12 Labours of Hercules VII: Fleecing the Fleece Collector's Edition

Few mythological characters are as well-known as Hercules, especially when you consider all the movies, books and video games that featured him. Even so, there are many interesting scenarios that haven’t been exploited yet, and it’s always fun to see a demigod fight the bad guys with his superior strength. However, there are not many serious or hardcore titles in the video games industry at this point that feature mythological characters.

12 Labours of Hercules VII: Fleecing the Fleece is part of the popular time management series, and it features the same gameplay mechanics as the rest of the episodes. However, the story is entirely different, and there’s a new batch of levels to challenge your coordination and reaction times. There are some new mini-games in there as well, which are great time wasters.   In short, the story is all about Jason and Hercules as they go on their famous journey to retrieve the golden fleece. Naturally, things do not go quite according to plan, so they encounter a variety of challenges along the way, not to mention all sorts of enemies that require a bit of violence. This is not an explicit game, on the other hand, so most conflicts are solved in a humorous manner.

As mentioned before, there a few mini-games that break up the action, but don’t expect anything too exciting. In fact, most of them are jigsaw puzzles or match-three sequences, none of which are particularly original or engaging. Thankfully, the actual maps are very detailed, and every level features a different set of objectives you have to meet, even if they are very similar at the end of the day.   Lastly, the graphics are particularly colorful and enjoyable, especially since the maps are not too big, so the details are easier to observe. The designers did a great job in terms of creating a mythological atmosphere, mainly because the environments are full of symbolism. Not much can be said about the soundtrack, but the few background tunes are decent enough.

In the end, 12 Labours of Hercules VII: Fleecing the Fleece is about as fun as a time management game gets, at least in the gameplay and story departments. There’s enough content to keep you busy for quite a while.

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