Product Description

As the King of Iolcus, Jason had everything - a prosperous kingdom, the respect of his peers, and a beautiful fianc. When she was killed on their wedding day, he vowed to do anything to restore her life. Now, in order to accomplish this heroic feat Jason must seek out the Golden Fleece - and with the help of Greek mythology's greatest heroes - set sail on the most epic voyage of all.

An epic scale action-RPG, Rise of the Argonauts immerses players in a gladiatorial adventure set in the vibrant and powerful world of Ancient Greece brought to life. Taking the role of Jason, players will battle alongside Hercules, Achilles and other Argonauts as they engage in brutal combat against formidable beasts and enemies, in a vast world alive with wondrous inhabitants and stunning panoramas. The search for the Golden Fleece is not only one of exploration but of transformation - from warrior king to exalted hero touched by the gods.

• Immerse yourself in gameplay through a redefined RPG experience that streamlines character and resource management:
• Spend more time playing and less time micro-managing inventory and resources through a streamlined HUD and inventory system
• Earn unique powers and abilities and avoid tedious record-keeping by dedicating deeds to the god of your choice
• Strengthen your character with armor and weapons upgrades significant in scope and powerfully apparent
• Choose wisely as decisions impact story flow and available missions
• Unleash devastating attacks in real time with lethal combinations of weapons, powers granted by the gods and the battle tested loyalty of your Argonauts:
• Change weapons on the fly to outmaneuver opponents and keep your onslaught raging
• Assemble the most effective team of Argonauts for each mission to put the best battle plan forward
• Unleash supernatural attacks by drawing o

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6321 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Codemasters
• Released on: 2009-02-06
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Platform: Xbox 360
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Manufacturer's Description

An epic scale action RPG, Rise of the Argonauts immerses players in a gladiatorial adventure set in the vibrant and powerful world of Ancient Greece brought to life. Taking the role of Jason, players will battle alongside Hercules, Achilles and other Argonauts as they engage in brutal combat against formidable beasts and enemies, in a vast world alive with wondrous inhabitants and stunning panoramas. The search for the Golden Fleece is not only one of exploration but of transformation: from warrior king to exalted hero touched by the gods.

Customer Reviews

Slightly old school western rpg.
The design is generally excellent and the graphics vary a little the overall standard is pretty good. The gameplay is pretty much hack and slash rpg, it hasn't anywhere near the depth of Oblivion but is more rpg than the console baldurs gate games. The non player characters are pretty static and the voice acting is average. Where the game stands out is in the depth of story and richness of the setting. The character upgrade system is interesting also, while it pretty much comes down to experience points and levelling up it is amsked fairly well in a system of tributes to good for divine favour. There is great scope for customising Jason and playing very differently on replays. This is comparable to Bioware rpgs, if that isn't a jigh recommendation to rpg fans I don't know what is. If you like story driven action games then this is well worth checking out.

THIS IS A GOOD GAME!!!!
This is a good game. First this is supposedly an action rpg(role playing game). It posses as a hybrid between God of War and Mass Effect,does it accomplish this? Well a little on both sides. The combat feels like a slightly sluggish version of God of War and the role playing aspects feel like a toned down version of Mass Effect. The story takes place in ancient Greece and its fairly good tale. At the start the love of your life Alcimai is killed during your wedding ceremony. Outraged you consult oricale of Delphi, she then tells you that the only way to revive Alcimai is to fetch the artefact the golden fleece. It's a good take on the classic myth. Throughout the story you will engage in conversations with the game's inhabitants using Mass Effect like conversation trees. All of this very good and rare combat sequences are really fun with bucket loads of blood splattering across the screen in slow motion. However the game does present a few bugs like the frame rate will stutter for no apparent reason and when you run down stairs it sometimes looks like your wearing sort of hover shoes. This would have been passable if the game was set 4,000 years later.The presentation in this game is mixed. The main characters in the game look great but the people surrounding you e.g. towns folk are not so good and all look the same. The voice acting is great giving you insiteful views into each character where the graphics lack. All and all Rise of the Argonauts is a good game if you like a good story and a bit of blood ,but a great game if your into Greek mythology.

*Please excuse in spelling or grammar errors in this review as I am only 13.

4 stars for originality
I have to agree with some of the other reviewers here that this could have been so much better. However saying that, I enjoyed this game a lot. Unlike some other games it had a great story that was not over in 5 minutes with some good and innovative ideas. You start with Jason and his goatee (famous Greek beard?) and Hercules who closely resembles a mountain and build up a good variety and shape of argonauts. The power up idea is a good one as well. The bad points were a few glitches, very dark areas that you need to set the brightness right up for and some pretty average graphics that look a little dated now. However for originality and enjoyment, 4 stars for me.