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Disney's Hercules, also known in Europe as Disney's Action Game Featuring Hercules,^[1] is an action video game for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows, released on June 20, 1997 by Disney Interactive, based on the animated film of the same name. It was released a week prior to the film's release.

Plot

The game follows the same storyline from the animated film. Hercules, son of Zeus, is stripped of his godhood and must prove that he is a true hero in order to regain his immortality, and join Zeus and the other gods on Mount Olympus. To do that, Hercules must pass several tasks and defeat many villains, and at the end, face Hades, ruler of the dead, who is also responsible for Hercules' losing of his immortality.

Gameplay

The game is mainly two-dimensional, although, in many missions the player can walk to other planes via pathways or stairs. There are ten levels and three difficulty modes: Beginner, Medium, and Herculean. The last two levels are playable only on Medium and Herculean difficulties. There are three rush levels in the game in which the player must run forward through the map and avoid obstacles without being able to stop or fight. The player's health is measured in the energy bar shown in the upper left corner for normal levels or bottom left for rush levels. The energy bar can be increased by picking up Hercules Action Figures (also known as Herculad) and the energy can be replenished by drinking Herculade cups found throughout the game. The player's main weapon is the sword; Hercules can also punch, but this is a much more difficult way to defeat enemies. Weapon powerups, known as Gifts of the Gods, can be found throughout the game, consisting of the Lightning Sword (shoots lightning any direction Hercules aims when selected and fired), Fireball Sword (shoots fireballs that seek out onscreen enemies when selected and fired), and the Sonic Sword (affects enemy targets at close range with a circular sonic blast when selected and fired). There is also an invincibility , found in the game in the form of a helmet, which grants the player a few seconds of invulnerability when activated. Powerups have limited action, and once their energy has depleted, they can no longer be used. In many levels, there will be hidden letters that if all collected, will form the word HERCULES and will allow the player to spawn directly at the next level, instead of starting the game all over from the beginning. There are also four hidden vases in each mission, that upon collection, will give the player a secret password for the current level, which they can later use at the game start screen to spawn at the level from which the vases were collected. During the game, the player will face many bosses, most of which can't be defeated by conventional fighting and require the player to perform special actions to pass. Among the enemies that Hercules will face are Nessus the Centaur, the Minotaur, the Harpies, the Hydra, the Gorgon, Hades, several Titans, and a Cyclops.

Re-releases

The PlayStation version of the game was re-released by Majesco Sales in 1998 with an E rating (which replaced the ESRB's "Kids to Adults" rating the same year) and the words "Action Game" removed from the title.^[2]

On March 8, 2011, the PlayStation version of the game was re-released as a PSOne Classic on the PlayStation Store.^[3]

Reception

The game received positive reviews, with the PlayStation version holding an aggregated review score of 80% on GameRankings.^[5] At the 1999 Milia festival in Cannes, Hercules took home a "Gold" prize for revenues above €15 million in the European Union during 1998.^[6]

References

1. ^{{cite news|last1=Froholt|first1=Joachim|title=Ukens nettutgivelser|url=http://www.gamer.no/artikler/ukens_nettutgivelser/67392|accessdate=1 October 2016|date=23 January 2009|language=no}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/images/covers/l/236048-disney-s-hercules-playstation-front-cover.jpg|title=Scan of 1998 PS1 release cover|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/disney's-hercules-(psone-classic)/cid=UP9000-NPUJ01029_00-0000000000000001|title=Disney's Hercules (PSOne Classic) on PS3, PS Vita|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}
4. ^{{cite magazine|last=|first=|title=Finals|magazine=Next Generation|issue=34|publisher=Imagine Media|date=October 1997|page=169-170}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/ps/197545-disneys-hercules-action-game/index.html|title=Disney's Hercules Action Game for PlayStation|publisher=GameRankings|accessdate=May 15, 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990830171428/http://www.gamespot.com:80/milia/0212/ecc/index.html |url=http://www.gamespot.com:80/milia/0212/ecc/index.html | title=Milia News; ECCSELL Awards Name Winners | author=Staff | work=GameSpot | date=February 12, 1999 | archivedate=August 30, 1999 | deadurl=yes }}

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