Like the TV show, 2 player games pitted both players against each other and the gladiators. If you complete them, you advance to the final challenge. The Eliminator is toughest challenge and comprised of four events - each one different from any of the prior challenges. The A and B buttons perform different functions depending on which event you are playing.
This holds true for the initial 5 events and those that make up the Eliminator round at the end. One of my problems with this game is the erratic nature of some of the events. Some are kind of fun and reminiscent of the TV show while others suffer poor control and seem a bit forced.
I'll admit I did like some of the events, but others were simply frustrating. I thought I'd like the Joust event, but there didn't seem to be much balance between the exchange of hits. You start to get close and suddenly a manic Gladiator runs up on you and you're back at the beginning. Some people will find American Gladiators fun. I might too but I'm easily annoyed and simply wanted to relive the idiocy of the TV show. Blaze: One time I rolled my ankle playing Breakthrough and Conquer [a combination of wrestling and short-field football].
My foot was so swollen, I thought I was gonna be out for a week. But Tony submerged it in a bucket of ice, massaged it, taped it. It healed in a day. The guy worked miracles. He had to. Laser: In the seven years I did the show, I had 11 surgeries. Most of them were for shoulder injuries. Dallas: They did have insurance. If you got hurt, they did fix you. Nitro: My first day of shooting season three, I herniated disks in my back.
I asked an exec what I needed to do to get back on the field. She said the only way was to get the doctor to sign off. I took a handful of Vicodin, went back to the doctor that afternoon and passed every test she put me through. That season, painkillers and I were good friends. A gladiator has to eat. Malibu: Guys were getting together for Gladiators parties within months of the show being on air.
Gemini: They started having knock-off gladiator competitions on campuses, especially on the East Coast. They tried to get us to come out to them. Then we hooked up with Ken Feld, who owns Ringling Brothers Circus—they booked big venues, 10, and 20,seat arenas.
We announced the whole tour at Madison Square Garden. I look over at Johnny; he looks back and winks—like, I told you so. It was so surreal, going from manure to Madison Square Garden. We did cities. Laser: It lasted nine months, but none of us were ever traveling for that long. They needed some grunt gladiators to do all the hard events every night on tour. That was pretty much how I got hired. Laser: They would hold tryouts two weeks before an event to have contestants ready.
It was a magnificent feat, taking all that equipment and all those people on the road. If a leg was more than miles, we flew. Every single place we went was a sellout. We would run into MC Hammer at different venues. Then we went to Europe. Malibu: I booked a regular spot on a studio stunt show, Conan the Adventurer, at Universal. I was running back and forth between shows. It was a magical time.
Laser: The nice thing about the show was that once a season ended, you could take the rest of the year and work other screen jobs or do gladiator appearances. A lot of us did trade shows, made extra money signing autographs.
Then he brings me over to his table and introduces me to Dustin Hoffman and his wife. The s was crazy. One night I was invited to a party at the home of the late billionaire Marvin Davis. Tony Bennett is the entertainment, Cristal is flowing. Malibu: WWF had been killing everything in syndication, and then this little show came along and started slaughtering them. Think about that. But, hey, I got the Gladiators! I was still wearing red-white-and-blue, and in my eyes it was better than the Olympics.
It was always, We want the show to be the star. Friends , the actual show, is the star. Nitro: We took the competition very seriously, but everything else was kinda like the Wild West. We were a bunch of athletes, drunk on fame, fueled by youth. Dallas: We were all sleeping around. Some of the gladiators slept with each other. There were no major relationships or babies. Ferraro: I remember going down to Texas, walking down the street. People are looking and pointing.
Then they start closing in around us, challenging us. People saw the gladiators and wanted to test them. I really got into Gladiators; I had some input in some of the events. Theismann: I even ran through the competitions to get a better sense of what the challengers were going through. I did all kinds of research into their athletic backgrounds. I wanted to be able to tell their stories.
Dallas: Once you were in character, you had to bring it. You had to earn the respect and trust of your fellow gladiators. It was us against them. Blaze: The scary part is, we never really rehearsed.
Meanwhile, the contestants got to practice. They were coached by Marines. The second season, I asked him for some tips on getting better in Joust [essentially, an elevated pugil-stick battle]. Third season, I went down to San Diego and trained with him on base. Long story short, I end up marrying the guy, Rodney Mitchell. On top of that, he ends up being cast in a rival show called Knights and Warriors. Malibu: I got a concussion way back on the first day I filmed, and I needed plastic surgery on my forehead.
He comes back on-camera and his uniform is disheveled, his face is red and his hair is tweaked. Billy Wirth; he was in The Lost Boys.
Great movie. Granted, the A. After Atlasphere, the quaint experience continues with Powerball. This game is fun to watch on the TV show and any followers of the show would know the famous Billy Wirth confrontation and the fun that ensued. Well, that fun was never to be found in this game. All that was here is a top-down view Powerball effort that lacks any sound effects and features cheesy movement and piss poor controls. Same music, a few points, and you are most likely are at a disadvantage going into the Eliminator.
And let the button mashing begin, as if it ever ended. The all-inclusive Eliminator requires you to bash A and C till your fingers bleed. Granted, this is where the game looks the best, but its still pretty blah. I guess it elicits all of the excitement that it could, not that it means much. Oh, P. If I recall correctly, you receive a point for every second you finish ahead of the opponent. Overall, this game is pretty much your classic bad game.
It has miserable sound, fairly mediocre graphics, and an A. Discuss this review in our forum.
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