Gods of Rome is the latest game from Gameloft that brings the gods and heroes of Roman and Greek mythology crashing together in an action game, all with a simple combat system designed for mobile. It’s not original, borrowing heavily from titles like Marvel: Contest of Champions, but it's a fun and graphically stunning game. 

Fighting for mobile

Gods of Rome is a fighting game like Street Fighter, but adapted to mobile. The system is identical to Marvel: Contest of Champions. You can move both forward and backward during gameplay and use four moves - weak, middle, and strong attack, plus block. With these moves, you can create some stunning combos – though don’t expect endless complexity, as the lack of any jump is limiting.

If you accumulate enough energy, you can activate a special with an on-screen gesture, allowing you to brutalize your foe for huge damage.

Gods of Rome also has a development system to improve the huge number of characters at your disposal. It is here that the free-to-play aspects become obvious. While you do not need to pay, purchases greatly improve the quality of your roster of heroes and the speed at which you can upgrade them.

Gods of Rome looks superb. The gods and heroes are brilliantly represented, and the visual effects will take full advantage of whatever device you own. One area where it clearly exceeds the Marvel game is in its environments, which are less monotonous and offer a distinct feel for each mythology. 

Gods of Rome is fun, simple, and spectacular

Gods of Rome does not try to mislead you: it is a straightforward mobile fighting game with impressive graphics. It is also a lot of fun and well-suited to the mobile platform. You can enjoy frequent updates and play for free, as long as you can resist the temptation of in-app purchases.