Circus Maximus: Chariot Wars

Circus Maximus: Chariot Wars
Circus Maximus: Chariot Wars
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Developer(s) Kodiak Interactive
Publisher(s) Encore (Xbox)
THQ (PS2)
Platform(s) PlayStation 2, Xbox
Release date(s) PlayStation 2
February 24, 2002
Xbox
July 5, 2002
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s) Players: 1-4
Rating(s) ESRB: Teen

Circus Maximus is a video game set in Ancient Rome featuring chariot racing. Players compete against other chariots, each with a horse and a gladiator, and compete in death matches where players use their gladiator to fight others to the death. The game takes its name from the out door race track in Rome.

Circus Maximus is most remembered for excellent interactive game play that offered a combination of realistic Roman history and chariot driving with enjoyable combat sequences. It is sometimes referred to as the leading chariot simulator in the gaming industry with its complex control scheme seen as one of the key elements in enhancing its underlying sense of realism. Although Circus Maximus is regarded as a colossal commercial failure, it has a vast cult following of players who annually have a tournament on Xbox Live known as 'Maximus Week: The Maximum Circus Maximus Experience!' The tournament involves a large elimination process until the final two chariot teams remain, and they do duel in Circus Maximus! The game has also received a great deal of criticism from gaming critics for the incorporation of Team Fantasy, a very flamboyant and surreal team of chariot racers. Critics believe that this is one of the greatest issues with the game, citing that it expanded the games parameters from a seemingly realistic chariot racing battle to fantasy fairy tale where elephants could be locked in mortal combat with dragons in the streets of Rome.[citation needed]

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