Underplayed Gems

The Gladiator (2003)

The Gladiator cover
Platforms
Arcade
Where to get it
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How it feels

a quick, reflex-driven arcade brawler set in a Roman arena with simple but punishing combat.

arcadearena combathistoricalfast-pacedretrocompetitivebrutalskill-based

About

Released in 2003 as an arcade title, *The Gladiator* features combat set within the ancient Roman arena environment. Players engage in gladiatorial battles characteristic of early twenty-first-century coin-operated gaming machines.

Screenshots

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