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''Disney's Hercules'', also known in Europe as ''Disney's Action Game Featuring Hercules'', is an action video game for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation and UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows, released on June 20, 1997 by Disney Interactive, based on [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} the animated film of the same name]]. It was released a week prior to the film's release.

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''Disney's Hercules'', also known in Europe as ''Disney's Action Game Featuring Hercules'', is an action video game for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation Platform/PlayStation and UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows, Platform/MicrosoftWindows, released on June 20, 1997 by Disney Interactive, based on [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} the animated film of the same name]]. It was released a week prior to the film's release.
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** The human thugs can be defeated with a sword, though their animation upon defeat suggests that Herc only uses GoodOldFisticuffs (which is one of the moves he can use) to do it.[[note]]Corresponding to the animation; the thin thug is likely defeated with simple punches while the fat thug is defeated using an uppercut[[/note]]

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* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: In the film, Hercules uses his super strength to cause a rockslide to kill the Hydra. This isn't the case in "The Hydra Canyon", where a big rock falls on the Hydra without any prior setup. The most we get is small rocks falling throughout the boss fight as a hazard.

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** Hercules regains his strength by drinking "Herculade"... in levels set ''before'' the "Zero to Hero" song, prior to him becoming a hero and the drink's spokesperson.
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In the film, Hercules uses his super strength to cause a rockslide to kill the Hydra. This isn't the case in "The Hydra Canyon", where a big rock falls on the Hydra without any prior setup. The most we get is small rocks falling throughout the boss fight as a hazard.


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* KidnappingBirdOfPrey: The flock of Harpies fought in Thebes will occasionally snatch passing civilians and lift them into the air, and Hercules needs to cut them down before they can leave.

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* FlunkyBoss: Medusa calls in an endless supply of skeleton warriors to attack Hercules in addition to her own attacks.



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%%* * GuideDangIt: Finding all the Hercules letters and vases.The boss fight with Nessus. He is immune to standard forms of attack. The player hurts him by jumping on his back, something there is no indication they can or are supposed to do.
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** According to Greek myth, [[BrownNote Medusa's gaze]] will [[TakenForGranite turn victims to stone]], and the ''Disney's Hades Challenge'' PC game (as well as Medusa's defeat animation in this game) shows that this ability is canon in the Disney ''Hercules'' adaptation. In this game, however, if Hercules gets hit by Medusa's EyeBeams, he simply flinches and takes some damage.

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** According to Greek myth, [[BrownNote Medusa's gaze]] will [[TakenForGranite turn victims to stone]], and the ''Disney's Hades Challenge'' ''VideoGame/DisneysHadesChallenge'' PC game (as well as Medusa's defeat animation in this game) shows that this ability is canon in the Disney ''Hercules'' adaptation. In this game, however, if Hercules gets hit by Medusa's EyeBeams, he simply flinches and takes some damage.
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* InMediasRes: The game starts in the middle of one of Herc's training sessions with Phil, skipping his childhood, teenage years, and much of the first half of the story.

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** "Passageways of Eternal Torment" shows Herc's journey through the underworld to confront Hades, which is not shown in the film.

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** "Passageways of Eternal Torment" shows Herc's journey through the underworld to confront Hades, which is not shown in the film.film, and the following boss fight has him fight Hades directly.


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* AdaptationalBadass: Hades in the film never fights Hercules directly, while in the game he teleports around slinging fireballs.

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** According to Greek myth, [[BrownNote Medusa's gaze]] will [[TakenForGranite turn victims to stone]], and the ''Disney's Hades Challenge'' PC game shows that this ability is canon in the Disney ''Hercules'' adaptation. In this game, however, if Hercules gets hit by Medusa's EyeBeams, he simply flinches and takes some damage.

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** According to Greek myth, [[BrownNote Medusa's gaze]] will [[TakenForGranite turn victims to stone]], and the ''Disney's Hades Challenge'' PC game (as well as Medusa's defeat animation in this game) shows that this ability is canon in the Disney ''Hercules'' adaptation. In this game, however, if Hercules gets hit by Medusa's EyeBeams, he simply flinches and takes some damage.


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* TakenForGranite: Once Medusa's health is depleted from repeatedly looking at herself in the mirror, she turns to stone right before exploding.
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I'd say this isn't Gameplay And Story Segregation because there's nothing in the game itself (i.e. the movie clips) that would suggest that the character is supposed to be shady in the story.


