Gladius
Gladius is a turn-based gladiatorial RPG. Players try to build a championship gladiator school by gaining experience through fighting battles in the arenas and recruiting new members.
Gladius is a role-playing (rpg) developed by LucasArts, released 28 October 2003 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
What Gladius is
Gladius is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by LucasArts and released in 2003. It was published by Activision. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The story of Gladius starts just as two schools begin the pursuit of the Championship. It follows the epic saga of two young heroes: Ursula, daughter of the barbarian king from the land of Nordagh; and Valens, the son of Imperia's greatest gladiator. Become one of these characters and embark upon a spectacular and brutal journey to fulfill their destinies to keep the world from heading into another disastrous war.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.
How it was received
Gladius holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 3,811 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2003 averaged 69, so it scored 21 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Gladius launched on 28 October 2003, within three weeks of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Call of Duty, Beyond Good & Evil and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Call of Duty, Beyond Good & Evil, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Gladius yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Characters
All 8
Quick answers
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