Underplayed Gems

Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance (2003)

Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance cover
Developer
Acclaim Studios Manchester
Publisher
Acclaim Entertainment
Platforms
Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Genres
Fighting, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Rating
3.1 of 5, 6 player ratings
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A blunt, sword-swinging romp through a mythologized Rome where you hack through waves of enemies as a chosen warrior with little complexity but plenty of blood.

action-heavybrutalhistorical fantasystraightforwardviscerallinearmythologicalcombat-focused

About

A Warrior Slave… Chosen by the Gods… To restore the glory of an Empire. In the Year 106 AD the Roman Empire is in terrible decline. After the untimely death of the much-loved Emperor Trajan, the despotic Emperor Arruntius has bled the once powerful Rome to its knees. Poorly fought wars, famine, and plague are rife in all corners of the Empire, whilst the Emperor and his elite enjoy every excess and vice that the emptying coffers can afford. As herald to this age of degeneration, Arruntius has destroyed large portions of the city of Rome to create the battleground for the bloodiest gladiator event ever staged…

Screenshots

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