Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans
Release Date: June 19, 2009
Adventure, books, action adventure, splitscreen, multiplayer, singleplayer
An adventure game with arcade elements based on a series of books known in Poland as Strrraszna historia. We play the role of a young slave-gladiator who wants to become a free citizen of Rome.
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Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans Description
The Horrible Histories™ brand is an international bestselling series of history books for children, with more than 20 million copies sold worldwide since 1993. The author Terry Deary and illustrator Martin Brown have brought the past events to life for millions of children in an uniquely entertaining way. The computer game adaptation of their Ruthless Romans book will provide whole families with a fun way to learn about Roman history. The main plot of Horrible Histories™ Ruthless Romans follows the struggle of young Rassimus to achieve glory as a gladiator and obtain his freedom. Rassimus, a slave and an ambitious gladiator-in-training, has been raised as a foundling by the great gladiator trainer Lucius Gladius, and spent nearly 12 years in his service. Lucius has now given him a chance to begin his training, and Rassimus hopes that he will be successful and one day become a citizen of Rome.
• Over 30 mad mini-games
• Fight deadly duels in the Colosseum
• Discover how ruthless Romans lived
Last updated on March 5, 2019
Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Nintendo DS
Nintendo Wii
Developer: Virtual Identity
Publisher: Matrix Games/Slitherine
Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans System Requirements
PC / Windows
Recommended: Core 2 Duo 1.4 GHz, 512 MB RAM, graphic card 128 MB (GeForce FX 5200 or better), Windows XP