Coliseum

Once, the lands were ripe with warriors of renowned skill, all lusting for glory and fortune through their mastery of swordplay. The king, a wise ruler with keen insight on keeping his subjects happy, decided that these fighters should do battle not in dingy back alleys and rat infested warehouses like they were used to, but rather they should be able to showcase their aptitude in an officially sanctioned environment. And so the great Arena was built, and the official Coliseum League was birthed.

The sport soon became massively popular. From thousands of leagues away, from every walk of life, the citizenry of the kingdom came to witness the carnage in the arena and cheer on their favorite gladiators. And as in any organized professional sport, there were those that managed the teams of warriors. In a sport where the loser is carted off to feed the crows being a manager is no easy task. Warriors must be carefully groomed for battle. Training is an always ongoing process, and when training doesn't seem to be providing the edge managers may turn to dark sorceries and alchemy. In the end, all of this may be for naught, as old age is still the ultimate leveler of man.

When the training goes smooth though, when the warriors are as finely honed as their weapons, when the crowd roars in anticipation of the coming battle, then all the blood and sweat to get to that point finally feels worth it. It's those days that being a Coliseum manager makes you feel as regal as the king, as tough as your most tenacious gladiator.

In Stormcloud Creations' Coliseum, players will get the chance to become those managers. You'll guide three young warriors and with rigorous training, and a little dose of the God’s own luck, transform them into seasoned veterans of the Coliseum circuit.

Gameplay is resolved using an extremely detailed text based simulation engine. Every aspect of being an Arena manager is covered, from the basics of training your warriors (and perhaps even enhancing their performance with body altering potions) to dealing with disease and injury. Warriors will age over time, and even run the risk of getting in trouble outside the Arena (something that never happens in real life sports, now does it?).

With combat taking place with a real-time, blow by blow account drawn from literally hundreds of thousands of vivid descriptions, no two games will ever play the same. Factor in all the other elements (hundreds of diseases and injuries, the realistic aging system, budget constraints, outside events, free agents) and you have a game with infinite possibilities!

You've played other sports management-style games, now play the only one that involves decapitations and disembowelments! Can you lead your team of gladiators into the Hall of Fame, or will they end on the wrong end of a trident? Nobody lives forever, but can they live long enough to retire? Find this out and whether you have the chops to manage three bloodthirsty brutes in the exciting world of Coliseum!