Look at the bemused look on his face as a snake whispers some threatening advice into his ear. Consider the point where our slightly confused hero tries to climb on an old lady's back instead of carrying her over the river as you'd expect. Almost any action you try or conversation you have is played for laughs. The overall tone is a comedic one, but unlike many, I would say it's actually laugh-out-loud funny. The whole cast performs their roles very well, even if their close-up animations look a bit wonky in an attempt for the developers to save processing power and disc space.Įvery actor imbues their character with a distinct personality. Being digitized sprites of actual actors, the characters compliment them too. Real photographs have been altered and composited to make each backdrop fit with the game's needs.
On you're leisurely stroll back, you'll perhaps notice how pretty the photoshopped sights of Ancient Greece are.
You have access to the Oracle hint system or not. You're only punishment will be a brisk walk to where you died to try again. These scenes are very fun to watch, so I recommend dying purposefully a few times just to see what happens. You'll be sent to Olympus where a grumpy Zeus will send you back. You're likely to accidentally kill him off the first time you encounter any dangerous creature, but it's good to know that that's not a game over. Our hero is not as strong as Hercules, as wily as Perseus or as commanding as Jason so how will he fare? In fact, he's a bit of a buffoon, although at least he's a loveable one. With all of these trials in front of you, it sounds like it could be a dangerous quest. All of these acts were originally done by seperate heroes. Our nameless hero is an amalgamation of several characters from antiquity, including Hercules, Perseus and Jason so you'll see him travel to the underworld, defeat a hydra or hunt for the golden fleece. Reading these blurbs will let you know just how accurate the game's story actually is - which isn't much. Included is an entertainingly informative glossary detailing the historical and mythological events depicted in any given screen. Here in the UK however, where it never saw store shelves, it's something of an unknown.Īs you can probably guess given its prevelance in the educational system, there's a large educational component to Wrath of the Gods. Released in 1994, it appears to have been a staple of US school computers. Pretty much all of them are represented in Luminaria's one and only game Wrath of the Gods. The fantasy of Greek mythology is rife with stories to mine for a point-and-click adventure.
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