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Rise of the Argonauts

First seen: 7 january 2008

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  • User Score (21)
    6.8 6.8 from 21 reviewers
  • Expert Score (50)
    6.2 6.2 from 50 reviewers
  • Gameplay (16)
    7.3 7.3 from 16 reviewers
  • Graphics (18)
    7.0 7.0 from 18 reviewers
  • Sound (18)
    7.4 7.4 from 18 reviewers
  • Storyline (2)
    8.5 8.5 from 2 reviewers
  • Control (2)
    8.4 8.4 from 2 reviewers
  • Lifespan (3)
    7.9 7.9 from 3 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • progression system, choice in dialogues, paced and satisfying, greek mythologie, great soundtrack
  • rpg system, no mini, map on the screen, graphical glitches issues, at 56

Rise of the Argonauts immerses gamers in a gladiatorial adventure, set in wondrously imagined vision of ancient Greece. With deep exploration and epic quests, players will live a life of brutal combat as they lead a team of iconic warriors – including Jason, Hercules and Atalanta – through a world ruled by mythological gods.

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Reviews of Rise of the Argonauts

  1. Rise of the Argonauts - 7.8

    Reviewer: GameFocus
    10 March 2009
    Overall 8
    7.8
    Gameplay 8
    8.0
    Graphics 8
    8.0
    Sound 9
    8.5
     

    Here's a small guide to help you understand our evaluation of games. PRESENTATION GRADE Can be from the game's box to the contents of the booklet, and even the game introduction. (Intro, menus, options, etc) GRAPHIC GRADE Up to what point the graphics have been worked on my the developper. The design type, the effort used for textures and environments, as well as animations and framerate. AUDIO GRADE Is the soundtrack a good match to the game's style, he ambient sounds... Read more

  2. Reviewer: Game People
    23 February 2009

    Setting an action-adventure RPG in Greek mythology sounds like it should be a winning idea. But for most of Rise of the Argonaughts I had to endure endless fetch quests and badly delivered dialogue to find a redeeming story. The entertaining combat is sadly kept to a minimum and only after struggling through five hours of turgid gameplay did the experience become worthwhile with the addition of famous heroes and monsters. Read more

  3. Rise of the Argonauts

    Reviewer: CVG
    3 February 2009

    Meaty combat, meaningful dialogue and larger-than-life characters - it's more than a God of War wannabe. Read more

  4. Rise Of The Argonauts

    Reviewer: Cheats Unlimited
    5 February 2009

    If you're into ancient Greece and Zeus and all that jazz, then walking around the period locations will prove a thrill in itself. But if you're after a good RPG adventure with plenty of action then you'll find Rise far too inert to do the legendary tale of Jason and the Argonauts justice. Read more

  5. Rise of the Argonauts

    Reviewer: Ready Up
    29 March 2010

    Overall the game is a lark. My only real negative is the story, but the one that gets told by Codemasters isn't a bad one. Gameplay isn't overly complex and it isn't too short. The music isn't annoying and that's always a plus. Rise of the Argonauts is a pretty good game and doesn't make me wish I had the hours playing it back. Read more

  1. Rise of the Argonauts

    Reviewer: As3ad Mechalany, Metacritic
    19 February 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    The Reviews really ruins the expectations for the game it is a really well made game , both a great story line and great action battles. Even though at the beginning the game gets little complicated for us to fully master it, like god powers and how to use the weapons , but when u do, u will find your self indulged in a raw action game Read more

  2. "Great game to include in your collection"

    Reviewer: CNET
    30 December 2008
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    Bought this product a week before christmas. Besides the fact that there's too much dialog, and too much time spent on image quality and beatiful scenary, rather than more fight scenes, and better acrobatic moves as in AC or GOW, this is still a great game to own if you're a fan of greek mythology. Read more

  3. A dull RPG/action game

    Reviewer: DB from UK, Game Seek
    22 February 2009
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    I can’t really think of anything positive to say about this RPG based on Greek mythology. The graphics are poor, and glitchy. The characters are bland (notice how many of them look very very similar to each other), boring quests, very frustrating cut scenes and dialogue bits. Even the action elements of the game are poor. The 2005 PS2 game ’God of War’ is vastly superior to this, is based on Greek mythology and great fun to play - get that instead. Read more

  4. Rise of the Argonauts

    Reviewer: Chris89Bob, swapgame
    22 February 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    After renting this game, I didn't have too high expectations because of some of the reviews I'd read, but once I started playing the game I was quite happy with it. The character controls are nothing new, kind of like Dark Kingdom if anyone has played that. However the mix of combat and questing does provide a fresh look at the genre. You spend your time split between combat and adventuring, talking to people, finding information etc, and there is a set combat mode for... Read more

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