Gladiator WiiWare game for autumn

By Robert Purchese Published 5 August, 2009

Inspired by Punch-Out and WOW.

Ghostfire Games has announced an autumn release for WiiWare game Rage of the Gladiator.

This is a first-person fantasy brawler with combat "inspired by some of the best ideas from games such as 1980s Punch Out", the website claims.

There's a combo system inspired by God of War too, we're told, plus music inspired by the film 300, cut-scenes inspired by Final Fantasy and skill-tree advancement inspired by Diablo and World of Warcraft.

You are Gracius, a gladiator equipped with magical hammer and "trusty shield" who must battle through boss after boss until eventually victorious. Enemies range from minotaurs to floaty eyes to lion-things with flappy necks and eye limbs.

There are a couple of game modes but no multiplayer, and a price has yet to be set.

Pop into our Rage of the Gladiator gallery for the first shots.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds. @Clert on Twitter.

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