Can I Gain My Freedom in This Forgotten PS2 GLADIATOR Game?

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In this video, I attempt to gain my freedom in the gladiator arena in Colosseum: Road to Freedom, an old forgotten Playstation 2 game. starting as a slave and fighting my way to the top, gaining enough money in order to buy my freedom. So, Can I Gain My Freedom in the GLADIATOR Arena.
0:00 Intro
2:00 Character Creation
3:03 The Debut
6:53 Training to become a Gladiator
9:25 The Gladiator Journey
17:23 Becoming a Pro Gladiator
18:57 BOSS BATTLE
Colosseum: Road to Freedom (originally Gladiator: Road to Freedom in Japan) is a 2005 video game published by Koei for the PlayStation 2. It is a hybrid fighting role-playing video game loosely based on the Roman Empire around the time of the Emperor Commodus.
Colosseum: Road to Freedom has the player take on the role of a slave that must partake in gladiatorial games in order to earn enough money to purchase his freedom. The majority of the game is spent training the player's character and fighting in arena battles. The story in Colosseum takes a backseat in order to allow a higher degree of open-ended gameplay. Players have the freedom to tailor their game avatar to their liking depending on how they answer questions prior to gameplay. Before entering the arena, players can participate in training sessions, allowing them to improve their skills.
Depending on the player's performance, it is possible to pay off the character's debts and still remain a freeman gladiator. The game allows for multiple endings depending on the player's performance over its course.

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@NotSimo 3 ай бұрын

How to solve every socioeconomic issue: BRING BACK GLADIATORIAL GAMES Also, should I revisit more PS2 games?

@Ejnn 3 ай бұрын

Yes please

@bdhhsgbyddhggg 3 ай бұрын

Hell yeah dude

@nonbisco 3 ай бұрын

Brooo Dacia is ancient modern day romania you have fucking dacia in morrocco? I didn't know anybody used that brand outside romania

@Pig_stopmotions 3 ай бұрын

More please

@alpha_9997 3 ай бұрын

Sure but WHERE is kenshi bountyhunters????

@raiden1766 3 ай бұрын

Any of you OG mobile kids of the early 2010s remember that game IGladiator (If you played it at all)? That shit went HARD

@kirabean5441 3 ай бұрын

Yes my man!!! One of the few great gladiator games on Ios

@joyar60 3 ай бұрын

I played the hell out of that game back in the day!!!

@doughnutlord2073 3 ай бұрын

Yessir

@yungshino3330 3 ай бұрын

Yoooo shit was awesome but I remembered if you installed it you literally have to start all over

@scythenxz9920 3 ай бұрын

Infinity blade on top

@placeholder3562 3 ай бұрын

3:27 Fun fact: you could actually go to the enemy's side and take his sword first. Then you can run back, grab YOUR sword and dual wield against a man fighting with his fists.

@FenrisulfrV 3 ай бұрын

Another Gladiator game I grew up playing was called "Gladius." It came out in 2003 for the GameCube, PS2, and Xbox, but I had the game on Xbox. It's more of a turn-based RPG compared to the real-time combat of most of the games you play, but you might still be interested in checking it out.

@MegaXXSomeoneXx 3 ай бұрын

Bump, such a good game. Loved the soundtrack too

@IFRYRCE 3 ай бұрын

I fucking LOVED this game.

@the0master200 3 ай бұрын

Gladius and shadow of Rome were both great. Shadow of Rome is incredible. Too bad it had those terrible sneaking missions

@doomguy9049 3 ай бұрын

Yeah Gladius was a cool game, very underrated

@InvaderKaz2008 2 ай бұрын

Gladius scratches an itch no game has come close to reaching since.

@cody10184 3 ай бұрын

The amount of Swords and Sandals 2 I've played is insane

@RubInWax 3 ай бұрын

I remember shadow of Rome too. Really liked this game as a kid. It has a special place in my heart

@Ice_Demon. 3 ай бұрын

YESSSSSSSS I was looking for someone to comment on this game. It was a incredibly good game

@RubInWax 3 ай бұрын

@@Ice_Demon. It was a tough cookie for me. Cuz I literally didn't know English at all back then also the absence of guides made me suffer playing through the whole game. Still pretty much enjoyed the game thanks to setting, combat and even stealth (remember the text was gibberish for me so finding out new stuff myself gave me a big sense of accomplishment. Also I remember being in the funny situations forgetting which option do what. For example waking up unconscious legionaries right after putting them to sleep myself. So you can imagine what's the outcome was xD.) I also remember (I just check, for clarity) Barca boss fight in the coliseum. Like beating him in the 20th+ try with my older brother and mother cheering for me 🤣. Kinda was my first DS type boss. His kicking boulders fighting style was really effect against 6 y o me. What a game and what an experience the ps2 gave me... SoR, Tekken 5, Soul Calibur 3, Time Splitters 2? Crash Bandicoot tho I can't remember the exact game and many many more.

@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051 2 ай бұрын

I liked the PSP version better, I think they added a bunch of shit the original game did not have.

@saeed31419 3 ай бұрын

The Domina soundtrack in the background is **chefs kiss**

@NattyNuke 2 ай бұрын

On god, I loved that game

@nicholasschrauwen5863 3 ай бұрын

If you plan to continue this, a few notes to help out as this game really doesn't explain a lot. If you actually wanna win your freedom you have to do exceptionally well and do basiccally every available match, but no worries as the story is simple yet oh so fun! Getting to the high rank by day 50 or something is the only major thing to aim for (Can't recall exact, but so long as you do most of the high paying bouts you'll be good) At the end of any match you can press L1+X and you'll be able to place weapons/armour in your box. Skills are fairly awesome for style points, lvl them up and you can melt unarmoured slaves At the small arena there is a store to buy and upgrade equipment, it is the primary and basically only source to get major drip from, just go straight out from the carriage and look for the ARMA sign For a bit of extra content, there is an alternate way to win your freedom. Once you've got some legit gear and wanna slam your head against a wall for us viewers attention, try walking out of any of the staging rooms with your equipment on. Last long enough and you might become as cool as Spartacus

@VincentVanHalen55 2 ай бұрын

Road to freedom tutorial: Step 1 Grab large shield Step 2 Become frieght train Step 3 Profit

@gaelpellat1821 2 ай бұрын

Cómo se hace el final de matar a comodo?

@gaelpellat1821 2 ай бұрын

How do you do the ending of killing comodo??

@nicholasschrauwen5863 2 ай бұрын

@gaelpellat1821 Gonna be some spoilers here so everyone else be forewarned. Just going off memory here so a few details might be off. You have go have fought and lost to Commodus and done the second fight with Narcissus. Sometime around day 45-48, if you are the highest rank, Marcia will approach saying that Commodus wants a private training session. Agree, then beat his ass with the wooden swords; if you pick up one of his metal ones I'm pretty sure he runs away so stick with the wooden ones.

@Matt-md5yt 3 ай бұрын

glad you covered this classic gem. there is one gladiator game from the older xbox days that is now backwards compatible on the current Xboxes btw

@kamov52510 2 ай бұрын

Thx for not telling us the name

@azertae2297 2 ай бұрын

@@kamov52510 pretty sure its ryse: son of rome

@michaelszollosi642 2 ай бұрын

@@azertae2297That is a Xbox one game ( which is on Game pass too) the game that he's talking about is Gladius which came out on the og Xbox

@dragoback7366 3 ай бұрын

I remember how i played Gladiator : Begins (a prequel to this) on my PSP, great hack and slash game, some moves were so brutal.

@trippsclips903 3 ай бұрын

Gladiator: Begins was so good. It is a shame they didn't continue the series.

@kampretman 3 ай бұрын

Dammit. You mentioned Swords and Sandals and I recalled the OST. Now it's playing in my head uninterrupted 😱. GLADIATOR! GLADIATOR,GLADIATOR,GLADIATOR.

