Gladius is a game that is hard to come by in the game collections of friends, as it seems that not many people actually played it. But for any gamer, I say go buy it. Now! I bought it on a cheap whim, not expecting much. Was I surprised. A very slow paced, turn based, strategy game. It's perfect if you want to spend allll day playing one game. The story is very in-depth, and it really keeps you going. You create your own team of gladiators, each with their own skill and weapon set. Amassing the greatest gladitorial army you can get your hands on. They delve into arena battles, battles that make you strategize from the very beginning. Even character placement becomes pivotal to a victory. The kind of game that keeps you going, and even once it's beat, you simply start over again, with new strategies and gladiators.
Gladius is a pseudo-RPG released by LucasArts in late 2003 that, while critically and popularly acclaimed, just didn't do so well on the sales front; think Okami, Beyond Good and Evil, or Psychonaughts. This is a shame,... Read Full Review
I'm not much of a strategist and I've never completed a full-blown RPG like the Final Fantasy games. Those facts are discouraging yet didn't keep me from purchasing this game. And, with a detailed tutorial-like intro to ... Read Full Review
