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{{Use British English|date= August 2022}}
{{Short description|1995 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|image=ThePoweroftheGodsMegaDriveBoxArt.jpg
|caption=Cover art
|developer=[[Core Design]]<ref name="gamefaqs">[http://www.gamefaqs.com/genesis/568093-asterix-and-the-power-of-the-gods/data ''Asterix and the Power of the Gods''] at [[GameFAQs]]</ref>
|publisher=[[Sega]]
|producer= Jeremy Smith
|designer = [[Simon Phipps (game designer)|Simon Phipps]]
|programmer= Stefan Walker<ref name="mobygames"/>
|artist= Richard Morton
|composer= [[Nathan McCree]]
|platforms=[[Sega Mega Drive]]
|released={{vgrelease|EU|1995|AUS|1995}}
|genre=[[Platform game|Platform]]
|modes=[[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
}}
'''''Asterix and the Power of the Gods''''' is a 1995 [[platform game]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] based on the comic book series ''[[Asterix]]'', most notably ''[[Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield]]''.<ref name="mobygames">[http://www.mobygames.com/game/astrix-and-the-power-of-the-gods ''Asterix and the Power of the Gods''] at [[MobyGames]]</ref>

==Plot==
In [[Gaul]], [[Vercingetorix]] was defeated by [[Julius Caesar]] and his Roman army. The shield was lost to the invading Romans and Asterix must liberate the shield from their control.

==Gameplay==
Players must guide Asterix through different levels. An isometric map is used to enter different levels. Asterix has the ability to run, jump, and defeat enemies by directly hitting them.<ref name="mobygames"/>

Players can talk to [[non-player character]]s. Other people's houses can be visited in search of clues.

== Reception ==
{{expand section|date=March 2023}}
{{Video game reviews
|CP=85%<ref name = "ConsolesPlus">{{cite magazine|author=Niiico|date=March 1995|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Consoles%20Plus/consoleplus_numero041/Consoles+%20041%20-%20Page%20095%20(1995-03).jpg|title=Asterix: Et Le Pouvoir Des Dieux|language=fr|magazine=[[:fr:Consoles +|Consoles +]]|issue=41|page=95|accessdate=16 January 2022}}</ref>
|CVG=89/100<ref name = "CVG">{{cite magazine|last=Lord|first=Gary|date=April 1995|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:CVG_UK_161.pdf&page=68|title=asterix: the power of the gods|magazine=[[Computer and Video Games]]|issue=161|page=68|accessdate=16 January 2022}}</ref>
|JXV=12/20<ref name = "JXV">{{cite web |author=danabnormal |date=15 December 2011 |url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00016298-asterix-et-le-pouvoir-des-dieux-test.htm |title=Test de Astérix et le Pouvoir des Dieux sur Megadrive |language=fr |website=[[Jeuxvideo.com]] |accessdate=16 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108235914/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00016298-asterix-et-le-pouvoir-des-dieux-test.htm |archive-date=8 January 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|MMS=90/100<ref name = "MMS">{{cite magazine|author1=Gus|author2=Paul|date=April 1995|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:MeanMachinesSega30UK.pdf&page=59|title=Asterix: The Power of the Gods|magazine=[[Mean Machines Sega]]|issue=30|pages=58–61|accessdate=16 January 2022}}</ref>
|MF=58%<ref name = "MegaFun">{{cite magazine|author=Ulf|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:MegaFun_DE_1995-06.pdf&page=84|title=Asterix And The Power Of The Gods|language=de|magazine=[[:de:Mega Fun|Mega Fun]]|date=June 1995|page=84|accessdate=16 January 2022}}</ref>
|rev1=''[[Mega (magazine)|Mega]]''
|rev1Score=76%<ref name = "Mega">{{cite magazine|date=March 1995|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:Mega_UK_30.pdf&page=34|title=Asterix and the Power of the Gods|magazine=[[Mega (magazine)|Mega]]|issue=30|pages=34–35|accessdate=16 January 2022}}</ref>
|rev2=''[[Sega Magazine]]''
|rev2Score=72%<ref name = "SegaMag">{{cite magazine|last1=Guise|first1=Tom|last2=Leadbetter|first2=Richard|date=April 1995|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:SegaMagazine_UK_16.pdf&page=82|title=Asterix: The Power of the Gods|magazine=[[Sega Magazine]]|issue=16|pages=82–83|accessdate=16 January 2022}}</ref>
|rev3=''[[Sega Power]]''
|rev3Score=30%<ref name = "SegaPower">{{cite magazine|author=Gaul|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:SegaPower_UK_66.pdf&page=62|title=Asterix|magazine=[[Sega Power]]|issue=66|date=May 1995|page=62|accessdate=16 January 2022}}</ref>
|rev4=''[[Sega Pro]]''
|rev4Score=85%<ref name = "SegaPro">{{cite magazine|last=Butt|first=Ryan|date=April 1995|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:SegaPro_UK_43.pdf&page=38|title=Asterix And The Power Of The Gods|magazine=[[Sega Pro]]|issue=43|pages=38–39|accessdate=16 January 2022}}</ref>
}}

==See also==
*[[List of Asterix games]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{moby game|id=/astrix-and-the-power-of-the-gods}}

{{Asterix|Asterix and the Power of the Gods|type=game}}
{{Core Design}}

[[Category:1995 video games]]
[[Category:Core Design games]]
[[Category:Platformers]]
[[Category:Sega Genesis games]]
[[Category:Sega Genesis-only games]]
[[Category:Single-player video games]]
[[Category:Video games based on Asterix]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Video games scored by Nathan McCree]]
[[Category:Video games set in the 1st century BC]]


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