Gladiator: Sword Of Vengeance

published by Acclaim Entertainment in 2003-11, developed by Acclaim Studios Manchester, running on PlayStation 2

type: action/reflex
genre: Hack and Slash
setting: Antiquity, Past
perspective: 3rd person
player options: single player

languages: eng

4/5

Official description

In the Year 106AD the Roman Empire is in terrible decline. After the untimely death of the much-liked Emperor Trajan, the despotic Emperor Arruntius has bled the once powerful Rome to its knees. Badly 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 degradation, Arruntius has destroyed large portions of the city of Rome to create the battleground for the bloodiest gladiator event ever staged...