I am back from my long slumber. Expect at least 2-3 more videos in the coming weeks, same time same day. Also my usual plug: Support me on patreon: www.patreon.com/dorkaxe Patrons got to see this video like 2 months early.
This was legit my favourite game as a kid. Something about seeing waves of Greeks and romans getting wrecked by catapult fire was just immensely cool to me!
2 minutes in and this game looks sick. How did I not know this existed when I was a child, I used to love that sort of big battle hack and slash in games like Return of the King/Dynasty Warriors
The only PS2 game I kept from my childhood. I have fond memories of replaying the first level to roleplay being in the big sieges of my total war Rome campaigns. I never could get past the barbarian stages legitimately though. The weird yells were so amusing to me. I wish CA had made this into a series it would have been a nice compliment to their total war series.
Great and underrated game. The gameplay is just so much fun and so visceral. I love the attention to detail in how the Romans really fight behind their big heavy shields. You can feel the weight of those shields when you're fighting them and they block your attacks. Really awesome hidden gem of a game
Seeing this game run at a stable 60fps is pretty wild for its time. The models themselves aren't too detailed but there's a ton going on in these fights. This looks like a game that would have benefited from a coop mode of some sort.
I agree, it's very impressive. I still can't believe it ran as well as it did. A co-op would work for the great action gameplay, however, something I didn't mention was how poor the camera controls/angles were. I initially mentioned it, but removed it since I don't want to pile on for an issue that exists for so many games back then. That and this was their first action third person game, so they did the best they could I guess.
Just found out your YT channel yesterday and i watched already like 4 your reviews and they are all pretty good. I thought you are some around 100k subs channel, then I saw "just" 8,1k subs. U have to grow pretty big soon because the quality of the content is great.
This was by far my favorite game on my GameCube. I loved how cool the armor progression was. Besides age of empires it was this game that made me into the amateur historian I am today and my love for history but ESPECIALLY antiquity and older like the Bronze Age as well. I would play this came over and over and I loved how cool the armor was. I would draw each and every level of armor progression.
@@Dorkaxe Totally agree man. And thanks for reviewing the music which many reviewers always overlook.They are from an era when producers used to use samples of beats & affect & compress them in unique ways. The Legendary Frank Klepaci is the epitome of this. I wish I could join a Dev team which understood that there is a market for these kind of games. I'd love to work on using older equipment for that gritty sound! Simple, dynamic, atmospheric, fast, genre-defiant, & memorable. The use of Drum kits with Choral & orchestral was a stroke of genius.
@@calderarecords It really is good, I actually couldn't believe a game like this opted for such an interesting soundtrack. Do you know of any other games that have something like this?
@@calderarecords Can confirm the samples of beats, I found another song from about the same year which used the same sample library, but this song was in an anime, Ergo Proxy - it was surprising to hear the same instrumental clip used all the way in Japan.
I hear Kotakau is hiring game reviewers...Well Done!!! Not only did you dive into the game play mechanics, but you took the time to enjoy and share the story narrative. I thoroughly enjoyed the review. Congrats...you won a subscriber! SparTAN indeed lol :)
You cover so many of my favorite childhood games. I'm loving this channel. Colosseum: Road to Freedom, LOTR Conquest, Spartan Total Warrior, Battlefront, Two Towers and ROTK. Love it. If I may recommend a game though, Viking: Battle for Asgard is super similar to Spartan: Total Warrior. Creative assembly game, spin-off of the total war series, mythological elements and huge battles.
Love to hear it! Viking is one I may do in the future, the next one up is Shadow of Rome. When I return to these types of games, Viking will likely be next, unless I do that gladiator fighting game. I forget its name. I have a PS2 copy though.
@@Dorkaxe Shadow of Rome is also one of my favorites! I still have my copy and luckily it's still in good condition. I replay it every so often. Looking forward to the video on it. I have the notifications turned on so I'll be there.
Honestly never heard of this but it is so cool to check out old games like this and that they honestly can still look and feel this good! Those voice lines...wow... xD As always I LOVE the in-depth review of all the mechanics and parts of the game, a great review as always! Lol...Spar...Tan... xD
Great review! Glad to see others giving this game a fair shake. PRO TIP: Especially playing on Hard, even though it's very costly on energy, letting a shit-ton of enemies surround you while blocking and bashing when they try some shit, then stoning them with the shield, then doing the radial energy hammer time move, wastes every frozen enemy INSTANTLY.
