The Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games
# The Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games

The Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games is a 2002 real-time strategy video game.

## Plot

Major Greg D. Callahan of the United States Marine Corps gets shot through a black hole and ends up in an alien world where he must fight in gladiator-style fights in an arena, and help a character named Princess Lydia.

## Gameplay

Players play through three strategy campaigns without the complication of resource-gathering and city-building. The arena announcer gives the player goals which they must complete to succeed.

## Critical reception

Gamezone said the game would appeal to lovers of the Heavy Metal comic. IGN praised the game for offering mind-numbing fast-paced enjoyment. Andy Eddy of GameSpy said the game had a promising concept that fell apart in its execution. Bob Colayco of GameSpot wrote that the gaming experience was soured by issues regarding its difficulty, interface bugs, and save-game problems.

