Gladiators of Rome

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Start out in small villages and work your way to the Coliseum
• This combination of strategy and real-time combat challenges your abilities to survive in a world where your most trusted ally is the blade
• As you fight, you'll have to do what you can to please the crowd -- if not, you'll never be famous
• Face off against lions, charioteers, hidden traps and other threats -- do well, and you'll please the Emperor, who rewards you well
• As your fame & reputation start to grow, you'll acquire better weapons, training equipment, and slaves

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006IKEK
• Item Weight: 3 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 8, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,087 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Intense action and deep strategy are at your fingertips in this real time strategy combat thriller. You are in control of a gladiator troop in ancient Rome. You must recruit slaves, refine their character and mold them into fighting machines.

Collect weaponry, chariots and armor all to enhance your gladiators' ability to move up the ranks and fight in larger coliseums for higher purses, just like ancient Rome.

Product Description

Prepare To Enter the Coliseum and Fight with Honor!Product InformationIntense action and deep strategy are at your fingertips in this Real TimeStrategy combat thriller! You are in control of a gladiator troop in ancientRome. You must recruit slaves refine their character and mold them intofighting machines!Product Features Collect weaponry chariots and armor all to enhance your gladiators' ability to move up the ranks and fight in larger coliseums for higher purses just like ancient Rome! Rich detailed Roman architecture Improve your gladiators' endurance and speed Crowds react to the action Weapons and armor each have unique strengths and weaknesses Intense real-time strategy combatMinimum Requirements Windows 98/ME/2000/XP Pentium III 500 MHz or equivalent 64 MB of RAM 300 MB Hard Drive Space 4X CD-ROM Drive DirectX 8.1 compatible graphics card with 8MB DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card DirectX 8.1 (included)Recommended Requirments Pentium 4 1.0GHz 128MB of RAM 32MB AGP 3D hardware accelerator (Direct 3D support) 8X CD-ROM Drive 

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars my 2 cents, November 28, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Gladiators of Rome (CD-ROM)

This is a budget title, I realize, but there are still some serious deficiencies in this game. I bought the game before reading any reviews on it, so I just took a chance.

From looking at the box, you would think this was some kind of "sports management" take on gladiatorial combat, or a fighting game, perhaps, but when you go to play the game, it's just a squad-based RTS game. The combat is like Freedom Force ,only much less refined and the end effect is a slow-paced affair to what should be quick and flashy. I really think they could have done better with a "train gladiator, pick fights for him, watch fights" sports management approach than the micromanagement RTS style they chose here. So the actual gameplay isn't very original or fresh, something that I think can be redeeming for a budget game with otherwise low production values. To top it off, the interface is a bit clunky- forget repeat attacks or chaining together commands using the shift key or anything like that.

Only buy this game if the subject interests you and you like real-time squad-based strategy games, and are willing to put up with alot of nits. Personally, I think there are better games out there, though. Even better budget games. Try "Shark: Hunting the Great White", "Dirt Track Racing 2" or "Leadfoot" for better budget games that have actual coherent gameplay.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save Your Money, April 22, 2004

By 

A.M.Boughey "Poetmaster" (Rochester, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gladiators of Rome (CD-ROM)

Like others I took a chance on this hoping for a different angle on a first person sim, or management fight game, and should really not have bothered. The gameplay is pretty straightforward, but even with a 256MB video card, the graphics are pretty bland, and the gameplay slow. It's also another game where there are too few levels of play to actually be able to achieve all the game has to offer. For example, there is a good interactive section of equipment, fighting slaves, upgrades and impressive array of weapons, but financial constraints and sheer playing time invloved make them almost inaccessible. Another main complaint would be (for me at least) an easy boredom threshold - this game could have, and should have been much better, despite the price.