The Battle of Olympus is an action game with light role-playing elements. It is set in ancient Greece and casts the player in the role of Orpheus, whose girlfriend, Helene, has been kidnapped by the demonic ruler of the netherworld called Hades. Orpheus must consult the powerful gods and have their help in order to defeat Hades and free Helene.

This game is similar to Zelda II: The Adventure of Link in presentation and side-scrolling combat style. However, it is not a full-fledged RPG like Zelda II, since it lacks player-dependent character-building. The game world consists of interconnected, maze-like side-scrolling sections that include both towns and hostile areas where Orpheus fights his way through the minions of Hades. There are various items one must get to continue to the next location, including swords, shields and crystals. There are three fragments of love hidden around; Orpheus has to find them before he can enter Tartarus and fight Hades to save his beloved Helene.

The game sometimes references specific Greek myths, but often interprets them liberally (i.e. Orpheus is a warrior rather than a musician, his beloved one is Helene and not Eurydice, etc.). The monsters of the game are also based on the Greek mythology and include cyclopes, minotaurs, pegasuses, and others.

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Alternate Titles

"オリュンポスの戦い" -- Japanese spelling
"Olympos no Tatakai" -- Japanese title

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Part of the Following Group

Mythology: Greek

Merchant	Title	Platform
	Battle of Olympus, The- Game Cartridge for the Nintendo NES	NES
	Battle of Olympus, The- Game Cartridge for the Nintendo NES	NES
	The Battle of Olympus
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User Reviews

A look back at this classic won't land you in Hades.	NES	Paul Smith (58)
Link goes to Greece?	NES	Multimedia Mike (17237)

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The Press Says

Total!! UK Magazine	NES	Jan, 1992	92 out of 100	92
Joypad	NES	Oct, 1991	88 out of 100	88
HonestGamers	NES	Nov 22, 2012	8 out of 10	80
Mean Machines	NES	Sep, 1991	79 out of 100	79
Quebec Gamers	NES	Aug 27, 2006	7.8 out of 10	78
Power Unlimited	Game Boy	Dec, 1993	7.5 out of 10	75
Video Games	NES	Sep, 1991	71 out of 100	71
Retrogaming History	NES	Dec 22, 2008	7 out of 10	70
Total! (Germany)	Game Boy	Nov, 1993	2.75 out of 6	65
Random Access	NES	2005	3.7 out of 10	37