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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | The year is 44 B.C. The grandeur of the Republic of Rome has been tarnished by political corruption and society has been overrun by unruliness and violence. Julius Caesar advocates for drastic reform but he is met with opposition and murdered. The horrific news finds its way to the ears of one soldier, Agrippa, whose father is accused of the murder. Unfortunately, time is running out for Agrippa as his father is to be publicly executed by the winner of the next gladiatorial event. Venture throughout ancient Rome with the help of Agrippa's best friend, Octavius, and a female gladiator named Claudia. Shadow of Rome will automatically switch between Agrippa and Octavius, each of whom have their own area of expertise, to rescue Agrippa's father and uncover the truth. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 7.5 inches | | Product Width: | 5.5 inches | | Product Height: | 0.75 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.5 pounds | | Package Length: | 7.5 inches | | Package Width: | 5.3 inches | | Package Height: | 0.6 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.3 pounds | | Release Date: | September 08, 2006 | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 44 reviews |
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| | Game Information | | Platform: | PlayStation2 | | Media: | Video Game | | Item Quantity: | 1 |
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| | Features | Agrippa and Octavius each face different quests -- use Agrippa's fighting skills and Octavius' stealth abilities to absolve UesniusFace numerous Roman-era challenges, from chariot races and gladiator matches to tournaments and death duelsLearn to fight and kill with ancient Roman weapons, from spears and swords to slingsExplore the venerable city of Rome, completely reconstructed in full 3D -- from the bustling marketplace to the gigantic ColiseumColorful cast of characters -- interact with real historical figures from the era
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26 of 29 found the following review helpful:
 INTENSE, FUN & Addictive Mar 16, 2005
By Chris Kennison
Wow! I have to say, this game has kept my growing by the second rearend glued to the couch ever since I got it in the mail.
SHADOW OF ROME is truley what a Gladiator game should be, with a great story to go along with it.
The opening scene leads you out into the arena and it quickly initiates you into the blood splattering, heart pumping fun.
The best thing about SHADOW OF ROME is the fact that the motion while you're fighting is surprisingly free. Your movement is not restrictive and the controls are fantasic. Dodging by rolling away at the last second as the MAUL drives into the sandy ground where you were a second ago. Numerous ways to fight, attack and kill. I keep finding more.
Holding up your bloody hands to the crowd and they throw you food, better weapons and... yes... an occasional ROSE. They really like it when you hold up a recently severed head.
SHADOW OF ROME sometimes leaves the arena, to fill in backstory and you take on another character who is trying to discover and prove to everyone that the wrong person is set to be executed for the assassination of JULIUS CAESAR. When it does this, I won't lie, I'm slightly disappointed because I want to go back to the arena... but... all in all... the story makes the battles in the arena that much more intense and meaningful.
This is a fantastic game! Oh... did I mention the arena of Tigers?
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Good gladiator fights, crappy filler stealth missions Mar 24, 2005
By mdizzog
The story is basically between gladiator fights and stealth missions. The stealth missions are bad. At the end of the game you just control Agrippa over and over again because even the creators couldn't find an interesting way to end the game with Octavionus. The gladiator fights are the highlights of the game.
You control Agrippa, and you must complete different objectives, in order to obtain victory. There are team battles, rescues, sieges, animal fights, dominations, chariot races, and one called sword struggle which is real fun.
You can get tons of weapons to cut off foes arms and head. Halberds, mauls, schimiters, gladius', maces, torches, bows, daggers, rocks, spears, slings, and an awesome two-handed sword. There are several variations on these weapons, such as power gladius' and apollo's spear. The fun thing about the game is killing your opponents in different ways. The game rewards you with different salvo moves. You can cut people in half and watch blood shoot everywhere. You can grab a chick from behind, cover her mouth, and stab her in her stomach. You can suplex someone off a really high castle. There are so many creative ways to keep yourself entertained that you will want to fight gladiator battles over and over again.
