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Gauntlet: Dark Legacy is at heart a mindless hack n' slash. Sure, there's leveling up, but games like Pokemon even surpass it in character depth and customization. If one looks at reviews around the internet by professional gaming websites, the scores may seem relatively low compared to most other "successful" games out there. All that being said however, Gauntlet is a great time killer of a purchase. Essentially, you're going through about 60 levels or so hacking, slashing, opening gates, and collecting various items. For every 5 commonly themed levels, one will then encounter a boss tied to the same theme as the "realm" of the 5 levels just completed. These realms are your orthodox medieval/Greek/mythology based theme designs, with stereotypical enemies one would assume would dwell these worlds. Nonetheless, the variety is fun and at times unique (the Dream World is pure wackiness). Graphically speaking, don't expect anything special whatsoever. A relatively solid framerate comes at the cost of a low polygon count of levels, enemies, and characters all around. Regardless, these graphics remain loyal to the look and feel of the arcade version. Sound is one of the game's absolute strongest points. The music is at times AWESOME and far too epic to be in such a simple game as this (This is not a jab against the gameplay. I'm saying, some of this stuff belongs in epics like Elder Scrolls). The character voices and enemy grunts are nothing too special, but golly that Sumner's Voice that dialogues the course of the gameplay is beyond cool. Echoing and deep, the player longs to hear his words of praise and/or caution. Now, onto the crucial part: Gameplay. The gameplay in Gauntlet can be argued as mundane and repetitive, and to be honest there really is no variety in the way one plays the game. There's a standard attack, a charged attack, and a turbo/special attack regulated by a stamina meter of sorts. Sure, there's different classes of characters to choose from, but essentially the way levels are completed is the formula of kill, collect, open, repeat. If that isn't your cup of tea, I would not recommend this game for you. If however, you find glee in tackling on the challenge of these levels (and they do get a little tougher), there's HOURS of gameplay to be found. Add some friends into the mix, and there goes weeks of campaigning to completely rid the Sumner's Tower of evil. It's also true that with a friend or two (or three), this game is a LOT more fun and social. Also, there is a story to this game, although it's forgettable and can probably be summarized within a good sentence or two. If story's a big thing for you in games, then I'm sorry to say that this game disappoints. This comes down to replayability. If the gameplay tickles your gamer bone, there's months of potential gameplay to be found here. There are 8 starting classes, and quite a good number more of unlockable "mythological" versions of these classes (Ex. The warrior class has a complementary unlockable class called the Minotaur). Leveling all these classes up will take a LOOOOOONG time, so go crazy. When all's said and done, I gave Gauntlet a 4/5. I personally love the gameplay, although it's a bit shallow and rough around the edges.Read full review
This game has it all in terms of multiplayer fun in a great fantasy setting. Highly recommended for retro gamers! Seems to work perfectly on my Nintendo Wii as well.
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great game for a saturday! why you ask?...it takes up loads of time...but the levels for 2002 graphics look like 2007 graphics! if you love RPGS and you have the platform to play it on i suggest you buy it! plus some other fun features are muliplayer action and the game rating is T just for the explosions and small amounts of blood that i dont pay attention too. overall 5/5 but still could use 1...2... more features i'd buy it for a price that it's worth like... $23.00 to $26.95 if you can get a lower price than that...GOOD DEAL! :
I've been wanting this game for years & finally had the chance to get it! Me & my husband play all night! Thank you!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Okay so here is the deal. Playing this game via disc stand alone provides no "jumping of sound" and runs smooth. It is way better then the Dreamcast game but that being said many graphics improved. However there are things about the N64 game I miss a lot ( a lot ). Like no FMV, cut scenes ( which could have been rendered fully in the GCN version. The uneeded graphics. The exit from the load screen ( that chime plays with your reappearance animation while the N64 version is silent with another sound ) where the N64 plays it right when exiting. The warp where your character model minimize ( where the N64 version makes it gold but in the GCN the entire character minimize then turns gold ). I am looking forward to a Switch version of this game or possible MMORPG with the same exact visual style. The only thing missing about this game is a FPS mode, or Second person mode ( like Mario 64 ) camera. Otherwise it is great and colorful and a joy to playRead full review
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