<s>
Gladiator	B-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Allumer	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1986	B-Application
by	O
Taito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Blandia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
ports	O
of	O
Gladiator	B-Application
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
as	O
Great	B-Application
Gurianos	I-Application
;	O
the	O
Spectrum	O
version	O
was	O
intentionally	O
made	O
unwinnable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
gladiator/knight	O
named	O
Great	B-Application
Gurianos	I-Application
as	O
he	O
walks	O
through	O
a	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
joystick	B-Device
direction	O
moves	O
the	O
character	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
and	O
raises	O
his	O
shield	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
three	O
buttons	O
correspond	O
to	O
a	O
high	O
,	O
medium	O
,	O
and	O
low	O
attack	O
with	O
Great	B-Application
Gurianos	I-Application
's	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gladiator	B-Application
consists	O
of	O
four	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
split	O
between	O
two	O
modes	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
obstacle	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
Great	B-Application
Gurianos	I-Application
walks	O
forward	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
use	O
the	O
sword	O
and	O
shield	O
to	O
defend	O
him	O
from	O
bats	B-Application
,	O
fireballs	O
,	O
arrows	O
,	O
shuriken	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
flying	O
hazards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
obstacle	O
"	O
mode	O
is	O
broken	O
up	O
by	O
a	O
"	O
fight	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Great	B-Application
Gurianos	I-Application
must	O
fight	O
against	O
another	O
,	O
similarly-armored	O
knight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
modes	O
,	O
an	O
undefended	O
hit	O
to	O
Great	B-Application
Gurianos	I-Application
knocks	O
off	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
armor	O
(	O
his	O
helmet	O
for	O
a	O
high	O
hit	O
,	O
his	O
breastplate	O
for	O
a	O
middle	O
hit	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
leggings	O
for	O
a	O
low	O
hit	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
subsequent	O
hit	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
area	O
kills	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
can	O
generate	O
a	O
temporary	O
force	O
field	O
during	O
the	O
obstacle	O
course	O
phases	O
(	O
when	O
weapons	O
and	O
bats	B-Application
fly	O
at	O
him	O
)	O
by	O
rapidly	O
moving	O
the	O
shield	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
combat	O
phases	O
,	O
Great	B-Application
Gurianos	I-Application
can	O
become	O
invincible	O
(	O
flashing	O
golden	O
)	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
