Age of Gladiators
Release Date: 25 Feb, 2016
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A Potential Scenario


You’re almost out of money. Two more days and you will no longer be able to pay your staff or gladiators. The fight scheduled today will draw exceptionally massive crowds, meaning the fight purse will be bountiful and the opportunity to place a large volume of bets will be high. One problem though: your top fighter is fatigued from his last fight and has a nagging shoulder strain. Plus he has a history of concussions, so it’s fair to say he will not be at full strength if you put him in the arena. But he’s the best you’ve got. The rest of your gladiators are rookies yet; still working with your trainers and far too inexperienced to send into the crucible just yet.


The next fight is a week away and poorly hyped. You cannot wait that long.


If you were of an evil disposition, you could execute your top fighter instead and seize his life savings; with the fight purses you have shared with him through his career, he has amassed a lot of gold. It could keep you going for a month or two - maybe more. Something to consider.


Or if you find that distasteful, you could go to the money lenders instead. But their interest rates have been high these last few days: 30% or more. You could finance present operations with that – but you would suffer in the longer term.


So maybe you should send your top fighter into the arena. He is bruised up and fatigued – but he also is ranked 3rd overall by the so-called experts and pundits of Leptis Magnus, the current city you reside in. You know he is one of the best and might still have a good chance at pulling out a win.


Or he could lose his life.


What do you do?

What Is It?


Age of Gladiators is a single-player strategy/business management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome.


Hire scouts to scour the provinces for potential prospects – once you have recruited your gladiators, you will need to manage their morale and personality while equipping them for battle in the arenas. Recruit support staff, upgrade your stables, partake in side missions, and manage the wealth and reputation of your business as it grows each day.


As your fighters win battles and increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to focus their abilities by spending attribute and expertise points. Compete, trade, and interact with other in-game bosses as you work your way up from the starting provinces in Africa to the grand coliseum of Rome herself!

Features:

  • Gladiators are born with their own dynamically generated attributes (strength, agility, stamina, dexterity, reflexes, intelligence, and health), weapon specialties, and personalities. It is up to you to hire scouts to locate the best prospects available for recruitment.
  • Manage your stable of gladiators carefully – their morale, greed, injuries, fatigue, and more must be taken into account before sending them to battle.
  • The physicality of your gladiators will increase or decrease with age, depending on if they are in their prime or declining.
  • Fame system: as your gladiators gain glory from battle, they will become more widely recognized and adored by the crowds. Win enough battles and they may even get voted into the gladiatorial hall of fame after they retire (or die).
  • Watch as your fighters climb the all-time records list for wins, kills, and fame - all held by retired and still-active legends in the arena.
  • As your gladiators level up, they gain points to spend on their attributes and expertise. Expertise allows you to build and customize your fighter according to their appropriate strengths.
  • Purchase, sell, or trade fighters with opposing bosses.
  • Rob treasuries, kidnap enemy fighters, assassinate your debt holders and more with the quest system. Increase the odds of success by sending gladiators on the mission as well.
  • Search for deals on weapons, armor, and money loans on the marketplace.
  • Hire staff such as scouts, doctors, trainers and blacksmiths to help your gladiators achieve victory. Your staff will gain experience each day they are employed.
  • Upgrade your stable by improving its food, bedding, shelter, and more.
  • Strive to become the wealthiest individual in the entire Roman republic. There are quick and underhanded ways to make money, but your reputation and fighter’s morale may suffer as a result.
  • Receive taunting letters from opposing bosses as well as various other messages from your fighters, staff members, and different characters as you progress through the game.
  • Rename your gladiators in order to increase your attachment toward them.
  • Bet for or against your gladiator based on the odds generated by bookmakers in-game.
  • Fight purses and betting is based on the hype associated with each match. The greater the hype, the more lucrative the fight purse and betting market will be - but the opposition will also be tougher.
  • Each game is dynamically generated and different each time.

Other


Age of Gladiators is a twist on sports front office games like Out Of The Park Baseball or the Football Manager series. To continue the analogy, it was designed for people more interested in the strategy behind building up teams and players as a general manager rather than running the games tactically as coach. As well, the strategy element should appeal to fans of Paradox and other franchises in that genre.



SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Windows
Minimum:
  • OS: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
  • Processor: Dual-core 1.8GHz or equivalent processor
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with dedicated memory
  • Storage: 330 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
Recommended:
  • Graphics: Hardware Accelerated Graphics with 1GB memory
  • Additional Notes: Best Resolutions: 1366 x 768 or higher
Staffer
Staffer
Hire A Staff Member
Recruiter
Recruiter
Recruit A Gladiator
Into The Arena
Into The Arena
Win 10 Battles
Life Taker
Life Taker
Earn 10 Kills By Your Fighters
Gladiator Quest!
Gladiator Quest!
Win A Quest
Brutal Kill
Brutal Kill
One Of Your Fighters Kills Opponent With Barehands
What Did He Do?
What Did He Do?
Execute One Of Your Own Fighters
Captain Of Industry
Captain Of Industry
Earn A Million Denarii
Hall Of Famer
Hall Of Famer
Owned Fighter Voted Into Hall Of Fame
A Generational Talent
A Generational Talent
Your Fighter Holds The All-Time Wins Record
A Household Name
A Household Name
Possess The Most Famous Gladiator
Augustus Caesar Part II
Augustus Caesar Part II
Become The Wealthiest Roman
The Consumer Of Souls
The Consumer Of Souls
Your Fighter Holds The All-Time Kills Record
When In Rome...
When In Rome...
Advance To The City Of Rome
Wild Attacker
Wild Attacker
Attack 5,000 Times
How Is It Possible?
How Is It Possible?
First 50 Fights Undefeated
The Victor
The Victor
Win 300 Matches
Inflicter Of Pain
Inflicter Of Pain
Inflict 150,000 Damage Across All Fighters
Surgical Attacker
Surgical Attacker
Hit 1,000 Times
Victorious
Victorious
Win 500,000 Fight Purse
The Die Is Cast!
The Die Is Cast!
Win 500,000 Denarii Bet
...Beat Them All
...Beat Them All
Defeat All Opposing Bosses In Rome
Taker Of Pain
Taker Of Pain
Take 50,000 Damage Across All Fighters
Not So Victorious
Not So Victorious
Lose 500,000 Fight Purse
Bad Beat
Bad Beat
Lose 500,000 Denarii Bet
The Brutalizer
The Brutalizer
The Soldier
The Soldier
The Mercenary
The Mercenary
The Jackal
The Jackal
The Lion
The Lion
The Hero
The Hero

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