Spartan: Total Warrior
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| Developer(s) | Creative Assembly |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
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| Designer(s) | Clive Gratton |
| Artist(s) | Jude Bond |
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| Composer(s) | Jeff van Dyck |
| Series | Total War |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox |
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| Genre(s) | Action, hack and slash |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Publication | Score | ||
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| Eurogamer | 8/10 | ||
| GameSpot | 7.1/10 | 7.1/10 | 7.1/10 |
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| IGN | 7.9/10 | 7.9/10 | 7.9/10 |
| Nintendo Power | 8.5/10 | ||
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| OXM (US) | 8.4/10 | ||
| Aggregate score | |||
| Metacritic | 73/100 | 74/100 | 73/100 |
Spartan: Total Warrior is a 2005 hack and slash video game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega for PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. Released in Europe and North America in October, it is a spin-off of the Total War series.
The plot revolves around a Spartan warrior, secretly guided by the god Ares, as he fights alongside his Greek allies against the invading Roman Empire. While the Total War series traditionally focuses upon real historical scenarios, the plot of Spartan: Total Warrior is fictional, involving figures from both Greek and Roman mythology, and featuring anachronistic elements (the most obvious being the Roman Empire and the Spartan state did not exist at the same time in history). It is also the only installment in the series to have been released for video game consoles rather than PCs or Macs. It was the first Total War game published by Sega, who had purchased Creative Assembly earlier in 2005.
Spartan received a mixed reception. Although some reviewers found the game to be a glorified button-masher, and criticized the combat as repetitive, others praised the game engine and the scope of the battles.
Spartan Total Warrior is a hack and slash game wherein the player is able to use two main types of attack; a simple attack which damages one enemy, and a radial attack which damages multiple enemies. The simple attack is fast and causes more damage; the radial attack is slower, but damages multiple enemies moderately. One button is used to initiate the single attack, and a different button to initiate the radial attack. However, each attack can be modified in certain ways; for example, rather than using the character's weapon, the player can initiate either an individual or a radial attack using their shield, their bow or their magic power.
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