Rygar: The Battle of Argus is an action title, plain and simple. Phoned-in performances and repetitive sound effects get old very quickly in the land of Argus and it is a shame since there is some fun to be had. It was okay in 2002 as gamers were becoming used to the medium having voices as a new standard, but in 2009, everyone expects a lot more than what is offered in Rygar. Well, I have a copy of the original and yes, it was just as awful.
Since it is a port, it must mean the original must have been bad as well. The voice acting and script are simply terrible.
I would have hoped that the developers would have made some improvements on the visual elements at the least, but instead the only improvement is a trendy looking protagonist that looks like he jumped out of some anime lover's fantasy.Īs well as the visuals might stand the test of time, the audio most certainly does not. Partly at fault is how long ago the original was made and the knowledge of the tech back then was fairly low, but what was once believable and beautiful is now dated and bland. The only thing that Rygar's visuals don't do well are animations. The mythical world of Argus was rendered well way back in 2002, and most of the visuals still hold up fairly well.
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So in terms of visual fidelity, forgive me saying this (since it is true), but Rygar looks like a PS2 game. The developers did not change a single thing about Rygar except for the character design of the hero Rygar. It isn't a remake like some people thought, nor is it exactly the same. Well, now we have Rygar: The Battle of Argus for the Wii and it is a near identical port of the fondly remembered PS2 title.
Set in a classic Greco-Roman setting filled with mythological beasts and gods, Rygar had successfully been revived from over a decade of absence. Onimusha, Devil May Cry, and Metal Gear Solid 2 were some of the standouts, but most people didn't play or had heard of Rygar: The Legendary Adventure. Looking back on the early days of the PS2, the system had plenty of good action titles.