Rise of the Argonauts

Rise of the Argonauts

To say that Rise of the Argonauts has pacing issues would be an understatement of Olympian proportions; so much of your time is spent running around and talking to people that combat feels like a rare treat rather than a focus of the game. It's a real shame that getting to the end of this adventure is as much a test of patience as it is a test of skill, because the combat gets increasingly satisfying as your arsenal of moves and equipment grows. It's true that only boss... Read more

Rise Of The Argonauts

27 Comments Men slaying each other armed with little more than swords and leather sandals. Beasts with hydra arms and goat heads. Characters with names that could single-handedly win Scrabble tournaments, if names were allowed. Why hasn't Greek mythology caught on as a popular videogame theme? Read more

As we said with the X10 mini, Sony Ericsson has done a good job of making a potentially novelty phone into something that is cute and capable of meeting many of the modern demands of a phone. We still feel that Timescape doesn't really meet its aims and we'd like to see it revised and improved, and the raw data made available in a straight feed, which would mean you didn't need a separate Twitter app.We can't really fault the build quality of the X10 mini pro either and... Read more

Rise Of The Argonauts

The fighting is okay, a few design decisions commendable, but ultimately there is just not enough great game here. Tiny levels with nothing in them? Looks like we are the ones being golden fleeced. Read more

Rise of the Argonauts

Generally speaking it's a shame that Rise of the Argonauts went the way it did, there was a great deal of potential crammed into a production that ultimately seemed rushed. Even the graphics could've used a next-gen polish to bring it out of the last-gen pool. Read more