Gauntlet: Dark Legacy | PlayStation 2 | PS2

About the Game

A port of the arcade game, Gauntlet: Dark Legacy is the follow-up to 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 his or her 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.

Gameplay & Core Systems

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. With a multi-tap, up to four players can play, with rules governing how much they can hurt each other. Unlike the original Gauntlets, the levels you'll face take place in various terrain from forests to mountains to volcanic plains. Unlike the early Gauntlet arcade games, the camera angle varies from location to location, from bird's eye to nearly ground level. While the graphics have been upgraded, the gameplay is very similar.

Standout Features

• In addition, there are eight alternative-modes for these characters to unlock, plus dozens of secret characters to obtain.
• Many of the monsters are familiar to old fans of the series, but there is some new blood among the ranks of evil, including some rather large foes.
• While levels can be gained and characters saved, Gauntlet: Dark Legacy is an action game with some RPG trappings and should not be confused with the more true types from that genre.
• You basically run around levels, hacking at what seems like unlimited armies of monsters, searching for gold, keys, and health-giving food...as well as a way out of the level.

Modes & Ways to Play

Player support includes Same/Split-Screen and Co-Op.