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Rygar: The Legendary Adventure
Developer(s)Tecmo[a]
Publisher(s)Tecmo
Director(s)
  • Takao Ando
  • Manabu Nagasaki (Wii)
Producer(s)
  • Satoshi Kanematsu
  • Kenichi Asami (Wii)
Programmer(s)
  • Yutaka Koga
  • Taihei Obara (Wii)
Artist(s)
  • Hirohisa Kaneko
  • Masafumi Kubo
  • Kousuke Wakamatsu
Composer(s)
  • Hiroaki Takahashi
  • Riichiro Kuwabara (Wii)
Platform(s)
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • NA: November 25, 2002
  • JP: December 5, 2002
  • EU: May 30, 2003
Wii
  • JP: December 11, 2008
  • NA: February 3, 2009[1]
  • EU: July 3, 2009
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single player

Rygar: The Legendary Adventure[b] is a 2002 action-adventure video game for the PlayStation 2. Developed and published by Tecmo, it was released in North America in November 2002 and in Japan in December 2002. It was released in Europe in May 2003, published by Wanadoo Edition. In 2009, the game was remastered for the Wii by Team Tachyon. Named Rygar: The Battle of Argus,[c] it was published by Tecmo in Japan in December 2008 and in North America in February 2009. It was published in Europe in July 2009 by Rising Star Games. It is loosely based on the original arcade Rygar, which was released in 1986 before being ported to multiple additional platforms.

The game tells the story of

Legendary Adventure is inspired by Greek and Roman mythology and has many enemies and worlds named after them.

It was released to generally positive reviews.

Gameplay[edit]

Rygar: The Legendary Adventure is an action-adventure game in which the player character is the eponymous Rygar. The player traverses the landscape armed with the Diskarmor, defeating enemies, collecting power-ups, and so forth. The camera is fixed in one location but rotates accordingly when the player moves around.

The Diskarmor is a shield that is the main focus of gameplay. There are two attack types; light and heavy (referred to in-game as "variant blow"). By combining the two attacks, the player can create numerous combos, which become more complex, but also more powerful as the game progresses.[2] The Diskarmor can also hook onto enemies and swing them around before throwing them some distance.[3] The shield is also capable of blocking, although players cannot move when blocking.[4]

There are three available Diskarmors in the game; Hades (the default weapon), Heaven, and Sea. The player can also equip special stones found throughout the game to increase its power and so forth. Also, abilities can be found that add other functions to the Diskarmor, such as a grapple ability that allows the player to swing between specially marked icons and pull themselves up to otherwise unreachable areas.[5]

Another weapon in the player's offensive capabilities is his ability to summon familiars. Each Diskarmor has a specific familiar; Hades summons Cerberus, Heaven summons Talos, and Sea summons a Siren.[6] Upon summoning a familiar, that familiar will automatically attack every enemy on screen. Just as players can increase the strength of their Diskarmor, so too can they increase the strength of their families, which level up automatically when the Diskarmor does. Summoning familiars costs "Icol", which the player can collect throughout the game.[6]

There are many pick-ups found during the game. As well as pick-ups related to increasing and replenishing health and magic (in the form of Icol), players can collect additional pick-ups from defeated enemies or destroyed objects. These include increases to Rygar's attack power, mystic stones, power-up points for the Diskarmor unlockables viewable from the gallery, story-related letters and diaries viewable from the item menu. Mystic Stones can be attached to Diskarmors and have multiple possible effects, such as increasing attack power, increasing defence power, making available new moves, providing more speed etc.[7] The Diskarmors can be levelled up once enough points have been acquired. Each one can be levelled up twice, and each level-up increases the Diskarmors strength and defence, increases the strength of the familiar, reduces the amount of Icol consumed by the familiar, and opens up one additional slot for a Mystic Stone.[8]

The game has many unlockable features, like concept art, cutscenes, and background music galleries.[9] Completing the game and meeting certain requirements enables the use of a number of special Diskarmors, as well as allowing the player to select any level.[10]

Plot[edit]

Rygar: The Legendary Adventure takes place in an alternate history and is set shortly after the Roman Empire's conquest of Egypt.[11] Argus is a Roman-controlled Mediterranean island said to be where "the lions of the sea live", due to their naval prowess.[12] Rygar is a heavy infantryman in the Argus navy, who has established himself as one of the greatest swordsman alive. With no family or any memories of his childhood, Rygar lives only to fight.[13]

After a successful battle, Rygar is about to receive a wreath of valor from Princess Harmonia.


