<s>
Gladiator	B-Application
:	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
of	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
is	O
a	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Studios	O
Manchester	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
titled	O
I	O
Gladiator	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throwback	O
Entertainment	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
several	O
of	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
properties	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
including	O
Gladiator	B-Application
:	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
of	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
IGNITE	O
conference	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Gladiator	B-Application
:	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
of	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
would	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
One	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
stores	O
later	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
20	O
December	O
2016	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
Throwback	O
Entertainment	O
brought	O
Gladiator	B-Application
:	I-Application
Sword	I-Application
of	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Steam	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arruntius	O
ascended	O
to	O
the	O
Imperial	O
throne	O
and	O
brought	O
forth	O
an	O
age	O
of	O
tyranny	O
and	O
destruction	O
for	O
Rome	O
and	O
turned	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Rome	O
into	O
a	O
personal	O
playground	O
dubbed	O
Arruntium	O
where	O
gladiators	B-Application
fought	O
and	O
died	O
in	O
the	O
streets	O
for	O
Arruntius’	O
twisted	O
entertainment	O
as	O
its	O
godhead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thrax	O
describes	O
how	O
he	O
was	O
once	O
the	O
gladiator	B-Application
champion	O
of	O
Trajan	O
before	O
he	O
being	O
sent	O
to	O
fight	O
in	O
the	O
Colosseum	O
by	O
Arruntius	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
Trajan	O
's	O
supporters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thrax	O
is	O
killed	O
by	O
an	O
unknown	O
force	O
after	O
defeating	O
the	O
other	O
gladiators	B-Application
and	O
is	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
afterlife	O
of	O
Elysium	O
where	O
he	O
encounters	O
the	O
masked	O
childlike	O
spirits	O
of	O
Romulus	O
and	O
Remus	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
James	O
Peter	O
Gale	O
)	O
who	O
reveal	O
to	O
Thrax	O
that	O
Arruntius	O
assassinated	O
Trajan	O
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
black	O
arts	O
from	O
the	O
dark	O
gods	O
of	O
terror	O
and	O
fear	O
and	O
rogue	O
children	O
of	O
Mars	O
,	O
Phobos	O
and	O
Deimos	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Chris	O
Jojo	O
and	O
Jayne	O
Dowell	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
the	O
popular	O
support	O
of	O
bribed	O
senators	O
to	O
take	O
possession	O
of	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Throne	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thrax	O
is	O
brought	O
back	O
to	O
life	O
by	O
the	O
brother	O
spirits	O
and	O
fights	O
against	O
Arruntius’	O
gladiators	B-Application
in	O
the	O
Colosseum	O
before	O
Arruntius	O
decides	O
to	O
murder	O
his	O
daughter	O
Lavinia	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Spomenka	O
Mladenovic	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
sacrifice	O
to	O
resurrect	O
Phobos	O
and	O
Deimos	O
to	O
destroy	O
Thrax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brother	O
sprits	O
then	O
inform	O
Thrax	O
they	O
may	O
have	O
need	O
of	O
his	O
services	O
again	O
for	O
future	O
battles	O
,	O
but	O
Thrax	O
refuses	O
by	O
asserting	O
his	O
status	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
man	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
fight	O
for	O
Rome	O
again	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
of	O
his	O
choosing	O
after	O
exploring	O
his	O
new	O
life	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
gladiator	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
as	O
Thrax	O
recites	O
passages	O
from	O
“	O
The	O
Coliseum	O
At	O
Rome	O
”	O
by	O
Lord	O
Byron	O
detailing	O
the	O
life	O
and	O
death	O
of	O
gladiators	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