Once you play these missions once on normal, or hard, you can play them again whenever you like in battle selection. You can unlock new salvo moves and get more salvo points. Although these salvo points don't count to your total salvo points in the actual game, you can get better trophies. Unlocking all bronze trophies in normal gives you a stupid art gallery, but I plan on unlocking more stuff later.
The stealth missions of this game are stupid. Some people like them, but I can't do stealth missions like this after playing games like Splinter Cell and Metal Gear Solid. You do the same stuff over and over again.
First, you get a disguise. Then, you are forced to walk around for 15 minutes in that disguise. If you run for .8 seconds, a guard will run up and kill you in one hit. You are not allowed to run at all. Any running whatsoever results in the guards killing you. Occasionaly guards will stop to talk to you if you have a disguise on. They may say a few different things, but I have learned that only once choice out of the three is correct. Actually, I once encountered a guard who would kill you no matter how you responded. I constantly had to reload and I finally realized that I should just run past this guard into the next room, where the guards won't follow me. That's another thing. If you hide from a guard for 3 seconds, they give up and stop looking for you. If you were a guard and saw someone sneaking around, would you look for 3 seconds and then give up on him? The AI is stupid like that.
You can buy stuff with the coins you find. This stuff doesn't really do anything. It makes your room look cool, but that doesn't save the Octavionus missions.
Imagine walking around for 15 minutes, while hitting guards on the back of their heads with urns. Now imagine running around in an arena filled with blood, while a crowd cheers you for breaking the arms of a man then slicing his head off while he begs for his life. The gladiator fights are awesome and fast-paced, the stealth missions are stupid and slow. The gladiator fights are perfect, and If you can put up with some stupid crap you won't be dissapointed.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
You gotta play this game!!!!!!!! Feb 14, 2005
By killedbyriver
"killedbyriver"
This is an awesome game. Everything from the graphics to the gameplay is well structured around the storyline. What was really exciting about this game was that you get to play two different characters simultaneously. (It'll switch between the two characters automatically) One character relies on brute strength while the other uses stealth to solve puzzles and missions. Because of the two character gameplay you will never get bored of this game. I was also surprised by the fluidity and movement of the game's characters. Just a great game to play and enjoy.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 A challenge and so so funny. Jul 13, 2005
By AyAK
I pulled an all nighter playing this game. The graphics were great and I enjoyed the battle scenes. Its the average bad guy wants to conquer Rome, bad guy murders Ceasar, a Innocent man is blamed for it, and a annoying blond guy is searching for the answer. You play two roles, Agrippa and octavious. Agrippa, who becomes a gladiator to find his dad, and Octavious who is searching for the answer to ceasars death. The weapons are temporary and you have to pursuade guards before they kill you. As you progress through the game, at some point things will get annoying but that could be remedied by having octavious slip on a banana peel...or get stung by bees.
In short, it is a fun game and if you have the patience you can beat it.
If you enjoy challenges and pulling an all nighter playing a game, this would be the one.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
You're in for a real treat Feb 18, 2006
By Avery
"Cantankerous"
I have a friend who once told me that the game "Colosseum" was really fantastic. It mixed the Roman backgrounds with all of the fantasy of being one of the hallowed 'sports stars' in one of the most bloody "games" in all of history. COOL! Doesn't that sound cool??
Let me just say this about "Colosseum", though: it sucks. My favorite thing about it is how the camera is situated right in front of you the whole time so that you remarkably can't manage to see straight in front of you as people run up to stab you in the face. And not being able to leave the one dingy little forum that the game offers is really thrilling, too. But I digress...
Because of this, I was understandably wary about investing in "Shadow of Rome". But when I ordered it from Amazon, I had just finished watching the extended edition of "Gladiator" and I was in the mood for some more Holy Roman Empire-based fun.
I can honestly say that now, having played this game, I handed my copy to my aforementioned friend and told him, "trash 'Colosseum' and play this instead. But forget to give it back to me, and I'll do such horrible things to you that the gladiators in this game will envy me."
