Rise of the Argonauts for autumn

By Robert Purchese Published 5 March, 2008

Still on course for this year.

Codemasters has told Eurogamer that Rise of the Argonauts will be released on PC, 360 and PS3 this autumn.

The action role-playing game had fallen rather quiet after its unveiling last April, but the publisher has assured us all is well and Argonauts should be ready to show to press soon.

The title retells the familiar story of young warrior king Jason, whose adventures were stop-animated to fame on the big-screen in 1963. However, the emphasis here is on exploring ancient Greece and all the perils that go with it.

Rise of the Argonauts also makes some bold claims. It wants do away with monotonous combat where one hit can kill if a sharp bit finds its way to soft flesh. And it wants to move away from good, evil and neutral paths by introducing four gods that are influenced by the consequences of nearly every action you make.

Technically it is looking to push boundaries as well, with a procedural animation system that has your sword and shield react independently depending on the area of attack, plus computer-controlled companions such as Hercules who can trigger co-operative attacks when they are in the near vicinity.

Pop over to our Rise of the Argonauts interview with developer Liquid Entertainment to find out more.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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  • FortysixterUK #1 4 years ago

    Here's hoping they can get the stop frame animation looking really "stop frame" on pc to keep in the spirit of the classic movie

  • Gastrian #2 4 years ago

    Just plug in a Riva TNT or staying with nVidia, it could use hybrid SLI to have all the game run off of a 9800 GX2 except for the skeletons which run off of a GeForce 6200