Actraiser - Retranslation Hack

In a battle against the demon lord, the master was defeated and his power stolen. The world was overrun by demons and humanity was wiped out. But the master will return, inhabiting a statue to destroy the demons and directing his angel to revive humanity. (In what is one of the only fusions of simulation game and action-platformer in the history of gaming.)

( Apparently I've been in the mood to replay minor-to-moderate hacks of SNES favorites. )

Overall: This is a great game, especially given the mixed genres. But this version of it is hard as balls and the retranslation isn't really worth the difference; play the US original release unless you're really into playing on hard mode.