<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
2005	O
video	O
game	O
Colosseum	B-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Rome	O
's	O
days	O
of	O
peace	O
begin	O
to	O
draw	O
to	O
a	O
close	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
gladiator	B-Application
arrives	O
at	O
the	O
Colosseum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
simple	O
slave	O
and	O
gladiator	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
gradually	O
becomes	O
a	O
powerful	O
warrior	O
and	O
earns	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
several	O
powerful	O
Roman	O
patrons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
to	O
begin	O
anew	O
after	O
a	O
match	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
deaths	O
of	O
most	O
of	O
his	O
gladiators	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
only	O
real	O
concern	O
is	O
the	O
money	O
earned	O
by	O
his	O
gladiators	B-Application
and	O
he	O
tends	O
to	O
ignore	O
their	O
personal	O
affairs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
owner	O
in	O
the	O
Colosseum	B-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thinking	O
himself	O
the	O
reincarnation	O
of	O
Hercules	B-Device
,	O
he	O
is	O
preparing	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
ruler	O
of	O
the	O
Roman	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brosius	O
:	O
A	O
famous	O
ex-gladiator	O
and	O
ex-slave	O
,	O
now	O
a	O
lanista	O
,	O
who	O
earned	O
his	O
freedom	O
and	O
started	O
his	O
own	O
ludus	O
with	O
his	O
winnings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
Brosius	O
managed	O
to	O
purchase	O
Medeia	O
's	O
services	O
as	O
a	O
gladiator	B-Application
and	O
thus	O
saved	O
her	O
life	O
from	O
judgement	O
under	O
Roman	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
her	O
husband	O
is	O
often	O
away	O
,	O
Elisaveta	O
often	O
spends	O
her	O
nights	O
with	O
many	O
gladiators	B-Application
and	O
has	O
broken	O
many	O
hearts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
gladiator	B-Application
revolts	O
began	O
to	O
occur	O
,	O
he	O
became	O
a	O
target	O
of	O
several	O
assassination	O
attempts	O
that	O
were	O
aimed	O
at	O
taking	O
the	O
lives	O
of	O
the	O
patricians	O
who	O
supported	O
Commodus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
compiles	O
his	O
notes	O
on	O
gladiatorial	O
combat	O
into	O
a	O
text	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Compendium	O
Gladiator	B-Application
"	O
that	O
critics	O
would	O
later	O
dismiss	O
as	O
a	O
reliable	O
source	O
of	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
text	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
known	O
historical	O
record	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
but	O
brave	O
gladiator	B-Application
who	O
died	O
at	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
their	O
popularity	O
and	O
whom	O
Pomponius	O
referred	O
to	O
only	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
personal	O
friend	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Danaos	O
:	O
A	O
mysterious	O
gladiator	B-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Demon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
one	O
knows	O
the	O
story	O
behind	O
this	O
dark	O
and	O
sinister	O
fighter	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
greatest	O
gladiator	B-Application
of	O
his	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Celadus	O
:	O
A	O
gladiator	B-Application
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Red	O
Right	O
Arm	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
red	O
armor	O
that	O
encases	O
his	O
entire	O
right	O
arm	O
and	O
the	O
powerful	O
crimson	O
warhammer	O
carried	O
by	O
that	O
arm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
all	O
the	O
gladiators	B-Application
of	O
Rome	O
,	O
Celadus	O
is	O
second	O
only	O
to	O
Danaos	O
in	O
power	O
and	O
prestige	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
would	O
eventually	O
lose	O
his	O
left	O
leg	O
in	O
a	O
battle	O
,	O
forcing	O
him	O
to	O
retire	O
and	O
become	O
the	O
chief	O
trainer	O
at	O
the	O
Ludus	O
Magerius	O
later	O
in	O
life	O
,	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Colosseum	B-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sextus	O
:	O
A	O
formidable	O
,	O
legendary	O
gladiator	B-Application
,	O
nicknamed	O
the	O
"	O
Honor	O
of	O
Rome	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
fights	O
with	O
a	O
sharp	O
gladius	B-Device
and	O
a	O
tall	O
shield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
lost	O
and	O
was	O
then	O
taken	O
back	O
as	O
a	O
slave	O
to	O
Rome	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
later	O
became	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
gladiator	B-Application
under	O
the	O
Drusus	O
family	O
's	O
patronage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spartoi	O
:	O
A	O
barbaric	O
,	O
muscular	O
gladiator	B-Application
who	O
eschews	O
weapons	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
his	O
fists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medeia	O
:	O
A	O
beautiful	O
,	O
female	O
gladiator	B-Application
,	O
nicknamed	O
the	O
"	O
Brilliant	O
Goddess	O
"	O
,	O
whose	O
skill	O
with	O
two	O
curved	O
blades	O
is	O
both	O
graceful	O
and	O
deadly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Medeia	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
the	O
legendary	O
Amazons	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortunately	O
,	O
she	O
came	O
under	O
