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6.5 out of 10

Rise of the Argonauts

First seen: 27 october 2007

Information found in: from 91 sources in 18 countries.

Great Deal: $18.90

  • User Score (37)
    6.2 6.2 from 37 reviewers
  • Expert Score (55)
    5.8 5.8 from 55 reviewers
  • Gameplay (13)
    7.4 7.4 from 13 reviewers
  • Graphics (21)
    7.4 7.4 from 21 reviewers
  • Sound (19)
    7.0 7.0 from 19 reviewers
  • Storyline (3)
    7.7 7.7 from 3 reviewers
  • Control (3)
    8.2 8.2 from 3 reviewers
  • Addiction (2)
    6.9 6.9 from 2 reviewers
  • Lifespan (2)
    6.5 6.5 from 2 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • gripping throughout, inventive skill system, varied combat system, the skill tree, likeable lead
  • feels quite unfinished, placeholder combat, endless dull dialogue, uncontrollable allies, lousy battle camera

As the King of Iolcus, Jason had everything—a prosperous kingdom, the respect of his peers, and a beautiful fiancée.  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 in Rise of the Argonauts™ . This action/RPG immerses players in a gladiatorial adventu…

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  1. Rise of the Argonauts

    Reviewer: Gamer 2.0
    9 January 2009
    Overall 7
    7.0
    Gameplay 7
    7.0
    Graphics 6
    6.0
    Sound 8
    8.0
     

    The story of the Argonauts takes place a few years before the events of the Trojan War. At one point in the story, the Argonauts were said to have been composed of over 50 different heroes from across the Greek mainland. Read more

  2. A straightforward action RPG of playable, but not mythical proportions

    Reviewer: GamesRadar
    8 January 2009
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    But there are countless little lapses, beginning with awkward idle animations and lips that don’t always move during cut scenes and ending with bigger things. We love that you can skip lines of dialogue with a button press, but that same button will end the cut scene early if there’s no remaining dialogue to skip through. We missed a critical plot development early on because of this, and when we reloaded our save game and tried again, the game simply skipped over... Read more

  3. Rise of the Argonauts

    Reviewer: Auracore MediaWorks
    11 February 2009
    Overall 7
    7.2
    Gameplay 7
    7.0
    Graphics 7
    7.0
    Sound 6
    6.0
    Addiction 6
    6.0
     

    Rise of the Argonauts had the potential of being a great game. Taking aspects from some of the beloved games of the past was a good idea, but at times it seems to be fighting each other for control on what game it is trying to be. The final package is still good, but if you were planning on it being the next big thing, you may be disappointed. Read more

  4. Rise of the Argonauts (Xbox 360)

    Reviewer: Crispy Gamer
    22 December 2008

    Par for the course -- Jason does the heavy lifting in combat. For Jason, the classic hero of Greek myth and the central figure in Rise of the Argonauts , "choice" is a core action. In order to search for the Golden Fleece, which may bring his wife back to life, Jason must make a raft of choices. Who will guide his kingdom in his absence? What route will he take to the possible mythical resting place of the Fleece? How will he curry favor with his four patron gods? Read more

  5. Rise of the Argonauts Review

    Reviewer: GameCritics.com
    17 January 2009

    As someone who's a fan of classic mythology, I've often wondered why developers don't tap these vast sources of inspiration more often. If I took all the games that star a generic space marine and stacked them one atop the other, I'd be able to climb to the moon twice over, yet history has thousands of years of unused stories that can be every bit as interesting and exciting as anything involving aliens or chainsaws. Clearly, I'm not the only person in the games industry... Read more

  1. Review – Rise of the Argonauts

    Reviewer: Shota, videolamer
    8 May 2009

    I enjoyed this review. For once a review actually helped me to make a decision. I think I’d like this game. Sounds like the stop and go action of Shadow of Rome. But the “go” outweighs the “stop.” Read more

  2. Rise of the Argonauts (Xbox 360): Taking the Myth?

    Reviewer: Dooyoo
    11 October 2009
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    The swords and sandals (S&S) genre is a sorely undernourished one in the world of gaming as people prefer to shoot terrorists and space marines. This is a shame as the world of mythology is a rich one. S&S games can be about your average Roman soldier, but in most cases the world of Gods are used. Ultraviolent games such as 'God of War' have shown the scale that the genre can bring, whilst the likes of 'Viking' and 'Conan' were underappreciated, but great fun when I... Read more

  3. Sail away if you must, but bring me back a sequel.

    Reviewer: Jasyn A. Rigdon, Amazon
    23 December 2009 See Product at Amazon ($49.79)
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    A very good, "God of War" & Bioware inspired, RPG / Action hybrid with high production values (music, levels, voice acting, etc), but there is way too little combat opportunities and the game is just too short in story length. There were some frame rate bugs and minor cut-scene and audio glitches (at least on the copy I own). Overall, I enjoyed the experience from start to finish and think with a little more polish this could have been an A list title by anyone's... Read more or see product

  4. Crap.

    Reviewer: Amazon
    2 January 2010 See Product at Amazon ($49.79)
    Overall 4
    4.0
     

    Fun: First of all, its a re-imagining of the story of Jason and the Argonauts - they've delierately altered events and characters, probably in an attempt to avoid cliches. But that's just it - it bares hardly any relevance to the original myth. No harpies. No Clashing cliffs. No high seas exploration. The combat system is not bad, but battles are few and far between - you spend most of the game talking and talking and talking. Of course, all RPGs have a lot of talking,... Read more or see product

  5. Great story but lacks the essential parts to go with it..

    Reviewer: Kazoo219, GamePro.com
    23 January 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

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