Titans suddenly attack, led by Echidna. After she and Icarus capture Harmonia, Echidna has the Minotaur dispose of Rygar with a pit torn open in the ground before they escape with Harmonia. Lying at the bottom of the crevice, Rygar is awoken and revived by a mysterious voice, and is given the Diskarmor, a legendary shield of the gods, and the task of stopping the Titans in order to rescue Harmonia and bring peace to Argus.


Hekatonchieres

Development[edit]

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/rygar-the-legendary-adventure

Remains from Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire were used as a reference to help design the world. At the start of production, in-house staff members traveled to Greece to look at subject matter. Photographs were taken to help create textures. Autodesk 3ds Max was used to develop the stages and character models. The character models were then converted into Tecmo's original format and imported into Autodesk Softimage 3D to animate them. Model textures were edited in Adobe Photoshop. The opening movie began production before the game sections.[14]

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The Battle of Argus[edit]

https://www.engadget.com/2007-10-23-joystiq-interview-rygars-keisuke-kikuchi.html

https://purenintendo.com/tgs07-1up-interview-about-rygar/

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/q-a-tecmo-s-kikuchi-on-taking-i-rygar-i-to-wii

Reception[edit]

"a breathtaking masterpiece that gives Devil May Cry a run for its money as one of the best modern action-adventure titles of the early PlayStation 2 era."[30]

The initial release of the game on PlayStation 2 was met with very positive reception. Metacritic gave it a score of 83 out of 100.[16] It was a runner-up for GameSpot's annual "Best Music on PlayStation 2" and "Best Graphics (Artistic) on PlayStation 2" awards, which went to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Rez, respectively.[31] Rygar received a nomination for "Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition" during the AIAS' 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards.[32]

However, the Wii remake of the game, released 6 years later, received average reception, 52 out of 100 on Metacritic.[17] It received a score of 1 out of 5 stars by G4 and won Worst Remake in 2009.[citation needed]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Ported to Wii by Team Tachyon.
  2. ^ Japanese: アルゴスの戦士, Hepburn: Argus no Senshi
  3. ^ Japanese: アルゴスの戦士: マッスルインパクト, Hepburn: Arugosu No Senshi: Massuru Inpakuto

References[edit]

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  3. ^ "Basic Skills for Battle". Rygar: The Legendary Adventure Manual (NA) (PDF). Tecmo. 2002. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Controller Configuration". Rygar: The Legendary Adventure Manual (NA) (PDF). Tecmo. 2002. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Basic Skills and Moves". Rygar: The Legendary Adventure Manual (NA) (PDF). Tecmo. 2002. p. 17. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Basic Skills for Summoning". Rygar: The Legendary Adventure Manual (NA) (PDF). Tecmo. 2002. p. 20. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "Items". Rygar: The Legendary Adventure Manual (NA) (PDF). Tecmo. 2002. p. 22. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  8. ^ "Items: Power Up Your Diskarmor". Rygar: The Legendary Adventure Manual (NA) (PDF). Tecmo. 2002. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "Gallery". Rygar: The Legendary Adventure Manual (NA) (PDF). Tecmo. 2002. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  10. ^ "One World". Rygar: The Legendary Adventure Manual (NA) (PDF). Tecmo. 2002. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  11. ^ Tecmo (2003). Rygar: The Legendary Aventure. Tecmo. Level/area: Introduction. Rygar: Several years have passed since Rome destroyed the Egyptian Dynasty.
  12. ^ Tecmo (2003). Rygar: The Legendary Aventure. Tecmo. Level/area: Introduction. Rygar: The Kingdom of Argus, where the lions of the sea live, is now dominated by Imperial Rome.
  13. ^ Tecmo (2003). Rygar: The Legendary Aventure. Tecmo. Level/area: Introduction. Rygar: My name is Rygar, a warrior of Argus who has nothing left but the will to fight. I have established myself as a mighty gladiator. I have no family, and all my memories have been consumed by fighting. The only reason for my existence is to bring victory to Princess Harmonia.
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