before the game sections. The Wii version was announced as "Tecmo New Style Action Game" in Famitsu and later as Project Rygar on May 11 at the "Tecmo's Nite Out 07" event. Music The music from the game was composed by Takayasu Sodeoka, Riichiro Kuwabara, and Hiroaki Takahashi. The soundtrack for the game includes 27 tracks, including the main theme "Wish", performed by opera singer Isobel Cooper. The song was also available on CD single format, coupled with the karaoke version. Reception The initial release of the game on PlayStation 2 was met with very positive reception. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 82.27% and 83 out of 100. In Japan, Famitsu gave the PS2 version a score of 31 out of 40. It was a runner-up for GameSpots annual "Best Music on PlayStation 2" and "Best Graphics (Artistic) on PlayStation 2" awards, which went to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Rez, respectively. However, the Wii remake of the game, released 6 years later, received average reception, scoring 55.97% and 52 out of 100 on GameRankings and Metacritic. It received a score of 1 out of 5 stars by G4 and won Worst Remake in 2009. References External links 2002 video games Action-adventure games Hack and slash games PlayStation 2 games Tecmo games Video game reboots Wii games Video games set in antiquity Video games based on Greek mythology Video games developed in Japan Rising Star Games games Single-player video games ja:アルゴスの戦士