45User Rating: 4 out of 5

Review title of JobyLG77 Actraiser Returns!!!....................Not exactly.

I was 13 years old on the Christmas morning that I first experienced the masterpiece that is Actraiser on my brand new SNES. I am now 42 and have waited patiently for a game that will give me more of that glorious blend of side-scrolling action, city building simulator and god game all perfectly rolled into one package and topped with possibly the greatest soundtrack ever put to a game. And with the release of SolSeraph, I was filled with hope that Actraiser (at least in spirit) had returned for myself and a new generation to enjoy and experience its unique blend of contrasting yet somehow complimentary gameplay types. SolSeraph delivers on the varied types of gameplay and each one is competent enough to be fun at times, but it falls quite short of being the successor to the legend that is Actraiser, in gameplay and especially in the music. One can argue its unfair to compare SolSeraph to Actraiser, but that is exactly what it is trying to emulate so comparison is just. Verdict: Buy it