Fun game, one of the best set in the Roman Empire. I'd like if the game taught you better the different moves or combos (example: you can roll/dash an attack if you press X just before it connects), although it's also fun to discover and learn this stuff by your own, but sometimes I did something cool and had no clue how.

The stealth sections are ok, a lil palate cleanser, but they slow the pacing way down. I think these sections exist solely for the purpose of telling the story, which is nothing to write home about. Also, I believe there's too many cutscenes, some where cool tho. I don't know if this would sound odd, but this game really feels like a Capcom game. This is the predecessor of Dead Rising by the way, at least mechanically (the movement, the combat, weapon durabilty system, you heal eating food, text box)

Ultimately a good game, is fun, very brutal and violent which fit the gladiator vibe. I wish existed a game kinda like this, but only centered around the colosseum fights. I'd love that. I don't know if it's an underrated game but at least is a game that deserves to be better known than it is.

*Abandoned because I had to re-do one of the final sections of the game and got lazy, since I already beat this when I was younger and that section felt reaaaally tedious