the	O
patronage	O
and	O
protection	O
of	O
Brosius	O
and	O
has	O
,	O
since	O
then	O
,	O
been	O
his	O
most	O
successful	O
gladiator	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spiculus	O
:	O
A	O
shrewd	O
African	O
gladiator	B-Application
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Speed	O
of	O
Silver	O
Flame	O
"	O
for	O
his	O
polished	O
,	O
silvery	O
armor	O
and	O
the	O
lightning-like	O
quickness	O
of	O
his	O
sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elisaveta	O
once	O
said	O
that	O
even	O
Milichus	O
,	O
a	O
very	O
capable	O
gladiator	B-Application
in	O
his	O
own	O
right	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
weakling	O
compared	O
to	O
Spiculus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nemesis	O
:	O
A	O
confident	O
female	O
gladiator	B-Application
from	O
Thrace	O
,	O
nicknamed	O
the	O
"	O
Bloody	O
Queen	O
Bee	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
her	O
deep	O
crimson	O
armor	O
and	O
her	O
unequaled	O
skill	O
with	O
a	O
spear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ursus	O
:	O
A	O
mysterious	O
gladiator	B-Application
from	O
Aegyptus	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Messenger	O
of	O
the	O
Sun	O
"	O
,	O
whose	O
armor	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
Egyptian	O
god	O
Horus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Hories	O
,	O
Ursus	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
Vipsanius	O
 '	O
favorite	O
gladiators	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hories	O
:	O
A	O
mysterious	O
gladiator	B-Application
from	O
Aegyptus	O
nicknamed	O
the	O
"	O
Arbiter	O
of	O
Souls	O
"	O
,	O
whose	O
armor	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
Egyptian	O
god	O
Anubis	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Ursus	O
,	O
Hories	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
Vipsanius	O
 '	O
favorite	O
gladiators	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aibell	O
:	O
A	O
young	O
female	O
gladiator	B-Application
from	O
Britannia	O
from	O
the	O
Ludus	O
Generidus	O
who	O
skillfully	O
uses	O
a	O
battle	O
axe	O
and	O
a	O
heavy	O
shield	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
fiercely	O
independent	O
and	O
extremely	O
proud	O
of	O
her	O
Celtic	B-Algorithm
heritage	O
,	O
sometimes	O
quoting	O
the	O
deities	O
of	O
her	O
homeland	O
when	O
talking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aibell	O
is	O
not	O
actually	O
the	O
young	O
gladiator	B-Application
's	O
name	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
a	O
mythological	O
being	O
given	O
to	O
her	O
by	O
her	O
Roman	O
admirers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Generidus	O
starts	O
gladiator	B-Application
riots	O
to	O
kill	O
senators	O
loyal	O
to	O
Commodus	O
,	O
Aibell	O
becomes	O
his	O
willing	O
accomplice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
because	O
,	O
like	O
many	O
gladiators	B-Application
,	O
she	O
hated	O
Romans	O
for	O
sending	O
countless	O
slaves	O
to	O
die	O
in	O
the	O
arena	O
for	O
their	O
amusement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Pomponius	O
demonstrates	O
compassion	O
to	O
gladiators	B-Application
and	O
voices	O
his	O
thoughts	O
on	O
how	O
others	O
would	O
think	O
of	O
Romans	O
,	O
Aibell	O
began	O
to	O
have	O
second	O
thoughts	O
about	O
Generidus	O
 '	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flamma	O
:	O
An	O
overweight	O
gladiator	B-Application
nicknamed	O
the	O
"	O
Moving	O
Volcano	O
"	O
for	O
his	O
reckless	O
fighting	O
style	O
and	O
his	O
strength	O
,	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
that	O
of	O
many	O
men	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
a	O
gladiator	B-Application
,	O
Flamma	O
is	O
a	O
patrician	O
by	O
birth	O
and	O
is	O
loyal	O
to	O
the	O
Roman	O
aristocracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
gladiator	B-Application
under	O
the	O
patronage	O
of	O
the	O
senator	O
Apicius	O
,	O
who	O
assigns	O
Flamma	O
to	O
fight	O
the	O
player	O
at	O
a	O
"	O
Glory	O
of	O
Campania	O
"	O
event	O
after	O
an	O
argument	O
with	O
Pomponius	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
respects	O
Flamma	O
's	O
strength	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
first	O
,	O
Flamma	O
believed	O
the	O
rumors	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
was	O
the	O
one	O
who	O
instigated	O
the	O
recent	O
gladiator	B-Application
revolts	O
and	O
only	O
had	O
second	O
thoughts	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
spared	O
his	O
life	O
after	O
the	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cassius	O
has	O
set	O
in	O
motion	O
several	O
plots	O
to	O
undermine	O
Commodus	O
 '	O
power	O
in	O
Rome	O
,	O
including	O
funding	O
Clodius	O
 '	O
attempts	O
to	O
seize	O
the	O
Drusus	O
family	O
fortune	O
and	O
paying	O
the	O
lanista	O
Generidus	O
to	O
start	O
gladiator	B-Application
riots	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
murder	O
senators	O
loyal	O
to	O
Commodus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gulielmus	O
:	O
A	O
Macedonian	O
ex-criminal	O
and	O
gladiator	B-Application
who	O
always	O
crosses	O
paths	O
with	O
the	O
gladiator	B-Application
in	O
the	O
"	O
Word	O
Of	O
Quintus	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
gladiatorial	O
event	O
sponsored	O
by	O
the	O
co-emperor	O
,	O
Lucius	O
Verus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gulielmus	O
views	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
disdain	O
and	O
animosity	O
