A demo of Gladiator Begins, an arena combat game from Japanese developers Acquire, has been made available to download via PlayStation Network.

Gladiator Begins’ European release is being handled by the Zen Untied and PQube. The game is already available in Japan and North America since last year.

In the game, players will master the art of combat with weapons like sword & shield and pole-arms. Players will also get chances to test their strength at hand-to-hand combat.

New skills such as Cyclone, Smash, Wild Dance and Drop Kick are also there to entertain the crowd.

The list of earlier super-hit games from Acquire includes the likes of the Tenchu and Way of the Samurai series.

The release of the full Gladiator Begins game is scheduled for 27th of May.