Gauntlet: Dark Legacy is a port of the arcade game, following in the footsteps of Gauntlet: Legends and another installment in the long-running Gauntlet series of hack-and-slash action games. As with all the Gauntlet games, you play a medieval fantasy character who, along with allies if you have them, fights their way through hordes of evil creatures on the never-ending quest for more gold and perhaps even an eventual goal.
This version contains the characters and levels from Gauntlet: Legends , plus the new characters and levels from the Dark Legacy arcade game, with a few extra levels thrown in. There are eight characters to initially choose from: the mighty Warrior, the deadly Valkyrie, the quick-footed Archer, the powerful Wizard, the spellcasting Sorceress, the stalwart Knight, the valiant Dwarf, and the chaotic Jester.
Each character looks and plays differently, with similarities between some of the characters from the two games. There are eight alternative-modes for these characters to unlock, plus dozens of secret characters to obtain. With a multi-tap, up to four players can play, with rules governing how much they can hurt each other.
The levels you'll face take place in various terrain from forests to mountains to volcanic plains, featuring many familiar monsters as well as some new ones. The camera angle varies from location to location, from bird's eye to nearly ground level. The lands, creatures, and heroes are all rendered in 3D.
The gameplay is very similar to the originals, with you running around levels, hacking at unlimited armies of monsters, searching for gold, keys, and health-giving food...as well as a way out of the level. Bosses and other scripted events slow down the repetitious nature of the originals.
Gauntlet: Dark Legacy is an action game with some RPG trappings and should not be confused with the more true types from that genre.
Genre: Action & Adventure
Product Name: Gauntlet: Dark Legacy