Earth has suffered an all-out nuclear world war and is mostly wasteland, not many fertile fields left, let alone cities. The only big city left is Rome. Earth is the house to four races: Skeletons, Hivers, Sheks and Humans. Rome is the only large city on the planet left. The rest of the Earth is a post-nuclear wasteland scattered with little self-sufficient settlements at best. There are also not so fair individuals, who prefer to rob hardworking wastelanders, rather than grow a food themselves. Rome has preserved society modeled after Roman Empire society. The sun beams brightly overhead on another day at the Colosseum. With each step on the blood-soaked sand of the gladiatorial pit, your heart beats faster. You are Ken, a human male. Once again you must defeat the gladiator before you or suffer disgrace if not death. The din of the crowd is dwarfed only by announcer Maximo's voice booming forth from the many speakers. With his trademark verbosity and dramatic flair, he launches into a long-winded introduction of your opponent: