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''The Return of Heracles'' is an adventure game for the Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 and Apple II computers, originally written by Stuart Smith and published by Quality Software in 1983.〔(The Return of Heracles ), GameSpot〕 Built on an engine that was a precursor to ''Adventure Construction Set'', ''The Return of Heracles'' is set in the age of Greek myth and allows the player to assume the role of one or more heroes and attempt various quests. The game has also been sold under the names ''The Return of Herakles''; it was also bundled with another adventure game of Smith's, ''Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves'', in a compilation called ''Age of Adventure'', published by Electronic Arts. ==Characters== The game allows you to play any of the following heroes from Greek myth. You may play more than one hero at once, but since the game awards bonuses if you complete a quest in less than 200 turns, having multiple heroes in play at once makes it harder to earn such bonuses. *Asclepius, the world's first physician. *Cadmus, the slayer of the Serpent of Ares, and founder of the city of Thebes. *Autolycus, a thief, wrestler, and Argonaut. *Endymion, the shepherd who was put in eternal sleep when Selene fell in love with him. *Perseus, the slayer of Medusa. *Polydeuces, an Argonaut, and one of the Gemini twins. *Castor, an Argonaut, and the other of the Gemini twins. *Actaeon, a hunter who was cursed by Artemis after he saw her bathing. *Theseus, the slayer of the Minotaur. *Pegasus, the winged horse. *Palaemon, the man who would become the legendary strongman Heracles. *Hippolyte, the queen of the Amazons. *Melanippe, sister of Hippolyte. *Jason, the captain of the Argonauts. *Achilles, the almost-immortal Greek warrior who fought in the Trojan War. *Great Ajax, a strong Greek warrior who fought in the Trojan War. *Odysseus, the cunning Greek warrior who fought in the Trojan War. *Philopoemen, a famous Greek strategos involved in several large battles. *Polybius, a historian and the weakest base character in the game. It is also possible to find other characters that will join the player's hero or group of heroes. The player gains three Spartes after killing the Serpent of Ares for example. A few of the heroic characters have unique abilities or specifics, listed below: *Asclepius has the unique ability to heal allies occupying the same map tile he is, and is effectively the game's only support character. *Pegasus is easily the fastest character in the game and is noted for being a favorite character for high scoring speed runs. *As Palaemon, the player must survive Hera's serpents with Palaemon's low stats and lack of equipment before becoming Heracles, who statistically is as incredibly strong as he is slow. *Theseus has good base stats and begins the game in Troezen, in where he can destroy the altar for Aegeus' sword and armor (though any hero can travel to Troezen to do the same if they have enough of the strength stat). *In a nod to his representation in most myths as a powerful boxer, Polydeuces can battle enemies effectively with bare hands, which is helpful should his weapons break in battle. *Achilles' skin works as a powerful natural armor that loses effectiveness should he actually be equipped with real gear. Adding him to the game also gives the player his cousin Patroclus as a free bonus character. *Having Odysseus join the game also adds Argus, his faithful dog and companion, as a free player character. *Non-human characters such as Pegasus and Argus (or a hero transformed into a creature) are unable to attack or be attacked by members of their own species. This makes it impossible for Pegasus to complete the game on her own solely as a horse as the defeat of the Mares of Diomedes is one of the game's objectives. They also cannot purchase equipment or training from merchants. *Endymion and Actaeon start in areas where it is possible for them (or other heroes) to experience the same tragic fates that befell them in myth. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Return of Heracles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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