When did Glory of Heracles come out?

Glory of Heracles was released on 22 May 2008 for Nintendo DS.

Glory of Heracles (2008) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Glory of Heracles

Glory of Heracles features the eponymous Greek hero in a pick-up-and-play role-playing game that has a rich storyline in a Greek motif and a deep battle system. The story begins when Heracles washes up on a…

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What Glory of Heracles is

Glory of Heracles is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Paon and released in 2008. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Glory of Heracles features the eponymous Greek hero in a pick-up-and-play role-playing game that has a rich storyline in a Greek motif and a deep battle system. The story begins when Heracles washes up on a beach with amnesia. Players must journey far and wide to figure out Heracles' story and unravel the mysterious pasts of the other main characters in this new adventure. The game uses ancient Greece as its backdrop, and players can visit cities like Sparta and Athens on their travels.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Glory of Heracles holds a critic score of 66 out of 100. That places it above 25% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored about average for its year.

What it launched against

Glory of Heracles launched on 22 May 2008, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, GRID (2008), LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures and Ninja Gaiden II. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, GRID (2008), LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, Ninja Gaiden II.

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