If I remember correctly on that mission with Archimedes there is supposed to be a second patrol of Romans waiting for you after you sneak by the first one, they along with the Romans you sneaked by would all rush you pretty annoying, but the fire barrels placed there are helpful at least But then again I could be remembering this wrong
I have fond memories of this game. I was sick when I was like 10 and off school for about a week. One of my mates lent this to me while it was still pretty new so I had something to do. I remember it being great but then again I was about 10 and had a fever so it could've been anything.
This was a very fun hack and slash adventure. I must confess, I sometimes ignored the objectives in favor of just slaughtering my enemies, usually in the barbarian camp and the Gates of Jupiter in particular. The former was fun because I got to bash enemies into the flames, lighting them into human torches. It was simple, but fun in much the same way EDF is with its "mindless" fun.
Oh shit I wonder how many other people are just waiting for the right game to be reviewed to finally hit that sub button. Quick, list your other favorite games!
Fun fact for you about the Archimedes bug.Where Archimedes is looking when peaking around the corner there are supposed to be a battalion of Romans and they spot you,alerting the idle Romans behind you basically sandwiching you.On the PS2 this is what happens which I think is what's supposed to happen.
@@Dorkaxe Not ribbing. :) Skarin could have done with a a horse to get around as all that running as a bit tedious, there are leystones for fast travel though.
One of my favorite games. Forget to go over the side game, endless level enemies in the arena feel. Each battle level getting harder and harder. Plus it helps you master how to best kill each one
I won't lie, if the game had been really boring I probably wouldn't have gone through with it. It was a lot more fun than I thought it was going to me, so thanks for the recommendation. Urban Chaos on the PS1 looks interesting as well, so that's a possibility far in the future. Haven't gotten my hands on it yet. Thanks for the support buddy. 👍
@@Dorkaxe THANK YOU SO MUCH! This seriously made my day I haven’t stopped telling people! I’ve waited soooo long! If you go the path Urban Chaos you WILL not be disappointed. I am yet to find a game like it to this day! Keep up the great work thank you from someone who listening to your videos daily while doing work/tasks/or sleeping! Thank you!
My favorite all time game, I used to love playing arena mode. I’d play that mode till I broke the game, never achieved it, but I would continue my quest to do so if they would ever make it playable on ps5
i love this game got it twice for my ps2, and im trying to get for my xbox now. played the demo on ps2 first loved it my dad got it for me when i saw it for sale. and a few years back i bought it again (because i sold almost all my ps2 games...) still havent finished it this time
I miss the game so much, I enjoyed this game wayyyy more than god of war 2. Hell Ill say it I enjoyed this game more than the new god of war, really want to see something else like this someday
This is a game that has lasted in everyone's memory. Creative Assembly still exist, yet they seem resided to just making overbloated PC RTS games. Why? I really think it is overdue for them to come back to the console stage with another fun game, this time without such limitations. Please CA if you are reading this.. make it happen. We are all here waiting. Great review though. I love the detail. Agree with everything you say. Soundtrack is KILLER.
I remember playing this when I was a kid on game cube, and my god was it one of the toughest but funnest games I had! Probably only because of my age and not knowing I could change the difficulty I’m sure, also, no RUclips back then to look up videos about the game to help me progress, I think I beat it? I honestly don’t remember 😂 my god tho, I do NOT remember the graphics for these older games being so bad 😅😅 they were so good when we were younger! 🤣 or so we thought, we are spoiled now lmao
If you mean "cranked" to mean it looks too dark, that's my bad gamecube HDMI adapter that I didn't realize was the problem until a few GC videos were finished. This, lord of the rings x2, wario world, and shrek should all be a bit brighter, my videos don't do the dark areas justice.
Awesome game. I replay the hydra & gates of Saturn a bunch on original Xbox. Sega did this game & need to get back to making games if not making a new system if someone will put up the loot.
Seems eerily similar to the concept of God of War considering the release dates. Definitely would have thought it was a clone if not for how close together the dates are.
I personally haven't played the total war games, so if that's not correct I apologize! I was taking their word in an interview they did for spartan in 2005 or so.
This was such a great great GEM OF A GAME, Something PLAY STATION Needs to make again and more games like this games 'GAME PLAY' Feel, so many games are so bland and boring in their game play
DOES ANY ONE Know a games company ,games developer in London , i have a project to be made into a very very GREAT AND EXCITING GAME , MILLIONS WILL LOVE
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I am back from my long slumber. Expect at least 2-3 more videos in the coming weeks, same time same day. Also my usual plug: Support me on patreon: www.patreon.com/dorkaxe Patrons got to see this video like 2 months early.
