History YMMV / GodHand

* MemeticMutation: The ''God Hand'' comic, quoted above, created by an {{imageboard}} regular based on his own experiences with the game, [[http://sabator.is.not.tgies.net/godhand%20edits/ which spawned numerous imitations based on other games.]] ''God Hand'' itself also qualifies to an extent.

* BreatherLevel:
** Several sub-stages like the second pass through Shannon's Dance Party (which has only two mooks), and the immediately following Puppy Kingdom (which has literally no enemies and a ton of crates to smash for items) in Stage 3, while Stage 4 has Kissing a Hot Chick, which is little more than a puzzle where you have to [[spoiler:chuck crates at four enemies who die in one hit that are tormenting a villager you can't get to directly]]. Other than that, there are only two enemies you fight head on (one of which can be baited from the other with a thrown object) and plenty of stuff to break if you're hurting for health or Orbs. The titular hot chick is also a guaranteed Tension boost, making it a tempting room to SaveScum for items to recover if you need to. Generally any short area without a lot of enemies to fight you and a decent supply of boxes and barrels to smash.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: None of the characters in this game are misused, but the concept of a character who fights with their bare hands is woefully underused in similar Stylish Beat Em' Ups.

** Ravel is a DreadfulMusician with a very damaging long range combo, but with the lowest health of any boss and an exceedingly easy to dodge knockback move, the fight is pretty much over the second you manage to get in melee range. The rematch is only slightly harder because you have to learn the moves of Debussy, an equally long-ranged fighter, but a God Hand release and adequate pressure can knock them down without even letting them fight back.

** A minor moment, but the opening sequence counts. Gene walks into frame, falls over himself and screams "WAAAAAAT''EEEEERRRRRR''. The next time he's into frame he stands back up and acts as though nothing happened.

--> '''Bruce''': "What do the five fingers... uhhh... say... to the face?"[[note]]The pause is because he has maces in place of his hands; therefore, no fingers. That, or he wears some really sturdy mace-shaped gloves.[[/note]]\\

--> '''Bruce''': "What do the five fingers... uhhh... say... to the face?"\\

* EarWorm: Even the terrible IGN review had enough sense to note that the soundtrack kicked ass. Particular favorites include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvxD2YHc80k Smoking Roll]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGttsQjs268 Top of the Humans]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_-GCaDNFQE Be Ready For It]], and of course, the hilarious [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFSen7DRQWU credits music]].
* EvilIsCool: Azel.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: None of the characters in this game are underrated, but the concept of a character who fights with their bare hands is woefully underused in similar Stylish Beat Em' Ups.

* UglyCute: Elvis in his demon form, as his round body and somewhat silly looking face, combined with his overall goofy animations, plus his silly personality make him look more endearing than threatening.

* UglyCute: Elvis in his demon form, as his round body and somewhat silly looking face, combined with his overall goofy animations make him look more endearing than threatening.

* RatedMForMoney: The game was rated M by the ESRB, but those who've actually played the game will certainly be puzzled as to why. The back of the box states the reasons to be Blood & Gore, Language, Suggestive Themes, and Violence. The only instance of any blood or dismemberment in the game is when Gene gets his arm cut off, and even then, it's blocked by a GoryDiscretionShot. The game has minimal swearing, and nothing ''too'' bad in terms of language. The violence and suggestive themes are definitely there, but nothing in the game couldn't have easily been in a T rated game.

* EarWorm: Even the terrible IGN review had enough sense to note that the soundtrack kicked ass. Particular favorites include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DumKRcEio0 Smoking Roll]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5VV0VWR1IM Top of the Humans]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_-GCaDNFQE Be Ready For It]], and of course, the hilarious [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFSen7DRQWU credits music]].

* EightPointEight: The infamous IGN review that gave the game a 3.0 score is generally regarded as the worst piece of writing to ever be posted up on their site, and part of the reason the game flopped despite having such a cult following. Problems include complaining about things that aren't in the game and [[ItsHardSoItSucks saying it's bad because it's too hard]], finding the sense of humor to be weak, and other issues that make it seem like they hadn't played the game for more than a few hours. The review itself was also poorly written with multiple spelling errors that have gone unfixed to this day.

** "[[https://68.media.tumblr.com/2387dd6c5a2a880b37986d1afc95f8d9/tumblr_nvrnsuPHf41uipu7co1_1280.png God Hand: 3.0 / Imagine Party Babyz: 7.5]]", a common and still widely used argument towards incompetence of IGN staff and gaming journalism as a whole. Ironically, while aforementioned [[http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/10/10/god-hand-review review]] is often cited as one of the reasons God Hand flopped during its release, backlash towards "Imagine Party Babyz" total score and resulted comparison introduced the game to many new players years later.

