Disney's Hercules: Action Game (kinda of a silly name, now that I think of it) is a nifty little game. It's another one I played through together with my girlfriend since the game was one of her childhood favourites. I, too, played the game as a kid... kinda. I think I had the demo of it and definitely would not have minded to have the full game. Nevermind the past, how the game holds up in 2024? Pretty well.

First and foremost, the game looks really, really good. The 2D art and animation is absolutely top-notch. The game is divided into 2D platformer sections and Space-Harrier-esque running sections and both sections look really nice and have great, varied levels. There's also a shoot em' up stage but the less said about it the better.

The gameplay itself is pretty solid. The platforming gameplay is kinda sluggish but totally manageable and quite fun nevertheless. The running stages seem difficult at first but can be mastered nicely with some tolerance for trial and error. There's a also few cool boss fights in the mix too. As was the trend back in the day, the stages have different items to collect but these are not that important. Just gather vases so you get passwords to save your progress and you're golden.

Looks and gameplay aside, the game has a well-made soundtrack with some jazzy tunes as well as in-game banter and pixelated video clips from the movie to carry the story between levels. These manage tell the story effectively enough. Not bad.

All in all, the game is about 3-4 hours long and not overly difficult (aside from the horribly frustrating shoot 'em up level). A short and worthile experience, I'd say.