Developed by Shortfuse Games
Released for XBLIG (11/2008)
Colosseum is a 3D arena fighter with support for up to four players locally. It's not too common to see a 3D game on XBLIG and Colosseum does a decent job with it. One thing different from most other fighters is that your attacks are mapped to the right analog stick rather than the face buttons. You also have dodge, block and run functions assigned to the top buttons. The face buttons on the pad are used for special features, such as a health restore or shield boost that uses a meter you build up while attacking your foes. The action moves along at a brisk pace, though there were a few instances I had trouble keeping tabs on which character I was. The trial limits your character selection to two, but in the full version there are seventeen different fighters to select from (at least the game claims, it looked like twelve on the character select screen to me). By completing in-game challenges, you can unlock new pieces of armor and weapons to customize your fighters, so this helps add some replay value. Colosseum is a competent fighter that retails for $2.99, which probably hurt sales for this game when there were so many other great games available for just $1 on XBLIG.
Final Verdict: Colosseum is a very playable arena fighter and you can tell the developer put some time into it, however the high price for an XBLIG title likely kept most away.
Related Links:
Colosseum - GameFAQs
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