Hardcore Droid:
"There are a handful of swipey fighting games for Android, making the style prevalent enough to practically be a genre unto itself. Since these generally involve one-enemy-at-a-time combat (Whether it makes sense or not. I’m looking at you Arkham City: Lockdown), the gladiatorial theme is a fitting option, and has been used to good effect in games like Blood and Glory. Originally released for Wii, Rage of the Gladiator promises to stick out from the rest with Punch Out-like gameplay and console-quality content. It fulfills this promise to a point, but the demons that so typically befoul freemium titles rear their ugly heads once again and cramp this game’s otherwise excellent style."
Rage of the Gladiator has you beating Greek mythology foes in sort of a Punch-Out style, except with magic.
NWR - "Rage of the Gladiator was one of the best hidden gems from WiiWare. A Punch-Out style fighter with various characters influenced by Roman mythology sounds like a match made in Heaven, and thankfully, it was! Now after three years, the game finally makes its way to the 3DS. While I do miss the really cool MotionPlus controls from the original release, the game still manages to be fun and charming in its own right."
oprainfall writes:
"When I decided to take a chance and review Rage of the Gladiator, I truly had no idea what to expect. A lot of interesting games hit the eShop, and it is often difficult to tell from just a cursory glance whether or not they are worth your money. Upon booting up the game, I was pleasantly surprised to find it to be very similar to the classic Punch-Out!!, except with medieval monstrosities as foes, and a pronounced focus on Greek mythology. Developed and published by Gamelion Studios and Ghostfire Games, it was originally released back in 2010 for the Wii Virtual Console to high acclaim. Now available three years later for iOS, Android and 3DS, was it worth reviving or should it have died in the arena?"
