Return of Heracles for the Apple II

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Published on October 5, 2011 6:55:16 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRVreGxm3C4

Duration: 12:48

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Came also out for:

Atari 8-bit
Commodore 64


Game description:

Return of Heracles is an adventure game, that takes place in the age of Greek myth, where you can select one of those characters:

Asclepius, the world's first physician.
Cadmus, the slayer of the Serpent of Ares, and founder of the city of Thebes. Autolycus, a thief, wrestler, and Argonaut.
Endymion, the shepherd who was put in eternal sleep when Selene fell in love with him.
Perseus, the slayer of Medusa.
Polydeuces, an Argonaut, and one of the Gemini twins.
Castor, an Argonaut, and the other of the Gemini twins.
Actaeon, a hunter who was cursed by Artemis after he saw her bathing.
Theseus, the slayer of the Minotaur.
Pegasus, the winged horse.
Palaemon, the man who would become the legendary strongman Heracles.
Hippolyte, the queen of the Amazons.
Melanippe, sister of Hippolyte.
Jason, the captain of the Argonauts.
Achilles, the almost-immortal Greek warrior who fought in the Trojan War.
Great Ajax, a strong Greek warrior who fought in the Trojan War.
Odysseus, the cunning Greek warrior who fought in the Trojan War.
Philopoemen, a famous Greek strategos involved in several large battles.
Polybius, a historian and the weakest base character in the game.


What I think:

Really nice adventure game, but the controls are a little bit unresponsive.