Rise of the Argonauts will immerse gamers in a gladiatorial adventure, set in wondrously imagined vision of ancient Greece. With deep exploration and epic quests, players will live a life of brutal combat as they lead a team of iconic warriors - including Jason, Hercules and Atalanta - through a...

Rise of the Argonauts arrives just in time to give gamers one last blockbuster game before Christmas 2008. The title is a combination of role-playing and action as players retell one of the greatest mythological epics of all time, Jason and the Golden Fleece.

For Jason, the classic hero of Greek myth and the central figure in Rise of the Argonauts , "choice" is a core action. In order to search for the Golden Fleece, which may bring his wife back to life, Jason must make a raft of choices. Who will guide his kingdom in his absence?

When I think of Jason and the Argonauts , my mind immediately goes to that Ray Harryhausen classic of the 60's. His brilliant imagination and ability with special effects truly brought the movie to life and left it as a classic of the genre.

To say that Rise of the Argonauts has pacing issues would be an understatement of Olympian proportions; so much of your time is spent running around and talking to people that combat feels like a rare treat rather than a focus of the game.

Combat is fast-paced and satisfying; Superb character-progression system

Way too much walking and talking; Quality of animation is inconsistent; Frame rate drops dramatically for no obvious reason; Poor voice acting not helped by sloppy sound design

Loosely based on the same Greek myth that inspired the 1963 movie Jason and the Argonauts , Rise of the Argonauts is an action-oriented role-playing game in which you assume the role of King Jason of Iolcus and go in search of the legendary Golden Fleece.

Combat is fast-paced and satisfying; Superb character-progression system

Way too much walking and talking; Quality of animation is inconsistent; Frame rate drops dramatically for no obvious reason; Poor voice acting not helped by sloppy sound design

Name: Rise of the Argonauts Genre: Action, Role-Playing Game Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC (Reviewed on PS3) Rise of the Argonauts is like a brilliant story written by a terrible author; filled with technical issues and poor design choices that will have you questioning why the game was...

Rise of the Argonauts tries its best to copy the %26ldquo;modern%26rdquo; Action RPG stereotype set forth by games like Mass Effect and...

Interesting take on Greek Mythology; The skill tree; The female character models (yow!

Lots of rough edges; Lousy battle camera; Untweakable; uncontrollable allies

Ancient Greek mythology is no stranger to the gaming world, having served as the centerpiece for the recent blockbuster series God of War. Codemasters takes a crack at the fabled era with Rise of the Argonauts, an Xbox 360 game that attempts to combine the action-packed combat of Kratos' games with...

Codemaster's Rise of the Argonauts is an action RPG that is considerably smaller in scope than most other RPGs on the market. Its linear questline offers very little character jiggering and suffers from mediocre combat that gets repetitive due to a lack of variety of weapons, enemies and moves.