Players control the bored princess Athena, who has magically found herself in a world loosely based on Greek mythology. The game is immediately cute and welcoming with a winking Athena on the title screen and big-headed, goofy sprites populating the levels. Athena starts with only a kick to attack, but she will pick up different weapons and armor quickly as she explores different side-scrolling worlds on her quest to defeat the evil Dante.