- Publisher: Shrapnel Games
- Release Date: 2003
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You can learn as you go, but this game is too simple and may have been an enjoyable experience if there was online support with tournaments and fees for entering them, with substantial rewards. As a single-player game, it is too simple and too limited.
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Doesn’t feel interactive enough to be deeply involving. Much faster, higher level seasons or far more options are needed to make the Coliseum exciting.
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It’s flawed and it’s buggy, and there just isn’t enough to do in the game to make it fun.
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Computer Games MagazineThe execution falls flat, and in the end Coliseum plays like a shell of a game. The biggest problem is that there isn't enough to do. [May 2004, p.69]
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Surprisingly dull and is lacking in both personality and depth...Sloppy, shallow, and ultimately forgettable, the game never lives up to its undeniably catchy concept.
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PC GamerThis game got repetitious after about 15 minutes and downright treadmill-like within a half-hour. The emperor's verdict: Thumb down. [May 2004, p.71]
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Cheat Code CentralA text-based, gladiator management sim, Coliseum asks the question, "How long can you last?" The correct answer is: Long enough to get a real, wicked, #%*!-ing headache.
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Now most games with lousy gameplay mechanics such as this one will try to hide it underneath a veil of enthralling production values and seductive graphics that make love to your eyes and distract your brain from the pain. Not Coliseum.
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This game was state of the art… in 1983. Now it's just a waste of time and money. You’re better off dusting off the old 5.25 disks and playing one of them.