Rise of the Argonauts

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  • Summary: Rise of the Argonauts immerses gamers in a gladiatorial adventure, set in wondrously imagined vision of ancient Greece. With deep exploration and epic quests, players live a life of brutal combat as they lead a team of iconic warriors - including Jason, Hercules and Atalanta - through aRise of the Argonauts immerses gamers in a gladiatorial adventure, set in wondrously imagined vision of ancient Greece. With deep exploration and epic quests, players live a life of brutal combat as they lead a team of iconic warriors - including Jason, Hercules and Atalanta - through a world ruled by mythological gods. [Codemasters]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 34
  3. Negative: 4 out of 34
  1. Impulsegamer
    88
    In conclusion, Rise of the Argonauts is a strong RPG title that contains a different perspective on this genre with a classic story, realistic graphics and a truly majestic sound track with a Hollywood style of voice acting.
  2. ZTGD
    72
    The combat is competent if not a bit repetitive and the story is entertaining from start to finish.
  3. Gamer 2.0
    70
    With an adventure at only 10 hours long with no redeeming co-op component, your first run-through should be enough to get what you want out of the game, which is a shame cause Rise of the Argonauts, could have been so much better.
  4. Game Informer
    60
    Rise of the Argonauts is an average action game. [Feb 2009, p.84]
  5. Play UK
    58
    A host of intriguing ideas are severely undermined by weak presentation and far too many bugs. With another six months and an increased budget, Rise Of The Argonauts could have fulfilled its obvious promise.
  6. Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    50
    It's a pretty game, an ambitious game, a big game--just not a very good one. [Feb 2009, p.74]
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  7. 1UP
    25
    Absolutely nothing about Rise of the Argonauts stands out as special, and just when you think the game's about to take a turn for the better (at least in terms of reworking the Jason and the Argonauts story), its fundamental and technical problems -- including some annoying loading times in the Xbox 360 version -- bring it way back down.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. FrankTCastle
    Jan 4, 2015
    9
    Rise of The Argonauts is not greatest looking game for graphics but it does still look great at times in it's art design. I think many criticsRise of The Argonauts is not greatest looking game for graphics but it does still look great at times in it's art design. I think many critics panned this game because of the games heavy focus on story,character interaction and at times the need for investigating some quests to complete them.

    The game has it has it's share of action and the combat is fun but this is not an action focused game. The unique exp/leveling up system based on devoting deeds to certain gods to unlock talents and abilities is both quite original and rewarding.    … Expand
  2. stevenshanks
    Dec 29, 2008
    9
    Dont know why this game is getting such low reviews. This is one of the best rpgs I have played in a while. The plot is epic, the battlesDont know why this game is getting such low reviews. This is one of the best rpgs I have played in a while. The plot is epic, the battles are fun, and the amount of dialogue is massive reminding me of old school rpgs like ultima V where you needed to talk to everyone in the town to obtain quests and advance the story. Great game!… Expand
  4. JIMMYDAVIS
    Feb 8, 2009
    8
    I LIKE WHAT I`VE SEEN SO FAR APART FROM THE GRAPHICS WHICH COULD BE SO MUCH BETTER BUT SOME OF THE BEST GAMES OF PLAYED HAVE NOT BEEN VISOULYI LIKE WHAT I`VE SEEN SO FAR APART FROM THE GRAPHICS WHICH COULD BE SO MUCH BETTER BUT SOME OF THE BEST GAMES OF PLAYED HAVE NOT BEEN VISOULY PERFECT. IT`S A GOOD ACTION RPG AND ITS WELL WORTH A LOOK AND DONT LISTEN TO THESE SO CALLED GAME EXPERTS THERE GEEKS AND ITS BOUT TIME 1 OF THEM MADE A GAME A?… Expand
  5. Satirus
    Jan 14, 2011
    8
    The art style of Rise of the Argonauts is unique, characters have depth and personality, lore, narrative, dialogues and story are far fromThe art style of Rise of the Argonauts is unique, characters have depth and personality, lore, narrative, dialogues and story are far from all the cliches we find in most games. The way they used the source material and mythology is interesting and original, the mix between RPG and Action/Adventure can be surprisingly fun and pleasant for players who like both styles, unfortunately the Action/Adventure moments are not on par with huge productions like God of War series and the RPG elements are not the most deep or complex on the market, but this game still has a lot of merit with the mix of both styles and the presentation of an epic, interesting, deep and unique mythological journey. The game has not the polish of bigger productions with bigger budges on their back, but with a pretty nice and deep story, interesting and charismatic characters, expressive atmosphere and pleasant gameplay, Rise of the Argonauts is for sure a game with a lot of "heart and soul" .… Expand
  6. the_blueprint
    Dec 18, 2013
    6
    Not so bad at all. It's not a beautiful game but the world design is good. It's not really an rpg, it's an action game. The battles are funNot so bad at all. It's not a beautiful game but the world design is good. It's not really an rpg, it's an action game. The battles are fun and there's a lot of story and dialogue. The story and dialogue are... decent.… Expand
  7. KritUnhawat
    Dec 18, 2008
    0
    I picked up the game yesterday (the release date). I was so looking forward for this game. my feed back? this game is the worst game I playedI picked up the game yesterday (the release date). I was so looking forward for this game. my feed back? this game is the worst game I played in a long time. Far worse than that over hyped GTA4, in my oppinion. game contorl are off, boring story telling, the graphic that bugs your eyes, the cut scenes which are worse than the last gen. FF7 on PS1 even has better looking cut scenes than this game. WHY DID YOU MESS THIS UP CODEMASTER!!!!!???… Expand

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