This was legit my favourite game as a kid. Something about seeing waves of Greeks and romans getting wrecked by catapult fire was just immensely cool to me!
2 minutes in and this game looks sick. How did I not know this existed when I was a child, I used to love that sort of big battle hack and slash in games like Return of the King/Dynasty Warriors
you missed out man you need to play it, i used to have so much fun on this game as a kid!
I missed it too back the day and played when i has a ps3, but still loved playing
Its criminal this game was never remastered or even made backwards compatible.
A remaster would go so hard but new gen’s would call it a god of war copy
The only PS2 game I kept from my childhood. I have fond memories of replaying the first level to roleplay being in the big sieges of my total war Rome campaigns. I never could get past the barbarian stages legitimately though. The weird yells were so amusing to me. I wish CA had made this into a series it would have been a nice compliment to their total war series.
Great and underrated game. The gameplay is just so much fun and so visceral. I love the attention to detail in how the Romans really fight behind their big heavy shields. You can feel the weight of those shields when you're fighting them and they block your attacks. Really awesome hidden gem of a game
that scream is absolutely chilling, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up hearing it again all these years later
Man you’re woefully underrated. Keep dropping great critiques I love em
Seeing this game run at a stable 60fps is pretty wild for its time. The models themselves aren't too detailed but there's a ton going on in these fights. This looks like a game that would have benefited from a coop mode of some sort.
I agree, it's very impressive. I still can't believe it ran as well as it did.
A co-op would work for the great action gameplay, however, something I didn't mention was how poor the camera controls/angles were. I initially mentioned it, but removed it since I don't want to pile on for an issue that exists for so many games back then. That and this was their first action third person game, so they did the best they could I guess.
Just found out your YT channel yesterday and i watched already like 4 your reviews and they are all pretty good. I thought you are some around 100k subs channel, then I saw "just" 8,1k subs. U have to grow pretty big soon because the quality of the content is great.
Absolutely loved watching this review. Made my day after a long and tiring work shift.
This was by far my favorite game on my GameCube. I loved how cool the armor progression was. Besides age of empires it was this game that made me into the amateur historian I am today and my love for history but ESPECIALLY antiquity and older like the Bronze Age as well. I would play this came over and over and I loved how cool the armor was. I would draw each and every level of armor progression.
I adored this game. Music is stuck in my brain forever
Those beats are fucking sick, I agree.
@@Dorkaxe Totally agree man. And thanks for reviewing the music which many reviewers always overlook.They are from an era when producers used to use samples of beats & affect & compress them in unique ways. The Legendary Frank Klepaci is the epitome of this. I wish I could join a Dev team which understood that there is a market for these kind of games. I'd love to work on using older equipment for that gritty sound! Simple, dynamic, atmospheric, fast, genre-defiant, & memorable. The use of Drum kits with Choral & orchestral was a stroke of genius.
@@calderarecords It really is good, I actually couldn't believe a game like this opted for such an interesting soundtrack. Do you know of any other games that have something like this?
@@calderarecords Can confirm the samples of beats, I found another song from about the same year which used the same sample library, but this song was in an anime, Ergo Proxy - it was surprising to hear the same instrumental clip used all the way in Japan.
I hear Kotakau is hiring game reviewers...Well Done!!! Not only did you dive into the game play mechanics, but you took the time to enjoy and share the story narrative. I thoroughly enjoyed the review. Congrats...you won a subscriber! SparTAN indeed lol :)
This game and shadow of rome were what made me fall in love with Spartans and the history behind alot of the mythos here.
"Spartan, Come back here!"
I remembered I own this on ps2 and decided to see if there's any videos on it.
Entertaining half hour. Will check out rest of your channel.
You cover so many of my favorite childhood games. I'm loving this channel. Colosseum: Road to Freedom, LOTR Conquest, Spartan Total Warrior, Battlefront, Two Towers and ROTK. Love it. If I may recommend a game though, Viking: Battle for Asgard is super similar to Spartan: Total Warrior. Creative assembly game, spin-off of the total war series, mythological elements and huge battles.
Love to hear it! Viking is one I may do in the future, the next one up is Shadow of Rome. When I return to these types of games, Viking will likely be next, unless I do that gladiator fighting game. I forget its name. I have a PS2 copy though.
@@Dorkaxe Shadow of Rome is also one of my favorites! I still have my copy and luckily it's still in good condition. I replay it every so often. Looking forward to the video on it. I have the notifications turned on so I'll be there.
