Rygar: The Legendary Adventure Critic Reviews

Imagine the visual pageantry of "Devil May Cry" populated with the characters of "Dead or Alive," applied to a Greco-Roman era action-adventure.

With plenty of unlockables, action packed gameplay and awesome graphics. This is a must-buy for an action/adventure fan. But with the short play time, this is a tempting rental for everyone else.

Bottom line: if you like to have fun, play Rygar.

Stunningly beautiful - jaw-dropping at times... One of the finest action games I've ever played.

Rygar's environments will amaze you from the beginning.

This Greek mythology-based action game is an update of the arcade and NES classic in name only. Fun combat and great music.

I'm surprised to say that this is a title that you could play through once, then turn around and play through it another 5 times or so to unlock all of the goodies.

This classic next-generation action experience overflows with class and attention to detail, welcoming 80’s veterans and young newcomers into its pseudo-intellectual (!) interpretation of classic Greek motifs and 3D action platforming.

The constant action featured in the gameplay is just as exhilarating as anything previously seen, as the only thing hampering it is the faulty camera angles at times.

What surprised me most, though, were the incredible, lush visuals.

The game is a bit on the short side, true, but rarely does a game manage to capture the essence of the classics the way this does. The action is fast and furious, the graphics astounding, and the music incredible.

The Diskarmor is one of the most innovative weapons of all time and with the three versions and dozens of combos and unique attacks the possibilities for creatively dispatching your enemies is nearly endless.

It also does a great job of channeling the spirit of the game it's based on, unlike the recent remake of "Shinobi."

Tecmo looks to have once again put together a quality product, while offering something old and new at the same time.

A solid, likeable action game that should satisfy old fans and invite newer ones into deadly yo-yo combat.

A truly epic adventure.

The game’s length, dialogue, and uneven difficulty are this legend’s only blemishes.

The story and acting is guff - and easily ignored - but the sense of being involved in some epic fantasy movie is quite tangible.

Though it only takes five hours to beat, the overall package is so focused and addictive that most will want to play it more than once.

A good leap forward from 2D into the 3D realm. However, a few graphical and gameplay flaws, as well as its short duration, detract from the total overall experience, making it seem like more of an expansion pack than a full title.