This is a game that I have wanted to try for a long time, and finally, I got around to it. I have always had an interest in Greek mythology, and while it has influenced just about every form of fantasy since then, there are very few games that claim to draw directly on it. This was one of them.
0:00 - A succession of logos: THQ, Iron Lore, nVidia… Nothing I have not seen countless times before.
0:01 - The intro begins, a voiceover about the exile of the Titans, while showing a statue of Zeus
0:02 - A monstrosity emerges near the statue, presumably one of the previously mentioned Titans, although for some reason it seems to be something with snakes for hair, and a serpentine rear end… I would think that they were trying to go for a medusa, except that none of the soldiers hanging around the statue (Guarding it? Just trying to stay warm for the night? Playing scrabble?) get turned to stone, instead they engage in a straight-forward melee fight.

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