<s>
Gladius	B-Device
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
school	O
of	O
gladiators	B-Application
and	O
take	O
them	O
into	O
battle	O
against	O
opposing	O
schools	O
in	O
a	O
quest	O
for	O
fame	O
and	O
glory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gladiators	B-Application
have	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
travel	O
through	O
four	O
distinctly	O
different	O
regions	O
on	O
their	O
road	O
to	O
the	O
ultimate	O
championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
school	O
choice	O
,	O
they	O
begin	O
in	O
either	O
the	O
Northern	O
lands	O
of	O
Nordagh	O
(	O
Barbarian	O
school	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
culture	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
'	O
Nordic	O
 '	O
lands	O
,	O
or	O
Imperia	O
(	O
Gladiator	B-Application
school	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
Imperial	O
Roman	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
is	O
an	O
area	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Ancient	O
Egypt	O
;	O
the	O
main	O
insects	O
of	O
this	O
region	O
are	O
beetles	B-Application
,	O
which	O
held	O
a	O
high	O
importance	O
in	O
Egyptian	O
mythology	O
,	O
and	O
scorpions	B-Application
,	O
a	O
staple	O
arachnid	O
in	O
any	O
desert	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	O
in	O
Gladius	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
turn-based	O
mechanism	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
twist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
player	O
one	O
engages	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
players	O
can	O
enter	O
and	O
control	O
the	O
gladiators	B-Application
of	O
their	O
choice	O
from	O
the	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
2	O
players	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rated	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
Xbox	B-Application
games	O
most	O
people	O
never	O
played	O
"	O
by	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
