No, it’s okay, you're not seeing things. I too thought it wasRussell Crowe of Gladiator fame adorning the cover of Lucasarts' latest strategic role-playing adventure, Gladius. However, whilst Lucasarts' effort exists within the Roman era, I assure you, the similarities end there… with the exception of the gladiator-like battles of course.

Our basic premise is based around two young heroes, Valens and Ursula, who must recruit and train warriors for their school, with their goal being victory against other schools from around the world for the accolade of Imperial Champions. But things are never that straight-forward and neither is the story...