Gamers are on the hunt for Julius Caesar's murderer, and will jettison back and forth playing as two characters, Agrippa and Octavianus.
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| Game Title: Shadow of Rome |
| Genre: Action/Stealth Adventure |
| Console: PlayStation 2 exclusive |
| Publisher: Capcom |
| Hot: Gladiator events, great looking environments |
| Not: stealth missions might seem slow |
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One of the coolest gaming trends for 2005 will be to hurtle gamers back in time to ancient civilizations to fight heroic battles while wielding awesome weapons like giant spiked maces or huge broadswords. Even though it's hard to put down the laser guns and various plasma weapons, there's just something wickedly brutal about the crash of metal swords and the gore of hand-to-hand combat. Capcom's "Shadow of Rome" is one of first to arrive on store shelves, and promises fantastically, bloody battles, stealth action, and first-rate graphics to bring it all to life.
A brilliant opening movie immerses gamers into the harsh life that ancient Rome had fallen into with its prolonged wars and political turmoil. Gamers are on the hunt for Julius Caesar's murderer, and will jettison back and forth playing as two characters, Agrippa and Octavianus. Agrippa is the warrior, who slices and dices his way through foes both in and out of the arena. The moves and combos all get awesome names like "Red Volcano" for gallons of gushing blood, or "meat collector" for all the various body parts that get hacked off during battle. Octavianus is not a battle character and collects his info by stealth tactics, and although it is a nice balance to all the blood soaked battles, we still prefer the thrill of kicking the crap out of some hairy barbarian as opposed to sneaking past guards and going behind the scenes for information.
Gladiatorial events include duals, all out battles, tournaments, and Chariot races. The superb animations and presentation of the game bring the sights and sounds of the Rome to life, particularly the Gladiator events. Warriors battle it out in front of thousands of screaming Romans in ancient stadiums and the sheer spectacle of it all will keep gamers pumped up and part of the action.
Also included is the ability to open more game features that include an art gallery, new costumes, and mini-games. The overall cinematic quality of "Shadows of Rome" adds a nice depth to the game, and keeps the bone crunching action vivid and dramatic. "Shadow of Rome" is great looking, exciting action adventure game that just might redefine what it means to be the last man standing.