The Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games
The Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games is a 2003 real-time strategy video game.
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Developer(s) | Eugen Systems |
Publisher(s) | Arxel Tribe, Tri Synergy |
Platform(s) | Windows |
Release | March 06, 2003 |
Genre(s) | Strategy |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Plot
Major Greg D. Callahan of the United States Marine Corps gets shot through a black hole and ends up in an alien world where he must fight in gladiator-style fights in an arena, and helping a character named Princess Lydia.
Gameplay
Players play through three strategy campaigns without the complication of resource-gathering and city-building. The arena announcer gives the player goals which they must complete to succeed.
Critical reception
Gamezone said the game would appeal to lovers of the Heavy Metal comic.[1] IGN praised the game for offering mind-numbing fast-paced enjoyment.[2][3] Andy Eddy of GameSpy said the game had a promising concept that fell apart in its execution.[4] Bob Colayco of GameSpot wrote that the gaming experience was soured by issues regarding its difficulty, interface bugs, and save-game problems.[5]
References
- "The Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games Review - PC". 2008-03-11. Archived from the original on 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2017-02-02.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- "The Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games (PC)". IGN. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- Adams, Dan (2003-03-05). "The Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games". IGN. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- "GameSpy.com - Review". 2005-03-28. Archived from the original on 2005-03-28. Retrieved 2017-02-02.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- "The Gladiators: The Galactic Circus Games Review for PC - GameSpot". 2010-07-25. Archived from the original on 2010-07-25. Retrieved 2017-02-02.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)