Herc's Adventures
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Herc's Adventures is a video game released for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation by LucasArts in 1997. The overhead, action-adventure format is similar to Zombies Ate My Neighbors.[2][3] Up to two players each take on the role of one of three ancient Greek heroes: Herc (Hercules), Atlanta (Atalanta), or Jason, who are on a quest to defeat Hades and save the goddess of nature, Persephone.[4] In 2014, it was released for PSN in North America.
Herc's Adventures | |
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Developer(s) | Big Ape Productions LucasArts |
Publisher(s) | LucasArts |
Composer(s) | Michael Land Peter McConnell (consultancy) |
Platform(s) | Sega Saturn, PlayStation |
Release | Sega Saturn PlayStation |
Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Herc's Adventures was originally announced as a Sega Saturn exclusive with a release date of December 1996,[4] but delays pushed its release back to July 1997. The PlayStation version was released internationally, while the Saturn version was exclusive to North America. Virgin Interactive Entertainment had planned to release the Saturn version in Europe in September 1997, but it was dropped from the release schedule as part of Virgin's withdrawal of support for the Saturn.[5]