Colosseum, from Biscuit Games, is a 2D side-scrolling game where you are a gladiator who must take on hordes of charging orcs, or ogres, or something. They will swing at you with swords and axes and throw daggers.

You on the other hand can collect coin, powerups and purchase upgradeable weapons and magic. These tools will help you quickly eliminate the hordes and continue your reign as the champion of the arena.

However, there’s no real reason to do it. You can sit in one level and pretty much just kill them to your heart’s content, collect enough money and then buy all of the weapons. After that, there’s no reason to continue playing. Actually, there’s little reason to start playing. This game reminds me of Twin Blades in that it’s ultra-repetitive and completely pointless. There’s no challenge, no level progression and no reason to carry on.

That might sound harsh but it’s the honest truth. The game looks and sounds great but again, a game needs to be engaging at some level and this one just isn’t. While the art and sounds are almost flawless, they are just sound and graphics and if I wanted that I would watch some animated film and not buy a game.

So get the Lite version (if there is one), play a bit and then you’ll be done and won’t need to pay for it.

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