'''Bruce''': "[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments SLAM!!!]]" [[spoiler:[[MoodWhiplash And then Gene gets his arm cut off.]]]]

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Every mini boss you fight (with the exception of [[GoldfishPoopGang The Three Evil Stooges]] and [[TheRival Azel]]) comes out of nowhere, has nothing to do with the [[ExcusePlot "plot"]], and are never mentioned ever again after you beat them.

** Dr. Ion, coming after [[MirrorMatch Azel]] and before Demon Elvis, doesn't block and has very telegraphed attacks. He also can't be juggled, knocked down, and launch moves only disassemble him [[PullingThemselvesTogether temporarily]], so there isn't a lot of interesting things to do with him; he's a completely straightforward beatdown. When he [[DegradedBoss returns]] the only new thing he brings to the table is a claw he can grapple you with. And ''that'' encounter comes right before [[MarathonLevel The Flying Pyramid]].

* {{Lethal Joke Character}}s: The Mad Midget five have a really goofy introduction and are quite silly in general, but keeping track of five fast enemies that can stun you almost instantly can be really difficult if you haven't gotten used to crowd control.
* LuckBasedMission: The entire game. Specifically, demons can come out of nowhere, sometimes even basically two in a row, and ruin the pace. That, plus the shop never sells consumables, meaning that the only way to bring yourself to a full stock of Orbs is to get lucky with cards, and the only way to increase your TP is to waste time taunting or using Yes Man Kablaam. End up with low health after a breakpoint? Either let yourself get killed or get lucky with item drops. Hmmmmm.
** The same could be said about the [[BossInMookClothing Trident Demon]]. All you have to do is use the default sweep kick after doing your Square combo. Do note that he has to be carrying his trident in order for this to work. So it is actually better to not "pummel" him when he's dizzy, because if he drops the trident his attack pattern changes entirely (plus it's even more aggressive than before). [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGM5SqucRBM&list=SP56C928FC9CB56840&feature=player_detailpage#t=47s See it in action]]

* RatedMForMoney / RatedMForManly: The game was rated M by the ESRB, but those who've actually played the game will certainly be puzzled as to why. The back of the box states the reasons to be blood & gore, language, suggestive themes, and violence. The only instance of any blood or dismemberment in the game is when Gene gets his arm cut off, and even then, it's blocked by a GoryDiscretionShot. The game has minimal swearing, and nothing ''too'' bad in terms of language. The violence and suggestive themes are definitely there, but nothing in the game couldn't have easily been in a T rated game.

* ThatOneLevel: Level Five makes many players want to cry. Get past that and Level Seven's "The Flying Pyramid" will make you wish for Level Five again.

* EightPointEight: The infamous IGN review that gave the game a 3.0 score is generally regarded as the worst piece of writing to ever be posted up and part of the reason the game flopped despite having such a cult following. Problems include complaining about things that aren't in the game and [[ItsHardSoItSucks saying it's bad because it's too hard]], finding the sense of humor to be weak, and other issues that make it seem like they hadn't played the game for more than a few hours. The review itself was also poorly written with multiple spelling errors that have gone unfixed to this day.

* {{Woolseyism}}: As ridiculous as the ending theme is, it is very accurate to the original Japanese.
* JustForFun/XMeetsY: It is ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' meets ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' meets ''Franchise/DevilMayCry''...[[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs meets drugs.]] Like, a lot of drugs.

* {{Woolseyism}}: As ridiculous as the ending theme is, it is very accurate to the original Japanese.

* MemeticMutation: The ''God Hand'' comic, quoted above, created by an Website/{{imageboard}} regular based on his own experiences with the game, [[http://sabator.is.not.tgies.net/godhand%20edits/ which spawned numerous imitations based on other games.]] ''God Hand'' itself also qualifies to an extent.

* MemeticMutation: The ''God Hand'' comic, quoted above, created by an {{imageboard}} regular based on his own experiences with the game, [[http://sabator.is.not.tgies.net/godhand%20edits/ which spawned numerous imitations based on other games.]] ''God Hand'' itself also qualifies to an extent.

* {{Lethal Joke Character}}s: The Mad Midget five have a really goofy introduction and are quite silly in general, but keeping track of five fast enemies that can stun you almost instantly can be really difficult if you haven't gotten used to crowd control.