Herc's Adventures - PlayStation

My 16 yr. old son actually requested this game recently. He had it when he was younger and it got broken. Even after all of the games that he has now with better graphics and of a much more violent nature, he still enjoys this game! That's saying a lot for a teenager!

Plays well. Great gift.

I cannot explain the love I have for this game. I have been playing this game since I was a little kid, and constantly play it over and over. Over the years I have shown this to over twenty of my friends, every single one of them has agreed to it being a very addictive game. I to this day don't understand how this game wasn't insanely popular, and how a second continuation of this game wasn't made. I myself would pay a few hundred dollars, or possibly even more for them to make a second continuation of this game if I could.Basically to sum up the game, you can either be Hercules, Jason, or Atlanta as your character to play with during the game. (Or if you choose you can play this game with two players.) You first start out just defeating basic monsters like cyclops, then are told by Zeus that you need to defeat Hades as your mission. Then throughout the rest of the game you will visit Gods such as Athena, Poseidon, and Hera to help you along the way with your quest. You most likely won't solve the missions the Gods give you at first, but after a while it begins to be easy once you know the tricks to the game.As for some bosses you will fight throughout the game are The Minotaure, Hades, and Medusa. The bosses get harder and harder each time. So ALWAYS make sure you are stocked up on a good amount of Gyros. A good idea is to go back and forth between Elis and Sparta and exchange arrows for Gyros, and also collect gold and buy it from the Gyro seller in Elis. Do this back and forth for a while and get 20 Gyros. 20 is a good amount to fight a boss..But basically, this game by far is the best game I have played in my entire life. My CD that I have is in such bad condition; It has a huge crack in it and tons of scratches. The music skips so much and can get so annoying that I have to mute my TV at times. But you know what, no matter how much the game may crash, or the music may skip, I still play the game over and over because I love it. And no scratches or cracks in the CD are going to stop me from playing this game!

Herc's adventure is certainly very original in its approach. Basially, you play as either super-strong Hercules, bow-wielding Atlantis, or the swordsman, Jason. Each of the characters has their own strengths and weaknesses. For example, Atlantis has an attack that has excellent range, but her strength is very low. In this game, you must rescue Persephony, goddess of spring, who has been captured by Hades, lord of the underworld. You play in the world of ancient greece, and travel from place to place in a top-view perspective (think A Link to the Past). Each character has their own unique weapon, but they can also use a variety of limited use items and weapons which you collect throughout the game. These are escencial to winning against the games tough bosses, which include Medusa, the Minotaur, Hydra, and Hades's three-headed dog Cerberus, to name a few. The weapons range from spears to chile breath to laser guns, and some are btter than others. To replenish health, you eat Gyros, and you need gold to buy a lot of important things. Howver, gold can be hard to come by, making saving (yes, it costs money to save) impossible at some times. Each character can lift objects such as rocks and houses, but that requires strength, which depletes when you pick up or crry an object, and whne you run fast, but goes back up slowly. Stregth max can be increased though dumbbell items or 'bought' from weight-lifters. The story is quite original and very quirky. It is almost guarenteed to draw a laugh at some point. The grapics are in a cartoony style, but are very rich and colorful. The sounds are cool, but the music can get just plain annoying after an hour or so. Gameplay wise, Herc's Adventure is very fun, but suffers from a repetitive air and its hard difficulty level. Overall, this adventure is worth a buy, and will keep you playing for hours on end.Graphics-4.5Sound-4.0Control-4.0Gameplay-4.5Replay-4.0Difficulty-Hard

Considering how few people I've ever met who even know what Herc's Adventures is I'm not surprised how expensive this game is.. I wish it was on PSN or X-box live.It's a great journey, great experience, it's funny and fun. So much hand drawn animations, looking at it again makes me realize how well made this game was visually for its time. I don't know about 60-500 dollars, but it is worth 10-20 for a sit down and play with a friend. You won't beat it in one sitting... it's a little hard, it's also a huge world, but it's all interesting and will keep you going.

I rented this game as a child, lusted for it ever since. Thanks to a friend, I now own it and love it. It's the best multiplayer game out there because it has a fun plot, interesting puzzles, and you can play on a team instead of versus each other. Plus, it's fun for children because you never quite die... you just have to go through the underworld to get back to the same spot you were at. What a blast from the past!

This is the best game i have ever played. I am going on 45 years old, single, with no kids, and I LOVE this game to death. If anyone has not played this game, they should. It changes your life drastically. For example, I was depressed and suicidal. Once I bought this game, all of that changed. I play this game religiously everyday and am deeply thrilled with the creators. I once even met them and they gave me a cookie. It tasted good. I believe it was oatmeal raisin. All and all, an amazing game. I love it. It replaces my wife, that I never had.