Dark Star One:Broken Alliance
Dark Star One is the name of the biometalic alien ship that the main character pilots. The ship can be upgraded by absorbing bioartifacts of the alien race that originally created it. A somewhat neat concept to have the ship level up instead of the player. I’m having fun just flying in 3d space and running some side quests and have not played the “official story line” very far yet.

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Hercules, Atalanta, Jason, Pan, Achilles

Rise of the Argonauts (XBOX 360) A nice little action RPG from Codemasters. The game follows the story of King Jason as he seeks a way to resurrect his wife. The opening tragedy that all games need to start your quest is the attempted assassination of Jason by a group called the Black Tongues. The poisoned arrow meant for Jason hits his Wife instead. After your tutorial battles as you chase the assassins out of your castle you embark on a quest to find a way to resurrect your wife. You discover early on that the mythical Golden Fleece resurrect your wife and the adventure begins.

This is the only game that actually gives you a reason (beyond mental masturbation) for trying to get every achievement in the game. The game achievements can be sacrificed as offerings to Ares, Apollo, Hermes, or Athena. As you gain favor with the gods by these sacrifices they will bless you with new powers.

The battle system is simple but effective. You have a Strong and weak attack, a dodge button, and a block button. You keep the same shield throughout the entire game. You can find better weapons and armor. Better armor increases health. The weapon types are, Mace, Spear, and Sword. They work in a Rock, Paper, Scissors power scenario. Mace (slow but powerful) weak against Spear attacks. Spear has range and Medium attack speed. Weak against Sword attacks. Swords are the quickest but weakest weapon. Short range. Weak against Mace attacks.