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Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance PC
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Metascore
69 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.6 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

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  • Summary: A Warrior Slave... Chosen by the Gods... To restore the glory of an Empire. 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... [Acclaim]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. IGN
    80
    What it will do, however, is help pass the time away for nine to twelve hours with its mindless but ultimately fun approach to the genre.
  2. GameSpot
    71
    If you can look past some of the game's mechanical shortcomings and the PC version's annoying compatibility issues, you'll likely be pleased with what Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance has to offer.
  3. PC Gamer
    62
    There's no knocking the stellar visuals, solid storyline, and unrelenting blood-spilling. But the overall design is weak, and you'll have to slog through a lot of frustration to get to the good stuff. [Apr 2004, p.82]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
  1. Ciccio
    10
    Best GAME ever. Ancient Rome RULEZ.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. EdmanH.
    5
    It would be great fun if this game would work without an gamepad! The game doesn't work without an controller, so if you wanna buy it then make sure you have one!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. [Anonymous]
    1
    Once you start playing this game, there's no way to get rid of it. You can't quit because a key doesn't seem to exist. You can't alt+tab ctrl+alt+del whatever your way to your desktop, all the ways are blocked AND you're completely trapped if you don't have a gamepad. WORST GAME EVER EVER EVER.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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