''Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus'', also known as simply ''Invictus'', is a video game developed by Quicksilver Software, Inc. and published by

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for

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in 2000.

Reception

The game received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website

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. Eric Bratcher of '' NextGen'' said, "This is a ''brilliant'' idea for a game, but until the characters learn to walk and follow orders, don't buy into this myth." Barry Brenesal of ''

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'' said, "If everything in ''Invictus'' worked as claimed, it would be a pleasantly different take on the RTS genre. It's got replayability, humor, three difficulty levels, good game balance and decent voiceovers. But there's too much that's broken here, so that you end up playing against the code as much as you play against your computerized enemies. I can't say whether Poseidon cursed the product before release or not, but if it doesn't get a serious bug-fix, it's doomed to a watery grave."

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* 2000 video games Interplay Entertainment games Multiplayer and single-player video games Quicksilver Software games Real-time strategy video games Video games based on Greek mythology Video games developed in the United States Video games with isometric graphics Windows games Windows-only games {{strategy-videogame-stub