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Gladiator Begins PSP
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59 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critics What's this?

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9.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

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  • Summary: Customize your own Gladiator and win your freedom! Choose from several different builds, faces, hair styles and skin tones. Depending on which gender you pick, NPCs will react differently! Ad-Hoc Multiplayer action, battle a friend using the Ad-hoc multiplayer option. Weapons and Armor Galore with over 500 plus swords, shields, spears, clubs and axes. Refine blessed weapons to make them stronger at the blacksmith. … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. GameCritics
    Jun 12, 2011
    75
    Although it's too bad that Gladiator Begins landed with nary a whisper, it's clear to see that the title would never have found a large audience to begin with-it's aimed at a certain hardcore niche, and for those outside of that niche, there will be little here of interest. However, for players who love to take a zeroed-out character and build them up into an overwhelmingly powerful force via grinding, creative equipping and numeric management, this combination of swords, sandals, and statistics is an experience not to be missed.
  2. IGN
    Oct 20, 2010
    65
    While the deep equipment options and versatile combat are appreciated, the random difficulty highs and lows, practically (and perhaps, blessedly, I suppose) non-existent story, and eventually tedious lack of any real gameplay variety make it hard to recommend.
  3. Pocket Gamer UK
    Jul 21, 2011
    60
    Fans of historical pseudo-realism will find the format intriguing but a disappointing fighting system nestling at its core scuppers much of the potential of Gladiator Begins.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. JDnator
    10
    screw the critics saying its repetitive... what do they want, some golf subsections with sudoku in the loading screens?? its ridiculous that these "critics" get jobs. its a fighting game.... you fight... i wouldn't expect anything more because im not an idiot pffffft. any way this game is sweeeeet... if you liked the film Gladiator, you'll love this.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. gta9246
    10
    Best PSP game ever! The slashes, the cool armors, the skills, the plot... i only have one thing to say: Perfect!!!! Screw the critics!!!! Hope the Vita will get a sequel to this awesome masterpiece!!!!!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. Gedronter
    10
    Well I have been playing the game for like a day now and i am enjoying it. I like that you have to work to get better. Would I say its the best....no its is fun but not the best. Would I tell others about the game....sure. I think there could had been more to the game. But it does sit nicely the way it is.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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