Thoroughly enjoyed this review, I really liked the star wars reviews too, battlefront 2 ect, good work pal.
The wrestling references are the cherry on top of this review. Good stuff.
Honestly never heard of this but it is so cool to check out old games like this and that they honestly can still look and feel this good!
Those voice lines...wow... xD
As always I LOVE the in-depth review of all the mechanics and parts of the game, a great review as always!
Lol...Spar...Tan... xD
Great review! Glad to see others giving this game a fair shake.
PRO TIP: Especially playing on Hard, even though it's very costly on energy, letting a shit-ton of enemies surround you while blocking and bashing when they try some shit, then stoning them with the shield, then doing the radial energy hammer time move, wastes every frozen enemy INSTANTLY.
I am so happy I found your channel
Sweet! Just don't go digging into my 2020 videos lmao
@@Dorkaxe Yo, what about the "Off The Record" Dead Rising 2 critique.
I want to see that too!!
If I remember correctly on that mission with Archimedes there is supposed to be a second patrol of Romans waiting for you after you sneak by the first one, they along with the Romans you sneaked by would all rush you pretty annoying, but the fire barrels placed there are helpful at least
But then again I could be remembering this wrong
I have fond memories of this game. I was sick when I was like 10 and off school for about a week. One of my mates lent this to me while it was still pretty new so I had something to do. I remember it being great but then again I was about 10 and had a fever so it could've been anything.
I still play this game
Been playing off and on since 2005 baby
I just love that Cortez from Time Splitters voice actor in this game :)
This game was so good I remember buying it as a kid at blockbuster. I would play the wave mode all day.
been thinking about picking this game up after playing CapCom's Shadow of Rome. Good video as always
I was so hyped for his game as a kid since I absolutely loved Rome: total war
The best battle feeling to this day
This was a very fun hack and slash adventure. I must confess, I sometimes ignored the objectives in favor of just slaughtering my enemies, usually in the barbarian camp and the Gates of Jupiter in particular. The former was fun because I got to bash enemies into the flames, lighting them into human torches. It was simple, but fun in much the same way EDF is with its "mindless" fun.
Waiting for them to remaster this for PS4 and 5
And that Troy, legends of Troy game too
This game was phenomenal. Probably played through it 5 or 6 times. Great review man thank you for this
Finally subbing just cause you reviewed this game. This was my shit lol
Oh shit I wonder how many other people are just waiting for the right game to be reviewed to finally hit that sub button. Quick, list your other favorite games!
@@Dorkaxe lol definitely old nostalgic games. Ps2, Xbox, GameCube era.
Fun fact for you about the Archimedes bug.Where Archimedes is looking when peaking around the corner there are supposed to be a battalion of Romans and they spot you,alerting the idle Romans behind you basically sandwiching you.On the PS2 this is what happens which I think is what's supposed to happen.
Viking: Battle for Asgard next? :D I wish CA would do another hack n slash with massive fights.
Is this a genuine recommendation or are you ribbing me? lol if it's a recommendation I may consider it for the future.
@@Dorkaxe Not ribbing. :) Skarin could have done with a a horse to get around as all that running as a bit tedious, there are leystones for fast travel though.
Super underrated game. I played through it earlier this year. Just as fun as I remembered it being.
That dope ass music. It really kicks in the adrenaline. I really like the music of this game.
One of my favorite games. Forget to go over the side game, endless level enemies in the arena feel. Each battle level getting harder and harder. Plus it helps you master how to best kill each one
DID YOU MAKE THIS BECAUSE I ASKED? I HAVE WAITED 10 YEARS TO GET SOMEONE TO MAKE THIS VIDEO ON RUclips OF MY CHILDHOOD GAME
I won't lie, if the game had been really boring I probably wouldn't have gone through with it. It was a lot more fun than I thought it was going to me, so thanks for the recommendation. Urban Chaos on the PS1 looks interesting as well, so that's a possibility far in the future. Haven't gotten my hands on it yet. Thanks for the support buddy. 👍
@@Dorkaxe THANK YOU SO MUCH! This seriously made my day I haven’t stopped telling people! I’ve waited soooo long! If you go the path Urban Chaos you WILL not be disappointed. I am yet to find a game like it to this day! Keep up the great work thank you from someone who listening to your videos daily while doing work/tasks/or sleeping! Thank you!
