Athanor

Athanor is a cancelled PS1 and PC game by In Vino. It was to be an action-adventure game set in Ancient Greece.

Plot
The game takes place in Byzance, a virtual world. Byzane is basically ancient Greece, mythology and all.

The plot of the game is that citizens of the real world are disappearing. There is a secret connection between the real and virtual worlds. That's where we come in, to solve this riddle.

Gameplay
There would be creatures of Greek mythology to fight. These include the Hydra, the Minotaur, and the most famous Gorgon, Medusa.

You can learn 15 different styles of fighting to combat the monsters. It was to be hi-res 3D action where shadows give clues to attacks.

Cancellation
Athanor was cancelled for unknown reasons, but probably quality control.