Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance

Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance
Developer(s)Acclaim Studios Manchester
Publisher(s)Acclaim Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows
ReleasePlayStation 2
  • NA: 4 November 2003[1]
  • EU: 28 November 2003
Xbox
  • NA: 4 November 2003[1]
  • EU: 5 December 2003
Microsoft Windows
  • NA: 18 November 2003
  • EU: 5 December 2003
Genre(s)Hack and slash
Mode(s)Single-player

Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance is a hack and slash video game developed by Acclaim Studios Manchester and published by Acclaim Entertainment for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows. A GameCube version was cancelled.[2] During development, the game was titled I Gladiator.[3] Throwback Entertainment acquired the rights to several of Acclaim's properties in 2006, including Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance.[4]

On 6 May 2015, during Microsoft's IGNITE conference, it was announced that Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance would be made available on Xbox One and the Windows and Windows Phone stores later in 2015.[5] The game was eventually re-released on the Windows Store on 20 December 2016 for Windows 10, and iOS 10. Stickers for iMessage were released on the App Store on 9 December 2016. On 1 February 2017, Throwback Entertainment brought Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance to the Steam store. In Germany, the game was released in a censored and uncensored version.[6]

  1. ^ a b Cove, Glen (30 October 2003). "Gladiator Sword Of Vengeance Ships". Archived from the original on 17 August 2004.
  2. ^ IGN staff (15 May 2003). "E3 2003: Gladiator Leaves Cube". IGN. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. ^ IGN staff (14 March 2003). "I Gladiator, New Name". IGN. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  4. ^ Sinclair, Brendan (7 July 2006). "Throwback picks up Acclaim properties". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Throwback Entertainment Unleashes 'Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance' on the World of Windows". Throwback Entertainment. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Gladiator: Schwert der Rache: Gladiator: die Versionsunterschiede". 4Players (in German). 2003-08-23. Retrieved 2024-05-11.