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Description courtesy of
Giant Bomb and edited by Taskforce.
Power of the Hired is a strategy RPG for the Super Famicom
similar to Arc the Lad on PSX 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 characters are each
able to summon two beasts to help in battle, and with the help of
these beasts the player is able to tactically conquer each of the
game's scenarios. Depending on the beasts summoned, the player
characters' magic will change and their spell composition will differ.
Several scenarios requires that the player act quickly to avoid catastrophe,
such as a burning bridge the player characters are stuck on that they
need to quickly vacate. Some scenarios have multiple ways to beat the scenario.
Some scenarios also require you to protect other people while they are escaping
from danger.