Rise of the Argonauts
The highly loved film – Rise of the Argonauts – is being made into a brand new game by Codemasters. Codemasters has always been a favorite company of mine, making really great games such as Severance.
Rise of the Argonauts will be set in ancient Greece, with players leading a team of famous warriors including Jason, Hercules, and Atalanta on an epic quest through the ancient land to find the golden fleece. Each level will be a different island based on a certain old God. Each island should take roughly two hours.
You start off as king, meaning that you are already well equipped and know how to fight. Every item will be helpful in some way in the game and nothing will be left behind.
They key feature with this game appears to be the combat. Rather than in most games you have a standard health bar, this games seems to be far more realistic. A blow with a sword is likely to kill your opponent, but you yourself are much more vulnerable. This makes combat much more strategic and brings with it a much faster pace.
There are a variety of weapons and shield, all of which can be destroyed with carefully placed attacks, or like the spear can be thrown. You must remember though, because this game brings a much higher level of reality, you will have to collect a thrown weapon or replace a damaged weapon.
You will also have to choose just two of your companions to venture with you, bringing a high depth of strategy into the game. They not only work and fight by themselves, but also fight with each other and even you as well.
Another part of the game is maintaining relationships with the Gods. Please some and they will reward you, displease others and they may do their best to hinder or even torment you. You can also form relationships with other people you meet and they, in return, may come to your aid in an hour of need.
This is just a brief description of what the game has to offer, but from what i’ve read it seems like Codemasters once again have tried to make a game righting all the wrongs that games have today. I wish them the best and hope it turns out to be as good as it sounds!
