El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
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| Developer(s) | Ignition Tokyo |
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| Publisher(s) | UTV Ignition Entertainment |
| Distributor(s) | |
| Director(s) | Sawaki Takeyasu |
| Producer(s) | Kashow Oda Masato Kimura |
| Designer(s) | Yusuke Nakagawa |
| Artist(s) | Sawaki Takeyasu |
| Writer(s) | Yasushi Ohtake |
| Composer(s) | Masato Kouda Kento Hasegawa |
| Engine | Gamebryo |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Action |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings |
79% (PS3) 77% (X360) |
| Metacritic | 78 (PS3) 75 (X360) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B |
| Destructoid | 8/10 |
| Edge | 8/10 |
| Eurogamer | 9/10 |
| Game Informer | 9/10 |
| GamePro |   |
| GameSpot | 8/10 |
| GamesRadar | 8/10 |
| GameTrailers | 8.6/10 |
| GameZone | 8.5/10 |
| IGN | 5/10 |
| Joystiq | |
| OPM (US) | 9/10 |
| OPM (UK) | 8/10 |
| OPM (AU) | 8/10 |
| OXM (US) | 7.5/10 |
| X-Play | 3/5 |
| Planet Xbox 360 | 8.8/10 |
| Sci Fi Magazine | A+ |
| Awards | |
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| Publication | Award |
| GameZone | Best Graphics (Artistic) |
| 1UP.com | Most Daring Game (Runner-Up) |
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (エルシャダイ アセンション オブ ザ メタトロン Erushadai Asenshon obu za Metatoron?) is an action video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles. It is developed and published by Ignition Entertainment, a subsidiary of UTV Entertainment. The development was led by Takeyasu Sawaki, who was design lead on Devil May Cry and Ōkami. The game was released on April 28, 2011 in Japan, on August 16, 2011 in North America, and on September 9, 2011 in Europe.
El Shaddai is a third-person action game featuring platform game elements, in which players control Enoch. Enoch wears holy armor that loses its pieces as the player takes damage, although it can be restored using hearts found by breaking objects. If the player is damaged when Enoch has no armor left, they are given a small amount of time to repeatedly push buttons to repair the armor before they have to restart at the last checkpoint. Throughout the game, Enoch and the majority of his enemies utilise three weapon types, Arch, Gale and Veil, each with their own strengths and weaknesses in and outside of combat. The Arch is a swift close range weapon which can perform quick combos and allows Enoch to descend slowly whilst jumping. The Gale is a long-range weapon that fires projectiles at enemies and allows Enoch to perform dashes over large gaps. Finally, the Veil is a slow but powerful weapon that can easily damage enemies and break certain objects that the other weapons can't. Enoch can retrieve these weapons by stealing them from enemies after they have taken enough damage or by taking them from icons found during platforming sections and boss battles. These weapons dull over time, requiring Enoch to purify them to restore their power, or steal a new weapon from an enemy. After a certain point in the game, Enoch will gain the assistance of the archangel Uriel and can activate 'Overburst' mode, increasing the power of Enoch's attacks and allowing him to perform a special attack combo.
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