Gladius

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An epic gladiatorial saga comes to life. The darkness of the Great War has passed and the lands of Gladius are peaceful once more. Now combat takes place only in the gladiator arenas, where schools from around the world compete for the title of Imperial Champions. Follow the grand saga of two young heroes, Ursula and Valens, as they recruit and train a team of warriors and compete in the gladiator games. Battle with deadly weapons and powerful magic as you learn vital combat tactics while you enhance and customize your own characters. Strategies are nearly endless, with 16 character classes and over 100 unique character types from which to choose. But be warned. Evil is on the rise again. And a new hero must step forward to vanquish the threat. So train well, for the dark must not prevail.

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• 4.0

  testseek.com - Mar 1, 2010

Gladius

Testseek.com has collected 1 expert review for Gladius and the rating is 80 of 100. Click below and use Testseek.com to find all ratings, product awards and conclusions.

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• 3.8

  TopTenREVIEWS.com - Mar 17, 2008

Gladius

Gladius receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS rating of 3.07 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #2,341 game of all time, #88 game of 2003 for the PlayStation 2 and #476 PlayStation 2 game of all time. The rating and ranking is based on an average of 61 critic scores, awards and other criteria. To see a breakdown of the game ranking, read individual critic reviews, or see how other games ranked, click on...

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• 4.5

  GameSpy - Nov 7, 2003

Gladius (ps2)

Gladius is a strategy/RPG with a very unusual trait: it was designed and programmed in America. I salute the suits at LucasArts for having the guts to enter a console genre dominated by Japanese developers, and the skill to deliver a game that competes with the best in the category. Would that more American game companies, with a lot less to lose than LucasArts, were as willing to experiment with...

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• 4.1

  GameZone - Nov 4, 2003

Gladius

Born from a time of war and an uneasy truce between Imperia and Nordagh, the gladiator games were again at the forefront of entertainment. Into this setting two warriors emerge, one taking to the fields of battle to represent the Imperia, and the other the daughter of the Barbarian king of Nordagh. As the story goes, Imperia (which is akin to an ancient Roman society) was marching against the...

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• 4.0

  IGN.com - Oct 29, 2003

Gladius (ps2)

Slaves, criminals, and foreigners were forced to fight for their lives on the hard packed dirt of an arena. Throngs of commoners and aristocrats perched on the edge of the tiered seating, staring down at the combatants. With each drop of blood that spilled onto the earth, the throng's clamor rose. While not directly impacting the skill of a gladiator, their support, or lack thereof, can mean the...

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• 3.0

  GamePro.com - Oct 27, 2003

Gladius

Gladius?s blade should have been sharpened a lot more before entering the RPG arena.

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• 3.9

  games.net - Jan 1, 2000

Gladius

Published by LucasArts and developed by Lucasarts, Gladius is a rpg game for the PS2. It has an ESRB rating of TEEN.

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