@kodiakplayerno5 3 ай бұрын

I'm i so happy to see this game, it was one of my favortite game of all time

@doomguy9049 3 ай бұрын

Yeah same

@TheGodofwarkratos12 3 ай бұрын

Bro the gladiator begins psp version of this is insanely good too

@hoodedavenger254 3 ай бұрын

I thought it looked familiar

@whatthehell4644 3 ай бұрын

Whats the difference?

@Pontheon. 3 ай бұрын

i recommend gladiator begins , which is a version of this game that was ported to the psp , it's much more simple but the combat and the equipment are much better

@SmokingBatYT 2 ай бұрын

That game was awesome

@rroyoy 2 ай бұрын

That was my most addictive psp game

@johnsaul396 2 ай бұрын

Gladiator begins was one of my first psp games. And one of my memorable. I remember fighting Commodus and damn was he hard 😂. There were legendary fighters like Spartoi, Ursus and ares. I later found out about colosseum road to freedom and the cool roam feature. But honestly Gladiator begins was better.

@jackabsolute5525 2 ай бұрын

I finished that dozens of times. Great memories. And Danaos (the dual axe wielder) was a pain to fight.

@DiplomatOfDirt 2 ай бұрын

i played the shit out of the demo growing up. finally got the full game a few months ago and i was actually shocked at how good, and in depth that shit went. im playing this game now that i figured out how to emulate it. most slept on games ever man

@jasonr.r5337 2 ай бұрын

I had to like and sub when you called me out eating and watching yt lol. same f'ing pose man.

@curleyfries111 3 ай бұрын

Anyone else want more SCHMICHAL?

@justinburns2576 Ай бұрын

This was a cool game I'd like a sequel

@WelcomeToLaMatanza 3 ай бұрын

My fav gladiator game has to be Spartacus Legends, it was F2P on the ps3 and xbox 360 you could play online against other players and it had a lot of combat styles

@KushyCouch Ай бұрын

I wish I could play that again lol. It was so much fun when I was like 8 on the 360

@HoboHunterRik Ай бұрын

Played that game literally all night in middle school

@saitamleonidas 3 ай бұрын

I really appreciate the fact that you share this gem of a game since its one of my all time favorite games and it has barely any recognition for what it is, a truly masterpiece ahead of its time. I really hope someone someday makes a remaster of this game

@Cagicajagi 3 ай бұрын

Love to see more of this! Koei games from the 2000s hit different so this looks great.

@bram7703 3 ай бұрын

SHMICHALLL!!!! ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!!!

@BitterBonez94 3 ай бұрын

Dude, I think about this game like every few weeks, glad you covered it. Lots of memories playing this as a child who could barely read lol.

@SmokeyJay33 3 ай бұрын

This just unlocked a core memory 😭 I need to boot this back up. But love the content ! I hope we get a mini series of this one

@Brem797 3 ай бұрын

Amazing how such an old game still holds up today! Would love to see more!

@VincentVanHalen55 2 ай бұрын

I still have and play these semi regularly. Its not only holds up its still more fun than alot of stuff coming out today

@juananhd 3 ай бұрын

Dude I'm hooked up!

@destinypedigo 2 ай бұрын

The best gladiator game I've ever played when I was younger.

@Veolfen 3 ай бұрын

This game was amazing i freakin' loved that shit. It was so complete i don't get how it flew under the radars like that.

@CoolKidCroc 3 ай бұрын

I've got this on my list to play this year, good video bro keep it up!

@NotSimo 3 ай бұрын

Thanks man! You as well!

@docnoodles5130 20 күн бұрын

So glad to see this game come up. One of my favorites as a kid and still to this day.

@jucalebre7540 3 ай бұрын

bro, how come I never knew about this game, its amazing

@sparten7755 3 ай бұрын

Yes, please play more of this game I love the old-school graphics

@iamtrying2690 2 ай бұрын

There are games that will stay with you, no matter what. Good game.

@paulzer 3 ай бұрын

We need some more please!

@jonathanbierlygenora9392 2 ай бұрын

Very entertained! I'm subscribing!

