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Gladius is a new turn-based action role-playing game from LucasArts, based on the brutal and spectacular gladiator battles of the ancient world. The game follows an epic saga of two young heroes, Ursula and Valens, as they set about recruiting and training a team of warriors to compete in the fiercely competitive gladiator games. Gladius will support both single and multiplayer modes, and is expected to be released this September on PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube.
In Gladius players must develop and manage a school of gladiators, who will over time, gain experience, learn new skills, improve their abilities and finally test their might in epic battles. Players fight with deadly weapons and powerful magic, learn vital combat tactics, and enhance and customize characters. 'Gladius takes action RPG to a whole new level,' says Tom Byron, of LucasArts. 'Besides signaling LucasArts' return to original game development, Gladius features a distinct style of play that is wrapped in an epic storyline. Players will experience a game that has incredible depth in terms of character development, but also has a unique layer of strategy related to how players manage and balance their team.'
Gladius will offer the average player an estimated 36 hours of play in each of the game's two story lines, which will take players on a challenging journey across four diverse geographical regions. Each of the four lands will contain a variety of warriors that players can recruit and train for battle, and the game will contain 20 arenas, and 12 other locations. When fighting, players will interact by way of an arcade style swing meter which enhances the power of attacks. A successful fight will earn victorious players highly coveted certificates and the approval of the Emperor. Once players have the required number of certificates collected, the next region will become unlocked. Players control a school of gladiators that can come from 16 unique classes, including the powerful Imperial Legionary; the witches of the Galdr class, who can sing magical songs and chants; and the javelin throwing Peltast class. In all, the Gladius offers more than 100 customizable character types, hundreds of skills to learn and master, and over 400 unique weapons, helmets, shields, and other accessories with which to equip warriors.
In Gladius, you must choose to take on the role of either Ursula or Valens. Ursula is a sexy young female gladiator from the northern land of Nordagh, and the daughter of a great barbarian king. Valens is the son of one of Imperia's greatest gladiators and a fierce and bloody conflict between their two homelands gave rise to a vengeful dark god, which nearly destroyed all of mankind. With the help of the revered Valkyrie, the dark god was finally defeated, but many lives were lost. An uneasy peace now exsits between the lands, and now the two young heros must fulfill their destinies to keep the two lands from plunging into another bloody war.
Stay tuned to Silicon Fusion for more on Gladius soon, but until then we have these brand-new screenshots for you.
John Grothier
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