In the ancient world, Spartan Warriors were feared by all men. They were soldiers, focused and dedicated to glory on the battlefield. During the dull times of peace, Spartan Warriors would compete against each other in the arena. Are you fast enough, strong enough or Spartan enough to join them?
Spartan Athletics takes advantage of the iPhone’s touch screen design, combining refreshingly simple and unique controls with superb in-depth gameplay. With real physics and stunning graphics, you will be immersed in the Spartan psyche, extracting every ounce of speed, power and endurance from your fingertips in your quest for ultimate glory!
The controls used in Spartan Athletics lend themselves naturally to track and field gaming. The touch screen design of the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch are the perfect platform to experience all that Spartan Athletics has to offer. When you run as a Spartan, you take strides on the screen. The longer, faster and more consistent the swipes, the faster you will run. It’s so natural you do it without thinking!
Featuring both single and multiplayer modes, you can practice against computer opponents to hone your skills then test your athleticism against your friends and family.
Spartan Athletics allows you to train or compete in a single event, or if you are up to the challenge you can select any 5 events to create a Pentathlon or even compete in a complete Decathlon. Single event modes allow you to focus your efforts on developing you skills in a particular event. With multi-event mode, you will have to use strategy along with speed and power to get your character to victory.
Spartan Athletics enables hardcore and casual gamers alike to engage in fun and challenging competition. You will find yourself playing over and over again.
To a Spartan warrior, everything from the spear in his hand to the stones on the battlefield is a weapon. The shot put is training for warriors on the frontline.
Spartan warriors would throw their spearsat cowardly enemies as they run from the battlefield. To the Spartans, this was preserving their enemies’honor and champions of this event are honored for their bravery and compassion.
The iconic discus throw carries infamy and distinction for all its champions. Combining speed, power and balance, this event creates Spartan legends, true warriors that focus their attack even when disoriented.
The pole vault was used on the battlefield to overcome barriers that others thought impenetrable.These feeble attempts at protection were met with amusement as Spartan strategist saw an opportunity for a surprise attach. This event creates champions and leaders.
Combining speed and endurance, the 400m event not only shows us who the fastest Spartan is, but also the warrior who has the stamina to carry his shield off the battlefield.
The Spartan army is large and coordinated. Messengers are as important to victory as the men on the frontlines. The 1500m is reserved for men with unsurpassed dedication to victory.
The battlefield is never flat. Even on the open planes, the ground is a mass with Spartan victims. To run in battle is to run and leap. The 110m hurdles is a true test of a Spartan soldier.
Crossing treacherous rivers and ravines, gaining advantage over enemies. This is the life of a Spartan warrior. This event will test a soldier’s courage and dedication to victory in the arena and on the battlefield.
Cowardly enemies often seek refuge behind walls and barriers. For a select few Spartan hero’s, this is just an opportunity for a surprise attack. High jump champions are brave and graceful Spartans.
The 100m dash is the shortest race in the Spartan arena. The reigning 100 m Spartan champion takes the crown of the fastest Spartan in all the lands, and considered as deadly as a soaring spear.
Peleus Pectorius the all-round champion
The fierce warrior Peleus Pectorius was always destined for greatness. He is the son of Achilles, loved by the gods and renowned for his courage and leadershipon the battlefield. Now competing against the strongest and fastest in the arena, he living proof that Spartans are truly descendent from Hercules himself.
Calcus Colossalopoulos a man of absolute power
When Ares, God of war, was cut by the sword of Zeus on a celestial battlefield, a droplet of his blood fell from the heavens onto a block of pure white marble, high on Mount Olympus. Three days later, Calcus Colossalopoulos burst forth from that block of marble with a god-like roar and Olympian strength – the strength of Ares.
Theodore Thickilakis the wise, experienced competitor
Theodore Thickilakis, perhaps the most naturally gifted of all the competitors, was, for a time, also the most ill-disciplined of them. In his youth, his amazing abilities on the battlefield were an object of far-reaching fame but his talents were squandered when his attention turned from training to his legions of adoring female fans. As wisdom and experience were visited upon him by the years, he recognized his true potential and his place in the history books. While he is no longer the fastest or strongest competitor, he is certainly the wisest and most experienced.
Eleni Leggilouris soaring like a bird in flight
Born into a prestigious aristocratic family, it was arrangedfor Elenito marry Steriotipicus, air to the throne of one of the most powerful ruling families in Greece. Wanting instead to compete in the arena in what were then considered games for the military and lower classes, she turned her back on her would-be husband, earning the ire of the ruling class. Disowned by her family, she trained night and day earning her immortality in the pages of history.
Despina Dashidakis who runs like the wind
Orphaned at the age of 5, Despina was left to fend for herself on thecold, harsh streets. Stealing what she needed to survive, she developed into the mostcunning, swift and agile thief in Sparta, able to outrun and out-maneuver any would-be pursuers. Caughtone day by a street merchant with a keen eye and a soft heart, he took her in and raised her as his own. Realizing her potential for greatness, he helped her focus her remarkable abilities onto the athletic arenas of Greece where she is now one of nation’s finest competitors.