* AdaptationalHeroism: In the original film, the man in Thebes who tries to sell Herc and Phil a sundial seems [[HonestJohnsDealership rather shady]]. In this game, due to GameplayAndStorySegregation he drops a ton of item pickups, making him a very helpful NPC.

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* AdaptationalHeroism: In the original film, the man in Thebes who tries to sell Herc and Phil a sundial seems [[HonestJohnsDealership rather shady]]. In this game, due to GameplayAndStorySegregation he drops a ton of item pickups, making him a very helpful NPC.
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* NintendoHard: As per Disney tie-in tradition. Standouts include the three levels where Hercules just runs forwards, and "Titan Flight" for being an AutoScrollingLevel that has even more movement limitation given Hercules is riding Pegasus.


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* SpellingBonus: A continue is won by collecting the letters "H-E-R-C-U-L-E-S" spread across the levels.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: In the original film, the man in Thebes who tries to sell Herc and Phil a sundial seems [[HonestJohnsDealership rather shady]]. In this game, he drops a ton of item pickups, making him a very helpful NPC.

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* AdaptationalHeroism: In the original film, the man in Thebes who tries to sell Herc and Phil a sundial seems [[HonestJohnsDealership rather shady]]. In this game, due to GameplayAndStorySegregation he drops a ton of item pickups, making him a very helpful NPC.
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* AscendedExtra: The "Zero to Hero" song sequence in the film contain many brief cameos of Greek monsters, such as Medusa, Minotaur, and Harpy. In this game, they are given greater prominence: Minotaur is a MiniBoss, Medusa is a boss, and Harpy is a WolfpackBoss that is later [[DegradedBoss degarded]] to a common {{mook|s}}.

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* AscendedExtra: The "Zero to Hero" song sequence in the film contain many brief cameos of Greek monsters, such as Medusa, Minotaur, and Harpy. In this game, they are given greater prominence: Minotaur is a MiniBoss, Medusa is a boss, and Harpy is a WolfpackBoss that is later [[DegradedBoss degarded]] degraded]] to a common {{mook|s}}.

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* AdaptationalHeroism: In the original film, the man in Thebes who tries to sell Herc and Phil a sundial seems [[HonestJohnsDealership rather shady]]. In this game, he drops a ton of item pickups, making him a very helpful NPC.



* BulletHell: Hydros's segment of "Titan Flight" is full of falling icicles, making it very difficult for Hercules and Pegasus to navigate without taking at least a couple hits.



* CutsceneBoss: The Cyclops and Titans are not fought in gameplay, as Hercules simply defeats them in movie clips after beating their respective levels.



* FunnelCloudJourney: A portion of "Titan Flight" takes place in an area controlled by Stratos. The greatest hazard is all the debris flying through the tornado, which Hercules and Pegasus need to avoid.
* GameOverMan: When the player gets a game over, they're treated to a clip of Hades triumphantly smoking a cigar. [[JustifiedTrope Quite fitting]], considering he's not only the BigBad but also the lord of the underworld, where the souls of the deceased go.



** While in midair, Hercules can slam down on the ground. It's not useful in combat (outside of one strategy for fighting the Minotaur), but it can be used to break through weak ground and access secret areas.

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** While in midair, Hercules can slam down on the ground. It's not useful in combat (outside of one strategy for fighting the Minotaur), but it can be used to [[GroundShatteringLanding break through weak ground ground]] and access secret areas.


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* HomingProjectile: The fire sword power-up let Hercules shoot fireballs that pursue nearby enemies. Hades shoots his own homing fireballs during his boss battle.


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* VideoGameCaringPotential: In "Titan Flight", Hercules has the option of rescuing the Olympian Gods. It's not required to beat the level, but doing so will make the freed Gods reward Herc with a large number of item pickups.

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* AscendedExtra: The "Zero to Hero" sequence in the film contain many brief cameos of Greek monsters, such as Medusa, Minotaur, and Harpy. In this game, they are given greater prominence: Minotaur is a MiniBoss, Medusa is a boss, and Harpy is a WolfpackBoss that is later [[DegradedBoss degarded]] to a common {{mook|s}}.

