Swords and Sandals

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Swords and Sandals is a series of turn-based fighting, action platformer, and real-time strategy video games, made for Flash, Windows, iOS and Android. They were released between 2005 and 2020 by the Australian company Whiskeybarrel Studios. [1] [2] [3]

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List of games

Swords and Sandals 1: Gladiator

Gladiator, released in 2005, is the first title in the series. The main character is a pirate, shipwrecked on Doomtrek Island and forced into gladiatorism to survive. In character creation, the player can choose what the main character looks like, and how his skills are distributed. Each skill relates to a form of combat: the higher the level, the better he performs at them. In every match, the player controls the gladiator with icons around him, in a turn-based system, and usually against one opponent. After winning, the gladiator earns an amount of gold, which he can spend at the Armory (for armor), spend at the Smithy (for weapons), or save for later. It's important to take into account that the gladiator can unlock new armor and weapons by leveling up. Saving the game at any point is restricted to the full version of the game.

Swords and Sandals 2: Emperor's Reign

Emperor's Reign, released in 2008, is the second title in the series, being the sequel of Gladiator. As the previous game, it is based on gladiatorial combat. You take part in lots of duels and tournaments. The goal is to become the champion of the arena. You start being a weak prisoner who is put on freedom after winning a fight against a harmless enemy and you must make your way in order to defeat Emperor Antares. Regarding to the previous game, the character can have a second weapon (a ranged one). In the middle of the fight, the gladiator can switch between the handed and ranged weapon. However, the ranged weapon cannot be used infinitely. Once you spend all the ammo, you must finish the fight with the handed weapon. In addition, gladiators can use magic spells as well as potions. Another aspect to point out, is that weapons, potions and magic spells are unlocked if the character has a certain amount of skill points whereas the armor can still be unlocked by leveling up.

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References

  1. ↑ Nelson, Jared (7 February 2020). "It Looks Like Action Platformer 'Swords and Sandals Spartacus' is Heading to iOS and Android Soon". TouchArcade.
  2. ↑ Nguyen, Lisa (23 February 2020). "Sword and Sandals: Spartacus Mobile Game Announced Following PC Release | Happy Gamer". HappyGamer.
  3. ↑ Zwiezen, Zack (10 May 2020). "The Week In Games: FIFA 21 Scores Later This Week". Kotaku.
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