Hercules: The Legendary Journeys chronicles the heroic deeds of Hercules and his companions through a third-person perspective and combining action and adventure elements. Although the namesake is branded the main protagonist, players are given a choice of two secondary characters including Iolaus and Serena. Whereas Iolaus is effective with bludgeoning staff attacks, Serena is a half-woman, half-deer archer. Individual characters have been given their own maneuvers, skills and combination attacks. While Hercules uses four elemental spells based on Fire, Water, Earth and Wind, Serena has been given a sniping ability.