It's really kind of a hidden gem and one of Disney Interactive's best games. It looks like a PS1 game with its cool 2.5D animated graphics, but it appears this is just an old game that was made for the PC in 1995. I recommend looking up the manual online before playing because the game has a lot of weird cryptic stuff about it that's hard to figure out without it. For example, there are urns that get urns that give you extra lives but also earns that give you points toward a level passcode (This game used passcodes in 1995 which is in itself pretty weird). In addition to the passcodes, you get an extra continue if you can collect the letters that spell "Hercules". Also, if you collect mini Hercules doll-looking things you extend your health, but the health upgrade resets at the end of the level, but stays with you on the current level if you die. It's all very odd and takes some time to get used to but once you figure it out it's pretty fun.

The game is pretty faithful to the movie. There are only three platforming stages, the rest are like minigames and boss fights, including one that has Hercules running away from the screen kinda like in Crash Bandicoot. There are lots of hidden items and secrets you can uncover, and Hercules moves up and down the path at some points, making the game similar to the old PC game Pandemonium.

The music and graphics are top notch. My only issue that the game is a little bit too short, but for a budget retro classic it's perfect. I beat it on the "Herculean" difficulty and the only part I really had trouble with was the Medusa fight which is ridiculously hard for some strange reason as she throws undodgable rocks all over the place while you're expect to fight skeletons. The coolest part of the game is probably the sequence with the Cyclops, as the 2D Cyclops throws objects into the 3D foreground and it just looks awesome.