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Description

Hercules is aiming to achieve immortality by completing the task the Gods have set him. His task is presented as a platform adventure set in ancient Greece, featuring a variety of enemies as you play it through.

Of more significance, however, is the game's Artificial Intelligence system, in which creatures monitor how you play, and try to find safer positions. Also, the game offers more bonuses and power-ups if you're struggling to progress. Even without those, there are lots of bonus sections to find and unlock.

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Promo Images

Alternate Titles

• "ゴッズ" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Games with manual lookup copy protection
• Gods series
• Mythology: Greek

User Reviews

God Like	Genesis	Alex L (372)
'Impressive' but not very much fun, I've always seen this as over-rated	Amiga	Martin Smith (74227)
The first Bitmap Brothers game I didn't like.	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4643)
The best 2D Action/Adventure/Platform game on PC	DOS	Ali Jakamy (8)
Great Graphics, Great Game!	DOS	Andrew Dunn (11)
Nothing else compares with the supremacy of this well put-together game/	DOS	Nathan Walker (5)
GREAT GAME A MUST HAVE!	DOS	Joshua Loucks (2)

Critic Reviews

Atari ST User	Atari ST	Aug, 1991	90 out of 100	90
Amiga Joker	Amiga	May, 1991	88 out of 100	88
Play Time	SNES	Mar, 1993	87 out of 100	87
Jeuxvideo.com	Atari ST	Feb 15, 2010	17 out of 20	85
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	DOS	Jan, 1992	10 out of 12	83
Computer and Video Games (CVG)	Genesis	Jun, 1993	83 out of 100	83
Retro Archives	Atari ST	Mar 09, 2019	16.5 out of 20	82
Amiga User International	Amiga	Jul, 1991	79 out of 100	79
Video Games	Genesis	Nov, 1992	72 out of 100	72
Retro Gamer	Amiga	Jan 18, 2014	Unscored	Unscored

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Trivia

Copy protection

The Amiga version features multi-layered copy protection. The main part was cracked quickly, and produced what appeared to be a playable game. However, a second layer remained, which raised the difficulty level quickly, to the point where the first boss was impossible to beat. Unfortunately for the Bitmap Brothers, this hard work seemed to backfire, as many assumed that the cracked version they played was representative of the game's difficulty, and the game's reputation was hampered as a result.

Cover art

The box cover art for the Amiga, Atari, DOS and Genesis (PAL) release was done by famous comic artist Simon Bisley (Sláine, Lobo, Batman/Judge Dredd, and several other works).

Music

The title song, Into the Wonderful, was written by Nation 12 which was a music project by John Foxx (of Ultravox fame). The Amiga music was converted by Richard Joseph for Bitmap Brothers. The original song was released on the album Electrofear by Nation 12 in 2005.

Awards

• PC Games (Germany)
  • Issue 01/1993– #2 Best Arcade Action Game in 1992
• ST Format
  • August 1991 (Issue #8) – #18 Top Atari ST Classic Games (Editorial staff vote)
  • January 1993 (Issue #42) – #48 in '50 finest Atari ST games of all time' list

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Related Web Sites

• Gods (Bitmap Brothers' site for Gods.)
• www.gods-country.de (The Bitmap Brothers tribute page for this game)