Ghostfire Games sent us some information on their upcoming WiiWare game Rage of the Gladiators. It's a first-person fighter set in a fantasy world, where you'll play as a gladiator in an arena. You'll beat down dragons, chimeras and the like with your battle hammer and shield, each presumably controlled by the Wii Remote and Nunchuck.
The press release tells us that each battle is a boss battle: “Rage of the Gladiator is a series of epic boss-battles,” says Ed Roman, CEO of Ghostfire Games. “There are no ‘fodder’ enemies – its all bosses, which we find to be the most fun part of games!”
It also has fourteen finishing moves, over 20 battles, and a leveling system that lets you add points to stats after completing each battle. The price has not been set yet, but we do know that it's coming to WiiWare this Fall.
See what you think with the images and video (below the jump) that we've included.
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11:20 AM on 08.04.2009
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But it'll probably be cheap crap.
Wait, I have no children. Better get on that.
If the PS3's wand motion technology had a bad ass gladiator game with high production values and online play, I can dig it.
Regarding the trailer, I had to lol at [S]Amit the Charmer, and the Eye of the Beholder's younger brother rip off.
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We were planning on using Samit in a sequel to Rage of the Gladiator, but you have spoiled it for us.
Also, that pic wins.
That makes this game a little bit better...
Can we convince you to put WiiMotionPlus support in, or will that have to wait for Rage of the Gladiator 2?
This looks like a bad PS2 game.
No offense GhostfireScott.
Aurain raises a good point when he says this looks like a bad PS2 game, although I imagine that has more to do with WiiWare's 40MB limit (It is 40, right?} than with GhostFire's abilities or budget.
Like the idea alot, hope it turns out well.
I'll definitely be watching for more info once the game arrives. :)
If it turns into some medieval Punch Out with huge monsters I'd love to give it a spin.
EternalDeathSlayer- we are actually very proud of our graphics, lush animations and everything we have been able to cram into that tiny 40mb download slot. For the WiiWare, this game is going to be amazing.
I do find it interesting that most people love the trailer, and think the game looks great, but there will always be people who don't like the idea, and thats cool too. To each his own!
On the subject, well its an interestin idea. Ultimately, thats what sells games on WiiWare, which is utterly crowded by mediocre puzzle games.
Even if the game turns out to be less than.. presentable, props for tryin something new.
We've been developing this way for almost a year, way before Gladiator A.D was announced. I think you guys are gonna love it.
That is something we may look into if we are so lucky as to have a good turnout for this game, so as to make a sequel.
Right now, I'm pretty spoiled with Wii Sport Resort's swordfighting so this better feel as responsive as that
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