Gift of Parthax is a pretty decent top-down arena brawler.  While the keyboard and mouse controls can be a bit clunky and a lot of the game can just make you feel like you're going through the paces battle after battle, there is a good amount of strategy involved with what spells to take into a battle, what runes to place in them, and how to deal with the enemies you encounter.  While the fights early on may seem a bit slow in their pacing, Gift of Parthax is an enjoyable game if you give it a chance.