The plot goes like this: Julius Caesar has been murdered! I think I can pretty much safely say that that's not going to be a spoiler for anyone, unless you 1.) skipped all of your English classes in high school, or 2.) are an idiot who knows nothing about anything. But what is different about this approach is the clever retelling of the famous story through the eyes of a gladiator and a simple peasant boy. Agrippa is the son of one of Caesar's most trusted advisers, Vipsanius, and Octavianus is an orphan boy who was raised under Caesar's benevolent care. Despite their entirely different backgrounds, Agrippa and Octavianus have somehow forged a deep friendship (and considering their Roman heritage, I have to wonder if it doesn't go deeper than just friendship). I don't know how historically accurate Caesar adopting some random kid and taking him as a nephew is, but it's still kind of fun, and at least the characterization strives for a level of authenticity that many games wouldn't even bother with.
The peasant boy is named Octavianus, and he will serve as your "story" character. That is, his levels may be slow-paced, but if you have any romantic soul in you whatsoever and wish to know just what the PURPOSE behind this game you're playing is, you will enjoy the levels playing as Octavianus. The main reason he exists in a game that is primarily meant to attract aggressive, hormonal gamers is to explain the story playing behind all of the horrific bloodletting. His dedication to his best friend, Agrippa, is quite admirable, and his ability to extract information will depend on whether or not you can lie your way out of risky situations. That being said, he's a total wuss and will die with only one hit from a shield or sword or any other weapon. He's not exactly the human tank that his pal is, and to that end, he can get kind of aggravating to play (if you're good at talking your way out of things, though, you won't need to worry about this). Nevertheless, he's still an interesting character, and certainly deserves the same amount of respect as your other guy.
The other guy being, of course, Agrippa. Agrippa is your "action" character. He's a musclebound general with mad fighting skills and a chest that probably measures about six feet in diameter. I have to laugh whenever the cut scenes have him talking to someone, though, because with that body and that voice, he comes across as a real dumb-jock-with-a-heart-of-gold type. Which would be annoying if it weren't so charming somehow. At first he seems uninteresting and one-dimensional, but as you keep playing, you'll find yourself becoming more dedicated to him. He goes to such lengths to prove that he's fighting for a noble cause, after all. How could you not like a guy like that?
...Okay, okay, personality be damned, the main reason to like this guy is because he looks cool mashing other people into dog food.
Much like the two versions to "Kill Bill", Octavianus' and Agrippa's adventures play as two deceptively separate epics, when in fact, they are two halves of an intimately linked coin. I won't go into the details, but your stealth levels playing as Octavianus and your action levels playing as Agrippa are both very crucial to unraveling a very complex mystery. I've read the other reviews here, but I have to say that the folks who can't find the value playing as Octavianus just because his stories don't feature gore seem to be missing something very important. I found the stealth levels to be nice supplements to all of the violence that I was bombarded with the rest of the time. Once you've fought your way through countless ogres wielding war axes, it's kind of nice to be able to play a level where your only objective is to blend in with your surroundings enough to deflect the suspicions of characters who will try to thwart you from your goal of gathering information.
What about the other aspects of the game, though? Well, first of all, I can say that I was also immensely impressed with the length of the game. It took me over 30 hours to finish, which is rare for an action/adventure. Usually it takes me somewhere between 9-10 hours, and this is always disappointing for me. But the game designers weren't playing around with this one, and wanted to make sure that dedicated gamers would have a good challenge to work with. Without a doubt, the story could have been abridged, but I'm thankful that they didn't go the easy route by cutting it down. Instead, it is a very thorough investigation into Caesar's death and how it affects the lives of the Roman citizenry.
The sound and graphics are standard, nothing too spectacular there. But you won't care. Trust me.
All in all, I can't recommend this game enough. It's fantastic. If you're reading these reviews in depth at all, you're probably seriously considering it anyway. Go with your gut instinct and just buy it already! You're going to love it.
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