I, Gladiator is a console-quality action brawler from Belarus-based developer Steel Monkeys that’s been out on iOS for about two months and is now making its way to Android. We had a chance to speak with director Tim Dvoskin about I, Gladiator’s upcoming port to Android.
Late in 2010, Chair Entertainment released an iOS game called Infinity Blade to immense and immediate financial and critical success. Since this game is still sadly an iOS exclusive, here’s a quick rundown of the core gameplay for those of us with superior taste in mobile devices: the focus is on one-on-one melee duels; you can’t move freely, but you can tap buttons to dodge left and right, tap another button to block a limited number of times per battle, or swipe in a direction that matches your opponent’s strike to parry. Successful parries throw your opponent off balance and give you an opening to attack; to execute combos, you must chain direction-sensitive swipes in the right rhythm. Think Devil Meets Cry meets Fruit Ninja meets Parappa The Rapper and you’re in the neighborhood.
The wildly popular I, Gladiator action-RPG for iOS devices just received its first major update in the form of a new global multiplayer arena (update not yet available for Android version.) Fans of the hack-n-slash, cell shaded action focused game will now be able to challenge other gladiators from around the world to intense multiplayer battles that come with leaderboard support.
If you’re unsure of I, Gladiator’s prowess make sure to check out some new screenshots after the break. You'll surely see the Borderlands 2 meets Spartacus art style.
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Pocket Gamer: Watched all the episodes of Spartacus: Blood and Sand on Netflix and not sure where to turn next?
You could do far worse than Steel Monkeys's Universal iOS game I, Gladiator, a polished action-RPG which mixes the brutal fighting skills of Rome's finest warriors with the theatrics of its greatest showmen, all while cranking up the violence to Fist of the North Star levels of silliness.
