Power of the Hired
Power of the Hired is a strategy RPG for the Super Famicom developed and published by NCS's video game division Masaya. It was released exclusively in Japan in late 1994. The game features four player-named…
Power of the Hired is a role-playing (rpg) developed by NCS Masaya, released 22 December 1994 on Super Famicom.
What Power of the Hired is
Power of the Hired is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by NCS Masaya and released in 1994. It is available on Super Famicom only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Power of the Hired is a strategy RPG for the Super Famicom developed and published by NCS's video game division Masaya. It was released exclusively in Japan in late 1994. The game features four player-named heroes that the player must use to fight off overwhelming waves of enemies. The primary character of the group is able to summon creatures to defend herself and the other party members, and through these creatures the player is able to tactically conquer each of the game's scenarios. Depending on the creatures summoned, the player characters' magic can change their elemental composition. Several scenarios requires that the player act quickly to avoid catastrophe, such as a burning bridge…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Power of the Hired launched on 22 December 1994, within three weeks of Tekken, Umihara Kawase, Breath of Fire II and King's Field.
Released around the same time: Tekken, Umihara Kawase, Breath of Fire II, King's Field.
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