<s>
Horrible	B-Application
Histories	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ruthless	I-Application
Romans	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
2009	O
educational	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
theme	O
on	O
Ancient	O
Rome	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Horrible	O
Histories	O
franchise	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
and	O
is	O
narrated	O
by	O
Terry	O
Deary	O
,	O
the	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
Horrible	O
Histories	O
book	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
newly	O
formed	O
publisher	O
Slitherine	O
Strategies	O
was	O
to	O
publish	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Horrible	O
Histories	O
book	O
series	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
following	O
their	O
previous	O
title	O
Commander	O
:	O
Europe	O
at	O
War	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
contracted	O
Italian	O
company	O
Virtual	O
Identity	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
developer	O
,	O
their	O
sophomore	O
effort	O
after	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
game	O
Pirate	O
Party	O
:	O
Adventures	O
of	O
the	O
Black	O
Corsair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
single-player	O
oriented	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
exploration	O
and	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
IGN	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rassimus	O
later	O
becomes	O
under	O
Lucius	O
Gladius	O
 '	O
control	O
and	O
begins	O
training	O
at	O
the	O
gladiator	B-Application
school	O
of	O
Rome	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
champion	O
gladiator	B-Application
and	O
acquire	O
his	O
freedom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
gladiator	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
also	O
fight	O
in	O
the	O
Colosseum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CBBC	O
recommended	O
using	O
a	O
nunchuck	O
when	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
whereas	O
a	O
D-Pad	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Life'''s	O
Sean	O
Aaron	O
for	O
directional	O
movement	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
Radar	O
reviewer	O
Charlotte	O
Martyn	O
was	O
sad	O
the	O
gladiator-based	O
game	O
forwent	O
remote-waving	O
combat	O
for	O
button	O
pressing	O
and	O
outline	O
tracing	O
mechanics	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
