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Gladius (XBOX)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Role-playing/Third-Person 3D RPG

RELEASE DATE

28/OCT/03

ESRB RATING

TEEN, Blood and Gore, Comic Mischief, Violence

DEVELOPER

LucasArts

PUBLISHER

LucasArts

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/gladius-xbox-1, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/gladius-playstation-2-1, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/gladius-nintendo-gamecube-1

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

Roman Empire 14

PLAYING AS #USES

gladiator 8
Gladiator School 1

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

Enemies 4
soldiers 1

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

arena battles 8
Historical strategy 2

DESCRIPTION

In the tradition of films like Gladiator and Spartacus comes Gladius, an action RPG taking place in the world of gladiatorial combat. As one of two principal characters, Ursula and Valens, players must train and lead a team of warriors to compete in the 20 coliseums and arenas found in four regions around the world. As a gladiator team trains and fights, warriors become more experienced and will eventually develop new abilities.

Each battle is fought using a combination of steel, magic, and projectiles as players recruit from a pool of 16 distinct fighter classes, including Imperial Legionaries, Galdr witches, and javelin-throwing Peltasts. Over 400 pieces of equipment can be used in combat, and Gladius offers over 100 customizable characters as players win the certificates required to enter new regions through successful battles.

Ursula and Valens both feature separate storylines, each of which offers an estimated 36 hours of play. In addition to the story mode, which ultimately has players preventing a dark god's ascent to power, a number of exhibition battles can be fought against computer opponents with support for up to four players in cooperative mode. Once the story mode is complete, players can revisit tournaments to build their characters' stats for use in multiplayer combat. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Gladius (XBOX)

GENRE/STYLE:

Role-playing/Third-Person 3D RPG
RELEASE DATE:

28/OCT/03
TOP TRAITS:

Turn-based strategy, Roman Empire, arena battles
DESCRIPTION:

In the tradition of films like Gladiator and Spartacus comes Gladius, an action RPG taking place in the world of glad... more

players 21

followers 0

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POPULARITY: XBOX PLATFORM

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Gladius (XBOX) by: Vegeta

“A very poorly designed game that wasn't fast-paced at all. Only tried to play it, because of the co-op.”

created 22/AUG/2009

Gladius (XBOX) by: yothar

“Many people hyped this game up, but as far a strategy is concerned I found this game sorely lacking. I sold it right after I beat it. Recommended only if you want to pour hours of your life away in weak strategy for little payoff. ”

created 12/MAY/2009

Gladius (XBOX) by: Fangthane

“a very under-played turn-based strategy gem, this game offers a lot of options and high replayability to those who enjoy a good turn-based fantasy game. better combat than Xenosaga and more options than LotR: The Third Age.”

created 27/APR/2009