@wildwehraboo6112 2 ай бұрын

Oh my god i remember this game, My dad had bought me this game when i was really small and i had alot of fun, you've just unlocked a memory i had forgotten

@jamesr1371 3 ай бұрын

Damn, this brings back memories

@Nicolai-Syn 2 ай бұрын

I loved Road to Freedom! I played it continuously for a good while!

@bdhhsgbyddhggg 3 ай бұрын

Man, PS2 is a throwback I remember playing Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2 with my sister all the time on the PS2 when I was little, it was the first game I ever played with her and if I remember correctly the first thing that ever introduced me to Dragon Ball Couldn’t even get past Raditz on the story mode though, dude kept kicking my ass😂

@VincentVanHalen55 2 ай бұрын

Lol I remember when the original DBZ budokai came out and it was the hottest thing out there for a while. It got sold out of our gamestop immediately and the only way you could play it in my area was there were 3 copies to rent at blockbuster video that you could only rent for 1 week. So you had to constantly call blockbuster to check if one was there and then beg your mom to take you thier asap before it was taken out again haha

@yagsipcc287 2 ай бұрын

The Wii Versions are so much fun doing the moves with the controlers and seeing it happen so cool

@Bocchi-the-Rock_ 21 сағат бұрын

It's much more of a story game, but Shadow of Rome really has some of the best effort put into it's gladiatorial sections, the different weapons and kills, traps and tigers, picking up armor and weapons from your opponents or getting them from the crowd, so great

@erebtauramandil6080 3 ай бұрын

Yoooooo... this is my teenhood game. Strange coincidence to see this when I just started replaying again recently. I wish there's more games like this tbh, its gameplay loop is somewhat addicting and I love the slave to free champion type of progression (yes you can buy your freedom eventually, tho theres a time limit sort of) Also hilarious video man, u earn a sub.

@Hexenmeister999 2 ай бұрын

My favorite gladiator game to this day is "Shadow of Rome" One of the most brutal games that exist to this day and it was damn fun back then! Plz, play it!

@connorbarton4308 3 ай бұрын

I’d love to see more of this

@larryl2926 28 күн бұрын

Pls play this again this was so entertaining god bless brother keep doing your thing

@babudy4624 3 ай бұрын

I love this dude, i have played it in emulators so many times, this is such a great video.

@wojtek9675 3 ай бұрын

You should definitely finish this. Very entertaining!

@exoticdragongaming 2 ай бұрын

Totally need to see more of this game

@TheVideogam10 2 ай бұрын

I rented this game so many times. A great game I'd love to revisit again!

@caravaneerkhed Ай бұрын

This game is great, this and way of the samurai were incredible games that I wish would come back in some way

@gamingonamonday6342 2 ай бұрын

Bro, you mentioning swords and sandals unlocked a core memory from my childhood. Used to play it alot in the computer lab at school

@The_Cheese_Man0 2 ай бұрын

Video was awesome, I need a part 2

@crusader_jeffory3363 2 ай бұрын

This man developed his love of gladiators the same exact way I did.

@amang1001 2 ай бұрын

This is one of my favorites... love it

@Ant_105 2 ай бұрын

More of this game for sure, btw you funny asl I subbed

@ognjenmilacevic8380 3 ай бұрын

keep the series going!!!!

@creamy3166 3 ай бұрын

I loved this game man you don’t the memories you have unlocked

@Flynston 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for reminding me of this gem

@EL_BEANE_GUY Ай бұрын

Spartacus legends was my favorite gladiator game of all time

@orion64103 3 ай бұрын

"That guys insanely armored!" Me: knows the final mission Lot of game left to go. Awesome game

@Professor_Genki7 2 ай бұрын

You gained a new sub,brother!

@joejonsen3706 Ай бұрын

I loved this game and more opitons show up when you get any ending.

@jasonsterlingentertainment478 2 ай бұрын

I can't believe I missed this amazing game in my PS2 days

@ursmother23 15 күн бұрын

I remember playing this game way back when so good.

