<s>
Herc	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
by	O
LucasArts	O
in	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overhead	O
,	O
action-adventure	O
format	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
each	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
ancient	O
Greek	O
heroes	O
:	O
Herc	O
(	O
Hercules	B-Device
)	O
,	O
Atlanta	O
(	O
Atalanta	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
Jason	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
defeat	O
Hades	B-Language
and	O
save	O
the	O
goddess	O
of	O
nature	O
,	O
Persephone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PSN	B-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Herc	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
exclusive	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
December	O
1996	O
,	O
but	O
delays	O
pushed	O
its	O
release	O
back	O
to	O
July	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
had	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
September	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
dropped	O
from	O
the	O
release	O
schedule	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Virgin	O
's	O
withdrawal	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Items	O
include	O
Circe	O
's	O
potion	O
which	O
turned	O
the	O
player	O
into	O
a	O
pig	O
to	O
fit	O
into	O
small	O
crevices	O
,	O
Medusa	O
and	O
Minotaur	O
's	O
head	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
golden	O
fleece	O
(	O
which	O
opens	O
the	O
gates	O
of	O
Hades	B-Language
 '	O
underworld	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gyros	B-Application
increase	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
health	O
bar	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
hero	O
has	O
a	O
second	O
strength	O
bar	O
that	O
depletes	O
whenever	O
moving	O
or	O
picking	O
up	O
an	O
object	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dying	O
five	O
times	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Herc	B-Application
's	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
met	O
with	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
as	O
critics	O
were	O
overwhelmingly	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
offbeat	O
humor	O
,	O
huge	O
amount	O
of	O
lands	O
to	O
explore	O
,	O
and	O
inclusion	O
of	O
three	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
that	O
make	O
an	O
important	O
difference	O
in	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
plays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
Mike	O
gave	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
a	O
perfect	O
5.0	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
in	O
all	O
four	O
GamePro	O
categories	O
(	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
funfactor	O
)	O
,	O
noting	O
in	O
particular	O
the	O
excellent	O
incorporation	O
of	O
mythological	O
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
in	O
all	O
four	O
categories	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
directly	O
compare	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
Rubenstein	O
gave	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
identical	O
scores	O
.	O
</s>
