Codemasters' Rise of the Argonauts is kind of released today. For some reason UK will have to wait until February next year, while rest of Europe can buy it today and the US next week. I'm not completely sure what's going on in this trailer with the graphics, some segments in the video looks pretty bad.
Atari & Codemasters press release:
Codemasters today announced that Rise of the Argonauts™, an epic action RPG developed by Liquid Entertainment and published by Codemasters, is now available to buy from retail stores globally* for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and the PC. To see the new “Allies” launch trailer and for more information about the game, visit www.rise-of-the-argonauts.com.
Rise of the Argonauts immerses players in a gladiatorial adventure set in a wondrously imagined vision of ancient Greece. Taking the role of Jason, a hero and expert warrior, players will battle alongside Hercules, Achilles, Atalanta and other Argonauts as they engage in brutal combat against formidable beasts and enemies, in a vast world alive with fickle gods, jaw-dropping panoramas, deep exploration and epic quests. 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.
* Available across Continental Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia from 12th December 2008.
* Shipping to stores in the USA on 16th December 2008
* UK launch set for 6th February 2009
All comments (23)
Gameplay look very unorganized.
Unfortunatelly this game is one of the worst if not the worst i've played on x360. Animation, collisions, framerate, graphics, gameplay and voice acting reminds me of poor xbox games. Gameplay is based on walking on awful...( and i mean it) maps talking to npc all over again. From time to time U've a chance to kill some foes then Ur back to walkin i circles. . Im not even sure if im going to torture myself playing this game to the very end. After playing this crap for about 2-3hrs I'd rate it 2/10. Nuff said.
Good things ? Perhaps music score aint bad but thats all.
EDIT. IM almost at the end ( i guess ) and last 30 min was much better mainly because U can actually fight more. Whats more story itself is really good but its not enough to make a good game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unreal_Engine...
Also Batman doesn't look that great YET. We'll see
The fact so many people use the engine though should say a lot I would think
i've had my hands on the game for a week now and it's pretty good so far. i agree that the graphics are not up to par considering its for a next-gen system but the story seems pretty interesting. i like the fact that there's a skill tree and when you change your gear, it actually looks different. the combat is a bit clunky and there are some collision problems along with some other minor technical problems i can't remember right now. it'll probably get a 7-8 average score.
As for this...i played a bit of it and i can't say that i'm at all impressed with what i saw. The graphics were pretty mediocre, the combat was incredibly boring and the story just seems bland.