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* TwoAndAHalfD: The game is a sidescroller platformer, rendered with 3D backgrounds populated by 2D sprite characters. Hercules can even walk into the foreground or background in certain areas.
* AdaptationExpansion: Plenty of it, due to taking scenes from the movie and expanding them into full levels. Examples include:
** In the film, Hercules immediately arrives at the part of the woods where he finds Meg and Nessus. In this game's "The Centaurs' Forest" level, Hercules has to explore the forest, fighting with other centaurs along the way.
** Herc's battles against the Medusa, Minotaur, and Harpies, which are only briefly glimpsed in the film, are fully seen as boss battles in this game.
** "Passageways of Eternal Torment" shows Herc's journey through the underworld to confront Hades, which is not shown in the film.
* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: In the film, Hercules uses his super strength to cause a rockslide to kill the Hydra. This isn't the case in "The Hydra Canyon", where a big rock falls on the Hydra without any prior setup. The most we get is small rocks falling throughout the boss fight as a hazard.
* AscendedExtra: The "Zero to Hero" song sequence in the film contain many brief cameos of Greek monsters, such as Medusa, Minotaur, and Harpy. In this game, they are given greater prominence: Minotaur is a MiniBoss, Medusa is a boss, and Harpy is a WolfpackBoss that is later [[DegradedBoss degarded]] to a common {{mook|s}}.{{mook|s}}.
* BackgroundBoss: The Minotaur stands in the background, actually blocking Herc's path up a staircase. From its position, it throws chunks of rubble and debris at Hercules. One method to defeating the Minotaur is by picking up larger blocks and throwing them into the background.



* BossBanter:
** Hades is constantly throwing quips and one-liners at Hercules during his boss fight.
** {{Inverted|Trope}} during "Medusa's Lair", where Hercules is the one saying quips and one-liners every time Medusa takes damage, while Medusa herself remains silent aside from unintelligible hisses.



* DemBones: Skeletal {{mooks}} are common enemies in "The Big Olive", "Medusa's Lair", and "Passageways of Eternal Torment".



* FinalBoss: Hades, naturally, as he's the BigBad of the movie. He is the boss fought in
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: "Vortex of Souls" opens with a clip from the movie, in which Hercules makes a deal with Hades to retrieve Meg's soul in exchange for his own. This has zero impact on the level's actual gameplay, which is just a straightforward boss fight against Hades.

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* EasyModeMockery: Playing on the easiest difficulty ends the game after "Titan Flight", giving players a screen saying that a true hero would play on a higher difficulty in order to access the two underworld levels.
* EyeBeams: Medusa's iconic [[BrownNote deadly stare]] is represented as a pair of green laser beams firing out of her eyes.
* FinalBoss: Hades, naturally, as he's the BigBad of the movie. He is the boss fought in
in the final level, "Vortex of Souls".
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: GameplayAndStorySegregation:
** According to Greek myth, [[BrownNote Medusa's gaze]] will [[TakenForGranite turn victims to stone]], and the ''Disney's Hades Challenge'' PC game shows that this ability is canon in the Disney ''Hercules'' adaptation. In this game, however, if Hercules gets hit by Medusa's EyeBeams, he simply flinches and takes some damage.
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"Vortex of Souls" opens with a clip from the movie, in which Hercules makes a deal with Hades to retrieve Meg's soul in exchange for his own. This has zero impact on the level's actual gameplay, which is just a straightforward boss fight against Hades.Hades.
* GroundPound:
** While in midair, Hercules can slam down on the ground. It's not useful in combat (outside of one strategy for fighting the Minotaur), but it can be used to break through weak ground and access secret areas.
** One of Medusa's attacks is jumping in the air and slamming down on the ground. The force of the impact causes the entire lair to shake, dropping debris upon Hercules.



* MediumBlending: The game features 2D sprites for most characters, while the levels themselves are modeled in 3D.
* PasswordSave: Each level can be accessed by giving Meg the correct sequence of four vases. This is redundant in the PC version, which has the option to directly select any level.



** The Hydra lunges at you, allowing you to chop off its head.

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* TennisBoss: While not an actual boss fight, the Centaurs in the background of "The Centaurs' Forest" throw large boulders at Hercules. With the right timing, Hercules can hit the boulders with his sword to knock them back towards the Centaurs.

