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Horrible Histories - Ruthless Romans
Play Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans online. Train as a gladiator while trying to earn freedom in a comic adventure through Roman life.
Browser play
Nintendo DS (NDS) — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B / X / Y | Z / X / A / S |
| L / R | Q / E |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
| Microphone | Not assigned |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans
Quick start
Start Story, speak with Master Lucius and follow the opening training task. Read an available book, complete the current trial and return to the person or location named by the next objective.
Controls
Use the displayed movement and interaction prompts while exploring. Select quiz answers with the stylus, follow shown button sequences during fights and keep drawing within the indicated boundaries when a touch challenge asks for it.
Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans — About this game
Train as a gladiator while trying to earn freedom in a comic adventure through Roman life. Read the available historical books, answer trivia and complete short skill challenges before facing the next opponent. Gladiator fights use quick responses, while other tasks can ask for memory, observation or careful drawing. Begin by speaking with Master Lucius, follow the first trial and check the activity’s rules before starting; information gathered during exploration can be useful when the next quiz appears.
Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans Game manuals
Cheats
No cheats have been added for this edition.
Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · nds
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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