NES

The Battle of Olympus

This looks pretty similar to the likes of Zelda and Faxanadu, and to be honest, if this kind o' thing is your cup of tea you'll probably find a massive and enjoyable task ahead of you. Unfortunately, there are a couple of things that didn't really appeal to me. First of all, the simplistic interaction with the other one-speech tape-recorder-like characters is a bit annoying. Another thing which hampered my enjoyment of this game somewhat was the pretty boring action sequences. Just running along a horizontally-scrolling landscape slashing your chopper at small enemy sprites isn't my idea of an excursion to Excitement Central. Zelda fans should have a look at this. Others will probably find it a bit of a bore no matter how much there is in it.

The Battle of Olympus è un gioco molto interessante per il periodo, in grado di riprendere elementi da altri giochi mantenendo comunque uno stile personale ben preciso; l'ambientazione mitologica per un adventure è originale, la sfida alta, i puzzle interessanti e alcune trovate (i sandali magici per camminare sui soffitti, ad esempio) molto curiose, peccato però che ci siano troppi elementi che lo rendano inutilmente difficile, noioso e frustrante.

Ein zeusscher Blitzschlag ist "Battle of Olympus" leider nicht. Zwar sorgen das reizvolle Mythenthema, die große Spielwelt und einige Rätsel für die nötige Action-Adventure-Abwechslung, aber der Genialitätsfunke springt nicht über. Battle of Olympus bietet solide Action-Adventure-Hausmannskost im schlichten grafischen Gewand. Man prügelt sich durch die griechische Sagenwelt, tüftelt am einen oder anderen Puzzle, sammelt brav seine Gegenstände und murkst ein paar Obermotze ab. Das ist ja ganz nett, aber ich persönlich spiele lieber das bessere "Faxanadu" oder den gehaltvolleren Klassiker "Zelda II".