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Disney's Hercules, also known in Europe as Disney's Action Game Featuring Hercules, is an action video game for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows, released on June 20, 1997 by Disney Interactive, based on the animated film of the same name. It was released a week prior to the film's release.

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Disney's Hercules, ''Disney's Hercules'', also known in Europe as Disney's ''Disney's Action Game Featuring Hercules, Hercules'', is an action video game for the PlayStation UsefulNotes/PlayStation and Microsoft Windows, UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows, released on June 20, 1997 by Disney Interactive, based on [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} the animated film of the same name.name]]. It was released a week prior to the film's release.



* BossOnlyLevel: Hydra Canyon and Medusa's Lair.
* {{Checkpoint}}: Hermes serves as this.
* FinalBoss: Hades, naturally, as he's the BigBad of the movie.
* GuideDangIt: Finding all the Hercules letters and vases.
* HardLevelsEasyBosses: To some extent. Most of the bosses are pretty easy when you know how to tackle them.
* SaveGameLimits: In order to save, you need to collect 4 or 5 vases in a level. To get continues, you need to collect all the Hercules letters.
* StationaryBoss: The Hydra, Medusa, and Minotaur minibosses.
* TacticalSuicideBoss: The Hydra lunges at you, allowing you to chop off its head. The way to beat Medusa is to get her to attack all the pillars in her lair, then attack the mirrors that fall down.

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* AscendedExtra: The "Zero to Hero" sequence in the film contain many brief cameos of Greek monsters, such as Medusa, Minotaur, and Harpy. In this game, they are given greater prominence: Minotaur is a MiniBoss, Medusa is a boss, and Harpy is a WolfpackBoss that is later [[DegradedBoss degarded]] to a common {{mook|s}}.
* BossArenaIdiocy: Medusa would be unstoppable... if only she wasn't in a lair filled with [[WeaksauceWeakness mirrors]].
* BossOnlyLevel: Hydra Canyon "Hydra Canyon", "Medusa's Lair", and Medusa's Lair.
"Vortex of Souls" only consist of the Hydra, Medusa, and Hades boss fights, respectively.
* {{Checkpoint}}: Passing Hermes serves as this.
in a level will activate a checkpoint. If Hercules dies after that point, he will respawn at the most recent Hermes position.
* DamageSpongeBoss: Hades does not require any special tactics to fight. Just keep on attacking him and slowly whittle down his enormous health pool.
* DegradedBoss: In their first appearance, Harpies are a WolfpackBoss in "The Big Olive". In "Titan Flight", they're just basic {{mooks}}.
* FinalBoss: Hades, naturally, as he's the BigBad of the movie.
movie. He is the boss fought in
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: "Vortex of Souls" opens with a clip from the movie, in which Hercules makes a deal with Hades to retrieve Meg's soul in exchange for his own. This has zero impact on the level's actual gameplay, which is just a straightforward boss fight against Hades.
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GuideDangIt: Finding all the Hercules letters and vases.
* HardLevelsEasyBosses: To some extent. Most While the levels are considered rather challenging, most of the bosses are pretty easy when you know how to tackle them.
* SaveGameLimits: PivotalBoss: The Hydra and Medusa [[StationaryBoss stay in place]] while Hercules runs a circle around them, although he can't run a complete circle around the Hydra due to rocks blocking its backside.
* SaveToken:
In order to save, you need to collect 4 or 5 vases in a level, which gives you a PasswordSave for the level. To get continues, you need to collect all the Hercules letters.
letters in a level.
* StationaryBoss: The Hydra, Medusa, and Minotaur minibosses.
bosses all stay in place while they fight you. Hydra and Medusa are of the PivotalBoss variety, while Minotaur is simply a BackgroundBoss.
* TacticalSuicideBoss: TacticalSuicideBoss:
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The Hydra lunges at you, allowing you to chop off its head. head.
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The way to beat Medusa is to get her to attack use her EyeBeams on all the pillars in her lair, lair to break them down, then attack do so again at the mirrors that fall down.down.
* WolfpackBoss: In "The Big Olive", Hercules needs to kill a certain number of Harpies, which is indicated by their boss health meter, before the flock eventually gives up and flies away.
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Disney's Hercules, also known in Europe as Disney's Action Game Featuring Hercules, is an action video game for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows, released on June 20, 1997 by Disney Interactive, based on the animated film of the same name. It was released a week prior to the film's release

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Disney's Hercules, also known in Europe as Disney's Action Game Featuring Hercules, is an action video game for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows, released on June 20, 1997 by Disney Interactive, based on the animated film of the same name. It was released a week prior to the film's releaserelease.



