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Gods and Kings is based on classical Greek mythological stories, including Perseus, Metamorphosis and Homer's Epic. You play through the Twelve Trials of Hercules, the search for the Golden Fleece and the Trojan Horse in historical sequence, then use the powers of monsters, heroes, gods and magic to create a new world.

The world of the gods

In the game's backstory, the Titans once ruled the earth. Their sons Zeus, Poseidon and Hades ended that rule: Zeus became king of the gods and ruled the heavens, Poseidon ruled the sea, and Hades dominated the underworld. Prometheus, god of prophecy, and Athena, goddess of wisdom, then created humanity from earth.

Over thousands of years, people multiplied and built city-states. The gods sometimes used their divine power on the earth's surface to make humans fear them. As human wisdom and power grew, people began to hope they would no longer be ruled by the gods.

Battles and levels

Battles support more than 600 characters and use a physics engine for unit collisions, heavy units pushing lighter ones, ballistic collisions and overhead shooting. Characters can be burned, poisoned, frozen or knocked down, and some monsters can have their limbs broken.

The game includes land battles, coastal defense, cliff battles, boss battles, sieges, city defense, water battles, invisibility and anti-invisibility, and missions where a hero fights alone. Levels also feature dialogue, battlefield trigger events and short CG sequences.

Cards and heroes

The game has nearly 100 cards, including heroes such as Achilles, Hercules and Perseus; monsters such as Medusa, Sea monster and Hydra; and gods including Athena, Apollo, Ares, Prometheus, Hades and Zeus. You can combine professional and neutral cards to create different tactics.

You can choose from four heroes:

• Watcher: summons monsters, heroes and gods, and specializes in control and guarding.
• Tamer: summons beasts and giants, excels at melee combat and air forces, and is skilled at healing.
• Warrior: a mobile hero with strong melee ability and survivability, who can charge into battle or summon dragons.
• Witch: summons elemental creatures and specializes in area attacks and controlling magic.

Equipment and appearance

Using equipment or mounts found in game levels changes your character's appearance.