@f_u_b_a_r7626 Ай бұрын

I remember playing a PSP spin-off for this game called Gladiator: Begins. It had a lot of content cut out like animal fights and cutscenes but I genuinely enjoyed it. I think I’m gonna play the original PS2 version now

@shadixbloodshadow 2 ай бұрын

I have this game on my shelf and still play it sometimes today... One of the best games ever I wish they'd remake it

@solomon5726 2 ай бұрын

I loved this game, one of my favourites on the PS2. There was a bit of a cheat if you enable the option to cut out an enemy head, hand or feet, then sell it to the vendor to get a ton of gold to spend on weapons upgrades and healing. There was also a prequel called Gladiator Begins on the PSP that actually had more of a story, but wasn't as immersive

@3dwrecker_4660 3 ай бұрын

dude Swords and Sandals was the shit back in my primary school!

@robertjames6936 3 ай бұрын

"(why) Are you not entertained?" - Schmicael

@xddd982 3 ай бұрын

great channel!

@AndroChimera 2 ай бұрын

i love this fucking game, i'm so happy to see someone talking about it

@matthaeusdecuiavia8637 3 ай бұрын

Never played this game despite owning a PS2. I must check it out.

@tommyp697 2 ай бұрын

YESSS I LOVE THIS GAME. There is nothing like it in modern day. Their systems for starting the game, stats and armor and training and everything was so ahead of it’s time

@heraldyaxelevi8132 3 ай бұрын

This game is my childhood, wouldn't mind more.

@alejandrovillaquiran6646 3 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@Lololusy 2 ай бұрын

now that schmicael is born, you need to get him to 1 of the many endings and see your pathing, good video! narcissus is actually many people's gatekeeper actually, specially mine because he loves cheesing with those body stabs

@DanPantzig 2 ай бұрын

Damn I forgot about this game! Played it a bit back in the day, and think about it from time to time, but now I believe I shall finally revisit.

@JingleBalls00 Ай бұрын

I remember playing Swords and Sandals on addictinggames back in the day. I miss those old flash games

@Frankenstein110 5 күн бұрын

I absolutely love Colosseum, and still have a physical copy from back in the day that I start up once in a while. Was just about to recommend Shadow of Rome, but saw that you've already streamed it a week ago! :D. There's quite a few more physics-bases combat and medieval themed games coming up with Half-sword, Renown, Kinstrife, Kingmakers and of course Kingdom Come 2.

@SSJR.13 26 күн бұрын

Gladiator Begins on the PSP was lit 🔥

@FortyTheorem 3 ай бұрын

Dude, Shadow of Rome was awawesome. I loved that game.

@jskywlkr 3 ай бұрын

i remember this game, its so good

@rvppersie7775 2 ай бұрын

damn i was like "this guys sounds like Simo" but plays another games... just realized I'm watching your video which appeared randomly for me hahaha love your content since the MB series ❤

@raycornett5854 3 ай бұрын

This is my all time favorite ps2 game still have this installed on everything emulation wise

@alex-sama7510 3 ай бұрын

Damn i played this game as a child yo simo what a good memory you unlocked me

@the_fenix_3247 6 күн бұрын

I remember a ps2 gladiator game where you could grab the weapons of fallen enemies, it also had a stealth section with another character and you could do lethal takedowns

@ThomasMoore-qv4og 29 күн бұрын

2:58 "the rules of combat can be defined in a single word"

@captainprice2655 2 ай бұрын

This game was fire! I always hoped they did a remake

@Khoobus 2 ай бұрын

This is so fun!😂

@vitthor Ай бұрын

This kinda reminded me of Shadow of Rome, damn that game was good

@xXSUBJECT4Xx 2 ай бұрын

I know I’m late, but a great gladiator game from the PS2-Xbox-Gamecube era is Gladius by Lucas Arts. It’s a fantasy setting, but with very obvious real-world parallels and a great soundtrack. Not requesting you to make a video about it or anything, it’s just such a hidden gem.