Disney’s Hades Challenge uses properties from Disney’s 1997 animated movie
Hercules as a backdrop for an adventure game through ancient mythological
Greece. The hero Hercules himself is indisposed so Zeus enlists your help to
take care of various menaces to the lands of Greece. First, you are briefed by
Philoctetes (Phil) on exactly what your quests will entail and how to
accomplish them. You are issued a boat — none other than the legendary Argo
of “Jason and the Argonauts” fame — with which to sail the isles, and a hero
belt for storing collected items and accessing game options. Phil then gives
you a mission briefing for you to carry out.

For example, the Minotaur is running loose on the island of Crete. Daedalus is
working feverishly to build a maze to contain the monster. You must use the
Argo to sail to Crete and do what you can to expedite the labyrinth
construction. There are colorful characters from the movie and crazy ancillary
animations and dialogue. Watch out for Hades’ henchmen, Pain and Panic, who
will be working tirelessly to thwart you under thread of frying at the hands
of their boss. Solve a series of puzzles in order to finish the quest,
sometimes with Phil’s help via a magic eye.

After successfully completing a quest, Hades appears to quiz you on trivia of
the Olympian gods. There are god statues everywhere throughout the land and
clicking on them yields a brief lesson on that god or goddess. Thus, it’s
important to pay attention to these factoids during gameplay.

Disney’s Hades Challenge