How to Play
Install & play guide:
- Mount the disc image of CD1. You will need the utility for mounting disc image files, like WinCDEmu, UltraISO, Alcohol 52%/Alcohol 102% or Daemon Tools Lite
- Launch the installation, use serial key
UK-9B4E-FFFF-F6FA-770C-BD42or one of other keys from .txt file - On the French version, use the key
FR-FFB3-5F7F-FDDF-75B1-F40B - When the installation will ask for CD2 - mount the disc image of CD2
- Finish the installation
- Now copypaste .dll files from fix to the main directory of the game
- Open the directory with the game and find the gladiators.exe. Right click on the gladiators.exe. - Properties - Compatibility - Set "Run this app in compatibility mode with Windows XP"
- Launch the game and play
Here's the text guide (on Russian language, use Google Translate) on how to run the game with fix. Here's also video tutorial on English
The fix works on Windows 8 and Windows 10 in most of cases, but on Windows 7 it works 50/50, for unknown reasons (or probably works only for Nvidia videocards). Alternatively, you can try to launch the game through dgVoodoo






Comments and reviews
I´m trying but i cant understand, the Rusian versión work perfect with the NoCD and fix files (.dll), but in Englihs it´s totally imposible to run it even with Vodoo or DxWrapper.
Someone have some info about the english versión?
Use dgVoodoo and run the game it works on Win 10 and 11 when dgVoodoo is set up download Dx3d file from dgvoodoo website and copy it to the install folder and the violation error does not show
Sadly... I keep getting this "Exception EAccessViolation dans le module The Gladiators.exe....." Error, no matter what I try. Has anyone been able to find a Solution yet!? Thank you.
French version provided by the French website Abandonware France :
https://www.abandonware-france.org/ltf_abandon/ltf_jeu.php?id=5619&fic=liens
Hey @YZXI
The link for direct download works wonders, although the game is in russian, any idea how to change the language? Thanks !
You can find the game with Fix and NoCD patch here https://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=85089995
(also there is some discussion about problems)
Or download directly from here:
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/vmzQmaOo_gpIrg
Hi!
If you have error like this: " Exception EAccessViolation dans le module........ adresse 00000000."
Then you should to turn on "DirectPlay" component:
1. Tap Win+R, write OptionalFeatures.exe
2. List "Legacy Components"
3. Turn on DirectPlay and tap OK
Game does not work, I have copied every single instruction and I get some nonsense violation in chinese or something. Can somebody please fix this error?
how solution Exceptio EAccesViolation dans le module The Gladiator.exe a 000DCEF Violation d acces a i adrees 004DCEF dans le module The Gladiator.exe. Lecture de I Adreese 000000010
Hello. I installed the game but i keep getting the error 'negative video memory- critical failure'. How can i solve that?
Please where can I install DLLs Please??
I keep getting the error:
Exception EAccessViolation dans le module The Gladiators.exe a 000D6CEF
Violation d'acces a l'adresse 004D6CEF dans la module 'The Gladiators.exe'. Lecture de l'adresse 00000010
please help I'm at my wits end
You know it's a crack yet you don't realize the number of times these cracks get reported as false positives.
If your AV reports it as some kind of virus, do look into the virus type. A lot of times Windows Defender reports cracks as "Blueteal" but when you go and check they're false positives triggered by heuristics checks (heuristics checks are meant to be a preventive measure against new types of viruses that use known types of exploits)
I tested the game, it is possible to run it without crack leaving the CD2 mounted.
Using DxWnd I got it running in window mode despite the D3D8 engine and a few memory detection problems (the game can detect a negative video RAM if your card has too much memory).
BEWARE: the crack is reported as viral, and it seems a useless risk since the CD1 already holds a cracked exe. I would suggest not to use it, maybe remove it from the downloaded files.
No comment nor review for this game at the moment.