{"id":30062,"date":"2013-07-10T17:49:36","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T07:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=30062"},"modified":"2013-07-10T17:49:36","modified_gmt":"2013-07-10T07:49:36","slug":"rage-of-the-gladiator-free-to-play-coming-to-ios-this-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=30062","title":{"rendered":"RAGE OF THE GLADIATOR\u2122 FREE-TO-PLAY COMING TO iOS THIS WEDNESDAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong>RAGE OF THE GLADIATOR\u2122 FREE-TO-PLAY COMING TO iOS THIS WEDNESDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WARSAW, Poland\u2014July 9th 2013\u2014Gamelion Studios (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.game-lion.com\">http:\/\/www.game-lion.com<\/a>) has just announced <strong>Rage of the Gladiator<\/strong>\u2122, the critically acclaimed hit game, has been re-envisioned as a completely new experience and is being released this Wednesday on July 10th 2013 as a FREE iOS title for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rage of the Gladiator<\/strong> is a fantasy fighting game. You control a gladiator, fighting for your life in an arena. Armed with your magical warhammer and a trusty shield, you must defeat fantastic bosses including a Chimera, Beholder, and a Dragon.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cRage of the Gladiator is a series of epic boss-battles,\u201d said Ed Roman, the game\u2019s designer. \u201cThere are no \u2018fodder\u2019 enemies \u2013 its all bosses, which we find to be the most fun part of games!\u00a0 The game is similar to other first-person brawler games such as Infinity Blade, but requires more thinking and has greater depth of play.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Rage of the Gladiator<\/strong>, each boss has unique abilities and powers that you need to pay close attention to. Exploit the weakness of each enemy by jumping, dodging, or shield blocking with the proper timing and agility. Then unleash your rage by brutally pounding your enemy with your warhammer and bashing them with your shield, and you will triumph.<\/p>\n<p>The title has received praise including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Game of the Year (Action), TouchArcade<\/li>\n<li>Game of the Week, PocketGamer<\/li>\n<li>\u201cmust have\u201d, SlideToPlay review \u2013 4\/4<\/li>\n<li>\u201cConsole-quality action\u201d, 148Apps review \u2013 4\/5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Features of the game include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Insane \u201cfinishing \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 moves.\u201d<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You have 14 finishing moves that destroy your opponent in over-the-top \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cutscenes:\n<ul>\n<li>Leap to the skies, then \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 plunge your warhammer into the ground, creating a pillar of fire that \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 burns your enemy to a crisp.<\/li>\n<li>Transform into a \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hulking colossus 10 times the size of your opponent, pounding him into \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the ground.<\/li>\n<li>Darken the skies with a \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 solar eclipse, sending a beam of light to fry your enemy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fantastic 3D-graphics.<\/strong> Fully rendered and \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 realistic, you do combat in a beautifully rendered 3D arena. This polish \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 level is rare for a downloadable title.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extremely realistic \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 animations.<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When you attack bosses, the impacts and hits feel \u201creal.\u201d Each boss has \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 been painstakingly animated to react properly to each of your attacks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Epic soundtrack.<\/strong> The music has been \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 designed to be exciting and memorable, and really gets your blood pumping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The new free-to-play version has the following exciting additions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>All-new achievement \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mission battles.<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can you survive them all? 90+ battles in total!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unlock the legendary \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brutal Victory<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 skill via daily rewards.<\/li>\n<li><strong>All new weapons, armor, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 shields, and helmets<\/strong> available to customize your character.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Magical items and \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 treasure chests<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to help you progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u201cRage of the Gladiator is a monumental undertaking.\u201d said Mr. Roman. \u201cIt has content comparable to a full $50 console title in a free download for iPhone and iPad devices.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>YouTube Video: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QATigOeOdPQ\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QATigOeOdPQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RageOfTheGladiator\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RageOfTheGladiator<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rage of the Gladiator will be available for free from July 10th 2013 on iTunes App Store for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices, or at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.AppStore.com\">www.AppStore.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAGE OF THE GLADIATOR\u2122 FREE-TO-PLAY COMING TO iOS THIS WEDNESDAY WARSAW, Poland\u2014July 9th 2013\u2014Gamelion Studios (http:\/\/www.game-lion.com) has just announced Rage of the Gladiator\u2122, the critically acclaimed hit game, has been re-envisioned as a completely new experience and is being released this Wednesday on July 10th 2013 as a FREE iOS title for iPhone, iPod touch<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=30062\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30062"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30063,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30062\/revisions\/30063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}