

Knowing he cannot return to Rome a free man, he decides to become a gladiator and compete in the tournament in an effort to save his father. After they are safely away, she tells him that a tournament is to be held to determine Vipsanius' executioner, and that Decius is to compete in the final round. Before he is killed, however, Agrippa is rescued by Claudia, a female gladiator. Before they can escape the city, however, she is killed by General Decius, who then defeats Agrippa in battle. Agrippa cannot accept this, and decides to free his mother by killing her guards. To make matters worse, his mother has been condemned to death. Shocked, he returns to the Foro Romano, where he is told that his father, Vipsanius, has been framed for the murder. The General of one of the legions, Agrippa has just been told about the murder of Julius Caesar. Antonius becomes crowned the new Emperor of Rome after the murder of Caesar he quickly becomes loved by the Roman populace after he promises to lead them to glory and victory. The plot is centered around the assassination of the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. MacaenasĪ devout follower of Caesar, he was responsible for suggesting the gladiator competition to the Senate, and set in motion the events that would lead to the revelation of greatest secret he knows. He is ruthless and is responsible for starting the feud between himself and Agrippa when he killed Agrippa's mother in the forum. He is extremely ambitious, and together, he and Antonius are a dangerous team.

Deciusĭecius is a mighty general of Caesars. He is an ambitious man who will stop at no limits to get what he wants. AntoniusĪntonius is the successor to Caesar. He is a good leader with a deep hating for the Republic of Rome. Sextus is Claudia's brother and leader of the gladiator school which Agrippa attends. She helps Agrippa throughout many missions in his quest to save his father. ClaudiaĪ female gladiator who has been freed. Octavanius' main goal is to find the true killer of his uncle and clear Agrippa's father. He is the friend of Agrippa and is the adopted nephew of the newly slain leader, Julius Caesar. His mother was killed by Decius, and his father arrested, after being framed by Marcus Brutus for the murder of Julius Caesar himself. This is the main protagonist of the game.
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These ranks unlock many different secret mini-levels, quests and cheats. There are 3 ranks that the player can achieve in arena battles: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. However, most of these are decorations for Octavanius' room and serve only to increase the number of costumes and haircuts that may be unlocked. With Octavanius, the player has the option to collect special silver and gold coins which are used to purchase special and unique items at the City Gates from various merchants. Players must learn to juggle multiple weapons, as well as appeal to the crowd at special moments in order to get new weapons. No weapons are permanent though,as after extended use, they often break. As the game progresses, the player will find new weapon types and enemies, as well as new arenas. There are 4 chapters which make up the game: "The Wickedness of Men", "Baptism by Fire", "Wrath of the Gods", and "Restoration to Glory". However, once the player beats the game, an Extreme option is unlocked. The player views the the hero in third-person view and there are two difficulty levels, Normal and Hard. The player also controls Agrippa in chariot based races, and battles that took place before he was confined to the arena. These sections take place in the main quarters of the Roman Empire and its vicinity of power. Secondly there are puzzle-solving stealth-based adventure levels where the player takes control of Octavanius, Agrippa's friend, and the newly deceased Caesar's nephew. You start off by competing in weapon-based close combat battles, where the player, Agrippa, fights in several gladiator arenas throughout the Roman Empire. There are 2 main types of game play in Shadow of Rome. The supposed sequel project to this game (probably due to low sales) was turned into a different themed game with different approach but it retained some of Shadow of Rome's DNA, the game is 2006's Dead Rising. The action also leaves the arena sometimes and cuts to battles that take place in the wild.

The story takes place mostly in the gladiatorial arena, but there are several sections that have the player exploring smaller town-like areas, or the inside of Roman Palaces. Shadow of Rome is set in the Julio-Claudian dynasty in the Roman Empire and gameplay alternates between gladiator combat and stealth sections.