This is a brilliant review my second favourite game ever behind the original resident evil 4 I'd nearly buy a ps2 again just to play this
My favorite all time game, I used to love playing arena mode. I’d play that mode till I broke the game, never achieved it, but I would continue my quest to do so if they would ever make it playable on ps5
Considering when this game was released I find the reference to a HHH promo opening RAW hilarious. 😁
A mere comment wouldn’t be enough to share my graditude. Thank you
I remember this on my original Xbox. Such a good and fun game!
man i remember loving being able to stay in the big battles rather then being on the side and just looking at the big battles.
Great video
i love this game got it twice for my ps2, and im trying to get for my xbox now. played the demo on ps2 first loved it my dad got it for me when i saw it for sale. and a few years back i bought it again (because i sold almost all my ps2 games...) still havent finished it this time
That sound of the medusa creeped me so much . Poor 9 year old me :(
Wish they make a new version of it like a remastered one, best times as a child 👍🔥
Dynasty Warriors 2 came out 5 years earlier and also had a similar style of big battles with lots of dudes running around fighting each other.
I was lucky enough to stumble upon this game when I was a kid.
I miss the game so much, I enjoyed this game wayyyy more than god of war 2. Hell Ill say it I enjoyed this game more than the new god of war, really want to see something else like this someday
I remember only having a demo disc version of this game I played it over and over
This is a game that has lasted in everyone's memory. Creative Assembly still exist, yet they seem resided to just making overbloated PC RTS games. Why?
I really think it is overdue for them to come back to the console stage with another fun game, this time without such limitations. Please CA if you are reading this.. make it happen. We are all here waiting.
Great review though. I love the detail. Agree with everything you say. Soundtrack is KILLER.
One of the most painful things i have ever seen was my little brother trying to kill the purple flippy assassins with the Hammer.
23:42 you can just kill them without the fire. (I remember fondly just shooting them with arrows)
Thanks for the vid
dang
I'd be so happy if Dynasty Warriors games had their combat system so well made
This game was so fire back in the day.
Wow.. this game utilizes the gamecubes dual stage triggers? Mindblowing.
You can unlock a gigante companion in the arena mode
This definitely needs a remaster
Even as a kid I always knew the people who made total war had something to do with this game. Do we know if they reused any assets from Rome?
Part 2 plzzzzzz😢😢 great video
This game’s music is so sick.
I remember playing this when I was a kid on game cube, and my god was it one of the toughest but funnest games I had! Probably only because of my age and not knowing I could change the difficulty I’m sure, also, no RUclips back then to look up videos about the game to help me progress, I think I beat it? I honestly don’t remember 😂 my god tho, I do NOT remember the graphics for these older games being so bad 😅😅 they were so good when we were younger! 🤣 or so we thought, we are spoiled now lmao
The white flashing isn't a big deal, but it's almost visceral. Like a brain flash that stuns
How have I never heard about this? It’s literally a third person Total war game,
We’ll back when they were still good
this game has the Blades of Athena and was released in the same year of the OG God of War
why does it look like they cranked the brightness
If you mean "cranked" to mean it looks too dark, that's my bad gamecube HDMI adapter that I didn't realize was the problem until a few GC videos were finished. This, lord of the rings x2, wario world, and shrek should all be a bit brighter, my videos don't do the dark areas justice.
Awesome game. I replay the hydra & gates of Saturn a bunch on original Xbox. Sega did this game & need to get back to making games if not making a new system if someone will put up the loot.
Seems eerily similar to the concept of God of War considering the release dates. Definitely would have thought it was a clone if not for how close together the dates are.
Battlefront2 review ?
👏🏻
How rare is this?? I'm gonna hunt for this now 😤
Let me know if you find a decently priced and good quality Chibi Robo in the process lol
Let’s be real AC Odyssey was heavily inspired by this lol
But no no near as fun and as this games , great game play feel to it
Spartan was doom guy's ancestor
Graphic wise this game looks soo much better on the Original Xbox
24:40 Sonic and Shadow fight in sonic generations lmao
This game has a great spanish dub, just saying
I agree on most points but the check points thing I just think is a skill issue
truuue
Παλιά καλή sega
The game that inspired God of war
Creative Assembly and historical accuracy? Since when? lmao.
I personally haven't played the total war games, so if that's not correct I apologize! I was taking their word in an interview they did for spartan in 2005 or so.
This was such a great great GEM OF A GAME, Something PLAY STATION Needs to make again and more games like this games 'GAME PLAY' Feel, so many games are so bland and boring in their game play
DOES ANY ONE Know a games company ,games developer in London , i have a project to be made into a very very GREAT AND EXCITING GAME , MILLIONS WILL LOVE
I loved this game when I was a kid