Rygar: The Legendary Adventure



Rygar: The Legendary Adventure, released in Japan as Argus no Senshi (アルゴスの戦士), is an Action Adventure game for the PlayStation 2 first released in November 2002. It is based on the original Rygar released for arcade machines and various computers and consoles. The new features are a transition to 3D graphics and portions of the environment are destructible. The game is inspired by Greek and Roman mythology and has many enemies and worlds named after them.

Rygar: The Legendary Adventure takes place on an island in the Mediterranean Sea called Argus. Rygar is about to receive a wreath from Princess Harmonia in a ceremony for a victorious naval battle, when Titans suddenly attack led by Echidna. After she and Icarus capture Harmonia, Echidna has the Minotaur dispose of Rygar with a pit torn open in the ground. Surviving the encounter, Rygar finds the Diskarmor, a legendary shield of the gods and is given task to stop the Titans in order to rescue Harmonia and bring peace to Argus.

The game was ported to the Wii in 2008, as Rygar: The Battle of Argus, released in Japan as Argus no Senshi: Muscle Impact (アルゴスの戦士 マッスルインパクト).

See its official American website here (archived) and its Japanese one here.


 * Anime Hair/Heroic Albino: Rygar's redesigned look in Battle of Argus.
 * Better by a Different Name: The game usually gets compared (unfavorably) to the God of War series, despite having beaten that game to market by three years.
 * Improbable Weapon User: The Legendary Warrior's diskarmor which is replaced in successive playthroughs with various types of pizza.
 * No Celebrities Were Harmed: The princess is unmistakably modeled after Britney Spears.
 * Summon Magic/Smart Bomb: Your Limit Breaks.