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| GLADIUS | 
 enlarge | From: Lucas Arts Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $24.99
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Buy New/Used from $10.24
Avg. Customer Rating:  (18 reviews)
Sales Rank: 7899
Platform: Gamecube
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 1.3
MPN: 32158
Model: 23272321581
UPC: 023272321581
EAN: 0023272321581
ASIN: B00007UHL5
Release Date: November 3, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Following a greatwar, combat is relegated to the gladiator arenas. Schools from around the world compete for the title of Imperial Champions. Guide two young warriors, Ursula and Valens, as they gather warriors to earn that title in the arena! | | • | This amazing combination of combat and role-playing will allow you to choose from 16 character types and 100 different classes -- then put them to the test as they battle for glory&survival | | • | Battle with hundreds of unique weapons taken straight from the gladiator arenas of old -- and draw from the powers of magic to enhance your prowess on the field of honor | | • | Learn vital combat tactics and apply them on the battlefield -- and manage your pupils as they improve their skills | | • | Prepare to face the deadliest foe you can imagine as you prove yourself worthy of being Imperial Champion! |
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Product Description
Gladius follows the amazing adventures of two young heroes who turn the gladiator arena into the stuff of legends!
Amazon.com Product Description
An epic gladiatorial saga comes to life in this combat/role-playing game with a sweeping narrative, stunning environments, and insanely detailed graphics. In the fantasy world of the game, 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. You will 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. Strategic possibilities are nearly endless, with 16 character classes and over 100 unique character types from which to choose.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 Solid Strategy RPG January 16, 2008
I purchased Gladius a few years back after reading some really positive reviews on it. The game puts you in the position of a gladiator who is participating in different arenas and trying to build his school of gladiators. You can recruite many different types of fighters into your school from archers, to bears, to bandits and ogres. There are in fact so many classes that you have to pick and choose carefully or your school will quickly fill up.
The gameplay uses a swing meter which entails pushing the right button, or combination of buttons, at the proper time. Each time your characters level up your stats. improve and you earn points towards buying skills. Skills run the range from countering opponents, to using elemental attacks and other special skills.
I personally love this game i have played through it three times and enjoyed it each time. The battles are reminicent of games such as fire emblem and there are tons of characters to use and equipment to buy. If you enjoy Strategy RPG's this is one of the best and you can usually find it very cheaply at this point.
 It's a highly-stylized 3D Pokemon... and complete fantasy! July 16, 2007
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
Purchasing Gladius, I was under the impression I'd be getting an RPG based on Ancient Rome, dealing with building a Gladiator school and the likes.
First off, despite being called "Gladius" and dealing with Gladiators, it was completely ahistorical, with the brilliantly named "Empire of Imperia" apparently taking the place of Rome, and some generically "Naundark" or whatever named Barbarian kingdom perhaps taking the place of some Germanic tribes.
Aside from a ridiculously stupid storyline which takes liberally from every random generic magical fantasy story having to do with constellations of the bear's womb, the magic of the Gods, enchanted items and broad sweeping remarks by old people about "prophecies" and "destiny" and all that boring noise, the sentiments of Ursula's (one of the main character) brother mirrors much of the players' sentiments as well: "More talk... when are we going to get to some action?"
If you like Pokemon games for Gameboy, you'd likely love the battle system here. It consists of taking very slow-to-pass turns walking on paths which render the field into a grid with big squares and limited movement. Attacks consist of selecting the enemy, hitting "Strike", then playing a mini variant of something like "Mario Golf" with trying to hit a little bar right when it lands on red for a critical strike, or settling for the far larger part of the bar marked yellow. This goes back and forth until someone wins.
This makes up the action combat of the game, while the background economics are a complex sort of deal that is difficult to keep track of in itself. I had no idea I had only hired a gladiator for one battle, and couldn't even check on her until I started a battle to select my fighters.
This was a debacle of a game, and absolutely no fun at all unless you're willing to pay for a 3D highly stylized version of Pokemon...
Great strategy RPG! October 27, 2006
If you like turn-based strategy games like Final Fantasy Tactics or the Fire Emblem Series, then I highly recommend this game. It is not a fast- paced hack-n-slash, but a thinking man's RPG. It was well worth the money and time invested. During my first play through on the easier setting, I spent148 hours of game play and I did not even complete all of the battles and sidequests. Take the time to go through all of the training to learn all of the aspects of the game. My first play through I basically stuck to melee fighting and did not do much with affinity (this game's type of magic power)and I regretted not learning all the nuances of these available powers. Though this is definitely a great game for older teens and adults, any kid with patience and a mind for strategy will love it.
Nice Game November 8, 2005
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This game really is a great game unless of course your not into sword fighting turnbased games. Then you should probably steer clear of this one. In my personal opinion this game is very interesting. The more battles you fight the stronger your gladiators get and the more money you get and the better stronger gladiators you can get. I really like this game. Like I said though it's not for everyone, but everyone is entitled to an opinion.
i wish i could give it 0 stars January 5, 2005
2 out of 51 found this review helpful
this game is terrible. since it was from lucasarts i thought is would be third person and you woulde run around and kill everyone. boy was i wrong. its turn based wich is stupid!!!!taking turns killing each other?!?!?! whoever thought that up should be shot! the screenshots on the back of the box led me to believe it was a third person hack and slash, the rating says it has blood and gore. very little blood and absolutly no gore. the story line is terrible, apperently there was a big war that just ended so to keep the peace they open up a gladiatore arena. the graphics arent the greates and the gameplay is absolutly terrible. in conclusion this game is a waste of money.
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