Takeshi's Gladiators is the world's first 3rd person pusher, there are no weapons. The
conflict in the game arises from players racing towards the same goal.
As players race towards the finish

line of one level or try to be the last man standing in another level
they can only foil each other by pushing. The push function has a one
second cool down to avoid

button-mashing.

Level descriptions:

Trampoline Tower:
Players race to the top of the tower. Green jump pads allows the
player to have air-control, red jump pads rockets players along a
predetermined arch. Ones players reach

certain levels of the tower catchup jump pads will be activated in the
spawning area. These allow players to by pass the lower levels of the
tower and thus enhance the player

versus player experience. The elevator is a natural chock point where
player will try to push each other off the tower while waiting for the
elevator doors to open.

Heaven and Hell:
Players race across a deadly Mahjong board while trying to escape from
hell and enter heaven. Twelve different monsters are depicted on the
tiles. Some are deadly to tread upon

while others a save. The cardboard ninjas on the board are also
deadly, they do however always need to be passed on the same the same
way. When players die on deadly squares a

tombstone will emerge to commiserate the poor soul. Players need to
think fast when they are in the lead because it is better to choose
which tile to step on to next than to

have your opponents, who are coming from behind, make the choice for
you. The pushing feature becomes deadly and highly frustration in this
map. Play testing suggests that this

level is the most fun with eight or more players.

Boulder Bash:
Push the boulder to hurl it at your opponents but be wary not to get
crushed your self.

Chopstick Chop Down:
Jump and crouch to avoid getting swept to an early death. Try not to
laugh too hard when your opponents fall off their pillars because you
are next.

Propeller:
Be the last man standing when deadly chopsticks swivel faster and
faster. The cardboard ninjas will trip you up. If you run to fast and
get pushed into the rotating chopstick

you will die, but run to slowly and you will get choped down from
behind. When the rails go down be sure not to let your opponents push
you down the hole.

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