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At a Glance

Main Story (IGDB)
6h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
8h
Completionist (IGDB)
12h

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface, subtitles
  • 日本語interface, subtitles
IGDB · recorded 1 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 1 Oct 2026