SubscribeFollowing last week’s release of Brother in Arms: Hour of Heroes ($9.99), Gameloft put out Hero of Sparta ($9.99), a 3D action title in which players hack and slash their way through undead enemies and mythical creatures, like Cerberus, the three-headed dog guarding Hades.
The game shares more than just its mythological backdrop with Sony’s God of War series — you can perform “finishing moves” on some enemies by tapping a sequence of buttons, just like in the God of War game.
Hero of Sparta’s features:
- iPhone-specific controls — move your hero with the virtual analogue stick and perform touch screen combos.
- Total 360° eperience — move and fight in 3d through eight levels.
- Face legions of enemies and mythical creatures — Cerberus, the Cyclops, and other foes worthy of your strength.
- Five weapons to upgrade and items to collect — draw your sword, axe, bow, or twin blades.
Apparently, there’s a 2D version of the game for non-iPhone mobile devices, which stars the same Spartan protagonist, King Argos, except it has more levels and puzzles for varied gameplay. It looks pretty slick!
[...] Hero of Sparta wowed early iPhone adopters upon its launch in 2008 with impressive 3D graphics and hack-and-slash [...]