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This game is a little different to the usual one-vs-one action of popular battle game Swords and Sandals and popular depictions of gladiator fights however, since the game involves battling waves of enemies at a time, with multiple waves comprised of increasingly difficult enemies making up each round.

The title can be a little deceiving here because theres not much of a narrative behind Brain Seals game apart from all your family and friends being killed by the Roman Empire.

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Still theres enough about this title in its fighting premise alone to satisfy those who love 1980s style lets crack some skulls button smasher.

For example Story of a Gladiator contains 80 different enemies that all have a unique fighting style to adapt to plus 20 animals.

Add to that plenty of weapon and armor upgrades, 3 boss fights and 3 different arenas and youve got yourself a great little Gladiator game.

It a great little platformer by the same developers as the original series, it tells the story of the life of Spartacus, a gladiator who became a hero who rose up and took on the Roman Empires Armies.

Its clear the game has been inspired by 1980s classics such as Golden Axe, Rastan and Ghost and Goblins.

These preceding statements and questions were almost certainly never the concerns of actual Roman gladiators, but in Swords and Sandals 2: Emperors Reign, they most certainly can if you wish them to be.

A turn-based arena battling game with hints of RPG, Swords and Sandals 2 permits you to follow the life and times of a lowly nobody that is enslaved and forced to battle other burly men for the entertainment of onlookers ravenous for blood and sweat, with the only tears being their ones of delight when someone gets decapitated in a brutal fashion.

Expect brutality and challenging difficulty as you work your way through tournaments, upgrading your stats, weapons, and magic along the way.

Slaughtering your opponent is your only concern, you know; apart from staying alive long enough to do so.

The main focus of the gameplay is on battling in the arena in front of thousands of people that just want to see blood, and lots of it.

Luckily, your brutal gladiator is on hand to give it to them by clicking the various action buttons that float around your gladiator.

Your opponent is stationed at the opposite end of the arena to you, and at distance, you must make your way towards him by using the movement controls that allow you to either walk or jump forwards and backwards, as well as allowing you to taunt your opponent and also gain the appreciation of the crowd (mainly by passing rectal gas in a visibly comical manner).

The ability to psych up is a new introduction and has you gathering up energy to unleash on your foe.

Essentially, the damage dealt and the likelihood of your attacks landing are based entirely upon your (upgradable) stats like strength and stamina that can be upgraded by gaining experience points during battle.

When it comes down to it, its pretty much a game of numbers fought out in a very physical and manly way with a respectable amount of blood and brutality.

You can pick from a range of different types of armour such as gauntlets and helmets, and the selection of weapons is impressive: axes, mauls, maces, longbows, crossbows, and an abundance of blades that would make Hannibal simply giddy with joy.

New to this sequel is the ability to also purchase magic spells to enchant your weapon or summon fireballs and various other projectiles.

Visiting the church also allows you to buy healing potions to use in battle.

While not quite bordering on the epic-ness of say Berzerk Lands Sands of the Colosseum, developer whiskeybarrelstudios.com are clearly onto something here.

Granted, the graphics are pretty unspectacular and havent really changed that much from the last game, but the new additions such as the magic and the ranged weapons as well as the classic procedure of levelling up to improve your gladiator over time is too delicious not to order for the main course.

Games like the PC-based Rome: Total War and Age of Empires are some of the more elaborate workings, while even the smaller indie-game developers have a very good go of emulating the style and the brutality of Roman battle.