and	O
tends	O
to	O
underestimate	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
skill	O
as	O
a	O
gladiator	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
duel	O
is	O
set	O
up	O
between	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
Dominicus	O
 '	O
own	O
gladiator	B-Application
,	O
Castor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castor	O
:	O
A	O
gladiator	B-Application
under	O
the	O
patronage	O
of	O
Dominicus	O
and	O
a	O
former	O
student	O
of	O
Brosius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Castor	O
believes	O
that	O
slaves	O
and	O
gladiators	B-Application
should	O
be	O
grateful	O
for	O
whatever	O
the	O
patricians	O
give	O
to	O
them	O
and	O
that	O
freedom	O
is	O
ultimately	O
a	O
foolish	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Milichus	O
:	O
A	O
gladiator	B-Application
and	O
one	O
of	O
Elisaveta	O
's	O
many	O
ex-lovers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fights	O
between	O
gladiators	B-Application
supported	O
by	O
the	O
opposing	O
senators	O
were	O
quite	O
common	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apicius	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
patron	O
of	O
the	O
gladiator	B-Application
Flamma	O
,	O
who	O
once	O
fought	O
the	O
player	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
argument	O
between	O
the	O
senators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apicius	O
later	O
becomes	O
a	O
target	O
of	O
Generidus	O
 '	O
riots	O
and	O
is	O
narrowly	O
saved	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
gladiators	B-Application
about	O
to	O
murder	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generidus	O
:	O
A	O
former	O
gladiator	B-Application
,	O
now	O
the	O
lanista	O
of	O
the	O
Ludus	O
Generidus	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
the	O
patronage	O
of	O
the	O
senators	O
Pomponius	O
and	O
Apicius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
this	O
end	O
,	O
he	O
secretly	O
starts	O
several	O
gladiator	B-Application
revolts	O
to	O
murder	O
senators	O
loyal	O
to	O
Commodus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clodius	O
has	O
a	O
low	O
opinion	O
of	O
slaves	O
and	O
gladiators	B-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
whom	O
he	O
considers	O
to	O
be	O
merely	O
performers	O
rather	O
than	O
true	O
warriors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gladiator	B-Application
Begins	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	O
game	O
which	O
incorporates	O
various	O
RPG	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
increase	O
their	O
gladiator	B-Application
's	O
vitality	O
,	O
strength	O
,	O
and	O
endurance	O
with	O
AP	O
points	O
earned	O
by	O
winning	O
battles	O
at	O
the	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
first	O
starts	O
off	O
by	O
creating	O
a	O
custom	O
gladiator	B-Application
,	O
choosing	O
either	O
male	O
or	O
female	O
,	O
body	O
size	O
,	O
skin	O
color	O
,	O
and	O
facial	O
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
gladiator	B-Application
will	O
then	O
begin	O
his	O
story	O
working	O
under	O
his	O
owner	O
to	O
pay	O
off	O
his	O
slave	O
debts	O
by	O
entering	O
on	O
multiple	O
arenas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
arena	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
prepare	O
their	O
gladiator	B-Application
with	O
the	O
proper	O
equipments	O
and	O
move	O
sets	O
and	O
choose	O
from	O
the	O
available	O
matches	O
to	O
enter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
match	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
attack	O
with	O
armed	O
weapons	O
or	O
with	O
their	O
bare	O
hands	O
at	O
other	O
gladiator	B-Application
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gladiators	B-Application
can	O
knock	O
off	O
other	O
gladiator	B-Application
's	O
weapons	O
and	O
armors	O
and	O
pick	O
them	O
up	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
in	O
their	O
favor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
control	O
consists	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
analog	O
stick	O
for	O
movement	O
and	O
the	O
Square	O
and	O
Circle	O
Buttons	O
to	O
attack	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
respectively	O
,	O
the	O
Triangle	O
Button	O
for	O
head	O
attack	O
and	O
X	O
Button	O
for	O
low	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Colosseum	B-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
,	O
was	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Ertain	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2005	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
game	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
Acquire	O
has	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Gladiator	B-Application
series	O
from	O
Ertain	O
on	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gladiator	B-Application
Begins	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
discovery	O
of	O
a	O
critical	O
bug	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gladiator	B-Application
Begins	I-Application
first	O
gained	O
notoriety	O
during	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
its	O
scantily	O
clad	O
promotional	O
model	O
dressed	O
as	O
a	O
female	O
gladiator	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
the	O
female	O
gladiator	B-Application
has	O
been	O
featured	O
on	O
a	O
promotional	O
alternative	O
cover	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
an	O
in-game	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