* BossOnlyLevel: Hydra Canyon and Medusa's Lair
* Checkpoint: Hermes serves as this
* FinalBoss: Hades naturally as he's the big bad of the movie
* GuideDangIt: Finding all the Hercules letters and vases

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* Checkpoint: {{Checkpoint}}: Hermes serves as this
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* FinalBoss: Hades naturally Hades, naturally, as he's the big bad BigBad of the movie
movie.
* GuideDangIt: Finding all the Hercules letters and vasesvases.



* SaveGameLimits: In order to save you need to collect 4 or 5 vases in a level. To get continues you need to collect all the Hercules letters
* StationaryBoss: The Hydra, Medusa and the Minotaur mini boss
* TacticalSuicideBoss: The Hydra lunges at you, allowing you to chop off it's head. The way to beat Medusa is to get her to attack all the pillars in her lair then attack the mirrors that fall down

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* SaveGameLimits: In order to save save, you need to collect 4 or 5 vases in a level. To get continues continues, you need to collect all the Hercules letters
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* StationaryBoss: The Hydra, Medusa Medusa, and the Minotaur mini boss
minibosses.
* TacticalSuicideBoss: The Hydra lunges at you, allowing you to chop off it's its head. The way to beat Medusa is to get her to attack all the pillars in her lair lair, then attack the mirrors that fall downdown.

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* GodammnedBats: The birds that show up in the earlier levels



* MostWonderfulSound.VideoGame: Herculade!



* TacticalSuicideBoss: The Hydra lunges at you, allowing you to chop off it's head. The way to beat Medusa is to get her to attack all the pillars in her lair then attack the mirrors that fall down
* ThatOneLevel: Cyclops Attacks. One of 3 levels where Hercules runs straight ahead and the player can only jump, slow down or speed up. The level is full of obstacles. Many of which give you almost no time to react and the fleeing villagers often give you very little space to maneuver without taking damage. The earlier checkpoints mean nothing either as if you die before the last checkpoint it's game over

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* TacticalSuicideBoss: The Hydra lunges at you, allowing you to chop off it's head. The way to beat Medusa is to get her to attack all the pillars in her lair then attack the mirrors that fall down
* ThatOneLevel: Cyclops Attacks. One of 3 levels where Hercules runs straight ahead and the player can only jump, slow down or speed up. The level is full of obstacles. Many of which give you almost no time to react and the fleeing villagers often give you very little space to maneuver without taking damage. The earlier checkpoints mean nothing either as if you die before the last checkpoint it's game over
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* Save-GameLimits: In order to save you need to collect 4 or 5 vases in a level. To get continues you need to collect all the Hercules letters

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Disney's Hercules, also known in Europe as Disney's Action Game Featuring Hercules, is an action video game for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows, released on June 20, 1997 by Disney Interactive, based on the animated film of the same name. It was released a week prior to the film's release

* BossOnlyLevel: Hydra Canyon and Medusa's Lair
* Checkpoint: Hermes serves as this
* FinalBoss: Hades naturally as he's the big bad of the movie
* GodammnedBats: The birds that show up in the earlier levels
* GuideDangIt: Finding all the Hercules letters and vases
* HardLevelsEasyBosses: To some extent. Most of the bosses are pretty easy when you know how to tackle them.
* MostWonderfulSound.VideoGame: Herculade!
* Save-GameLimits: In order to save you need to collect 4 or 5 vases in a level. To get continues you need to collect all the Hercules letters
* StationaryBoss: The Hydra, Medusa and the Minotaur mini boss
* TacticalSuicideBoss: The Hydra lunges at you, allowing you to chop off it's head. The way to beat Medusa is to get her to attack all the pillars in her lair then attack the mirrors that fall down
* ThatOneLevel: Cyclops Attacks. One of 3 levels where Hercules runs straight ahead and the player can only jump, slow down or speed up. The level is full of obstacles. Many of which give you almost no time to react and the fleeing villagers often give you very little space to maneuver without taking damage. The earlier checkpoints mean nothing either as if you die before the last checkpoint it's game over

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