72
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.5
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

The Press Says

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89
GameZone
Overall, Gladiators reminded me of something that would be seen in a Heavy Metal comic (which I am still a big fan of, by the way) or in one of the animated movies … so those of you who are fans of the publication will no doubt enjoy the overall presentation of the game. RTS fans should definitely give this one a shot, since the overall makeup will make it simple to get into, but will provide a challenge and an experience that is different enough to stand out on it’s own. My hats off to Arxel Tribe for venturing “out of the box” here, and thanks for a cool, action packed, and fun RTS title!
85
Jeuxvideo.com
Absolument tout pousse à jouer encore et encore à The Gladiators. En empruntant par-ci par-là de bonnes idées, Eugen Systems réalise un titre frais et jouissif aussi bien en solo qu'à plusieurs, où il prendra d'ailleurs toute son ampleur. Si vous aussi vous cherchez une alternative aux STR traditionnels, The Gladiators s'impose comme une évidence.
82
ActionTrip
All things considered, other than the weak AI moments and the sometimes annoying aspect of aiming, The Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games is enjoyable, challenging, and often full of pleasant surprises. The basic storyline and the manga-inspired portrayal of the main game characters don't do particularly well on the originality scale (which can also be said for the overall quality of dialog I'm afraid). The gladiator warriors were, on the other hand, well-designed and they all serve the plot purpose rather well. There are some issues that occur every now and then with unit handling. The intense action, with a huge number of units on screen at once, can make it difficult for the player to choose which enemy units he wishes to attack. In addition, camera control and the AI may need some more work.
80
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)
There’s no denying it, The Gladiators is indeed something fresh and new; a credit to a small development team that was able to accomplish something that established houses would have never dared to attempt. While a great number of real-time strategy games are currently demonstrating a great level of technical accomplishment, seldom do they rise to the level of vigor demonstrated here. For those of you who are currently feeling a bit jaded with the genre, The Gladiators can be a breath of fresh air, especially with its novel take on multiplayer action. What it isn’t, however, is a title that is particularly friendly to a wide audience, with only one level of difficulty that tends to make the most linear of its scenarios particularly brutal in nature. Ultimately, when it’s hot, it’s on fire. When it’s not - you just might feel a little burned.
77
PC Gameplay (Benelux)
Te eenvoudig voor de gevorderde RTS-speler. Beginners kunnen hier wel eventjes lol aan beleven.
75
IGN
While The Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games isn't really my piece of pie, those that have been looking for a faster paced real-time strategy game might enjoy it. Serious strategy gamers will probably be a bit disappointed with the heavily scripted AI and fairly linear tracks to success.
75
Armchair Empire, The
Arxel Tribe’s The Gladiators: The Galactic Circus Games exhibits a number of admirable traits both in its design and in its execution, and, for a certain audience, it will likely satisfy cravings for an action-packed, real-time strategy game. Unfortunately, for most everything that Gladiators does well there seems to be one or two noticeable weaknesses. In the end, most gamers will observe that it is a fairly good game that had the potential to be much better.
74
GameSpy
For a first-time release, The Gladiators displays a promising concept that falls short in its actual execution. The hope is that, using this premiere entry as a launching pad, there'll be a sequel that corrects and smoothes out its predecessor's mistakes. The Gladiators isn't a bad game. Indeed, it's quite challenging and entertaining in many regards. However, just that like the B-movies that were its inspirations, that's all it is. It's just disappointing because with a little tweaking (particularly of the game's controls) it could have been so much more.
70
Joystick
Pour un premier essai, les développeurs d'Eugen Systems s'en sortent plutôt bien. Ce n'est pas le jeu de stratégie du siècle, mais cela n'empêchera pas les fans du genre de s'amuser quelque temps, que ce soit en solo ou en multijoueur.
70
JeuxVideoPC.com
Arxel Tribe nous présente The Gladiators, un mélange de jeu de sratégie temps réel et de RTS. Le jeu démarre par une cinématique où l'on peut admirer notre héro, Greg Callahan, humain capturé par une tribu alien. Déjà commecnçons par un petit point faible : les temps de sauvegarde et de chargement sont assez longs, même sur mon 2GHZ et 512 de Ram. Il arrive souvent d'avoir besoin d'utiliser la sauvegarde rapide, car on meurt assez fréquemment : c'est assez énervant lorsqu'on met 20 secondes à charger une partie que l'on vient juste de sauvegarder.
66
GameSpot
It's unfortunate that The Gladiators is plagued by these difficulty, interface, and save-game issues. The core gameplay is fun, and with more imaginative map design, tweaks to the AI, and more-stable code, it could have been a much better game. As it is, the game is flawed, but The Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games can still deliver a satisfying experience, especially if you're looking for a challenge and are willing to put up with the bugs.
64
GameStar (Germany)
Astronaut Callahan kämpft im Echtzeit-Strategiespiel The Gladiators in futuristischen Arenen ums Überleben. Die rund 20 Missionen sind stark geskriptet, im Vordergrund stehen actionreiche Feuergefechte. Taktik spielt dabei kaum eine Rolle – was das Geballer auf Dauer etwas eintönig macht. Die Steuerung orientiert sich an Genre-Vorbildern wie WarCraft 3.
64
PC Action
In The Gladiators erwarten Sie schnelle und anspruchsvolle taktische Gefechte. Das Gemetzel in der Arena würde eine Menge Spaß machen, wenn da nicht die miese Gegner-KI wäre: Die Vorgehensweise des Computers ist zu berechenbar und lässt sich mit simplen Strategien zum eigenen Vorteil ausnutzen. Auf Dauer wird das ziemlich öde, auch weil die Zwischensequenzen keinen Anreiz darstellen, unbedingt die nächste Mission zu schaffen.
60
Rebell.at Games
Schade, dass das Spiel an der breiten Masse wohl unbeachtet vorbeigeht. Freunde von actionreichen Strategiespielen sollten unbedingt zugreifen, denn auch nach dem Ende der Kampagnen ist The Gladiators noch öfters für kurze Matches zwischendurch geeignet und wird wohl noch eine Weile auf meiner Festplatte verweilen.
40
Withingames
Schade, wirklich schade. „The Gladiators“ baut zwar auf eine 08/15 Story auf, doch die Missionen und die Grafik im Spiel (bis auf die Zwischensequenzen) können begeistern. Leider haben es die Designer aber versäumt, einen anständigen Schwierigkeitsgrad einzubauen und dem Spieler die Möglichkeit zu geben, sich gegen die Gegnermassen vernünftig zu wehren. Wenn kaum etwas zu sehen ist (zu kleiner Bildausschnitt) bzw. der Spieler keine Zeit hat, überhaupt zu reagieren, dann macht es sehr schnell keinen Spaß mehr. Über die Qualität und den Inhalt der Zwischensequenzen kann man nur den Kopf schütteln und diese schnell abbrechen. Ansonsten hapert es auch noch an vielen andern kleinen Details. Warum so wenig Mehrspielerlevel? Warum gibt es keinen Editor? Warum gibt es kein frei konfigurierbares Spiel? Dadurch verkommt eine eigentlich spaßige Idee zu einer nur bedingt empfehlenswerten Spielversion.


Our Users Say

Category Description MobyScore
Acting The quality of the actors' performances in the game (including voice acting). 3.7
AI How smart (or dumb) you perceive the game's artificial intelligence to be 3.3
Gameplay How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.) 3.3
Graphics The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines 4.0
Personal Slant How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes 3.3
Sound / Music The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition 3.3
Story / Presentation The main creative ideas in the game and how well they're executed 3.3
Overall MobyScore (3 votes) 3.5


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