Gauntlet: Dark Legacy

by Midway

Product Features

• Gauntlet Dark Legacy PS2
• MIDWAY

Product Details

• ASIN: B00004U5VI
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (95 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,478 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #94 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Action
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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While it's hard to see why some four-player games are worth the trouble, Gauntlet: Dark Legacy is one game that looks, at its preview stage, like it'll have gamers begging for their PlayStation2 Multi Tap accessories and three extra Dual Shock 2 controllers.

The game is a port of the coin-op of the same name that hit the arcade in the spring of 2000. Much of the setting, action, and controls have survived the translation. The difference here is that there's just more of a good thing in the PS2's Dark Legacy. You play as one of eight characters--four from the Gauntlet Legends, plus a sorceress, knight, dwarf, and jester. Dark Legacy also features a larger selection of threads for each fighter. Once your character is attired suitably, the game becomes a stab-and-jab fest. As in Legends, the single player game is good, but it's the multiplayer mayhem that attracts people to the Gauntlet games.

Gauntlet: Dark Legacy will feature the four realms from Legends, plus four new ones and a fantastic new battlefield section. --Todd Mowatt

Product Description

Cooperative play is more important than ever as players can now work together to perform devastating special combos. Intricate levels and enchanting characters are all a feast for the eyes. Again, do battle with the dreaded undead legions in the continuation of Gauntlet Legends! Live up to your status as a Legend with Gauntlet Dark Legacy!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

61 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great replayability for solo play or groups of friends!, May 15, 2001

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Lisa Shea "medieval swordfighting enthusiast" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gauntlet: Dark Legacy (Video Game)

Gauntlet: Dark Legacy is yet another in a long line of fantastic games. I admit it, I was a HUGE addict of the original Gauntlet, with the Green Archer Needs Food Badly. When Gauntlet came out for the Nintendo, I bought it immediately and played it non stop for hours and hours. I came across G:DL when it was first released and without examining the box much at all, it was MINE. Let me tell you, I was NOT disappointed!

This is the first game we played with more than two people on our Playstation 2 - we bought the MultiTap explicitly for this game. It's a blast! And the improvements are astounding. First off, you get up to eight main characters. I have always loved the archer, but I play the others at times too. As you move them up levels, their appearance changes, they get cool familiars, their spells get more powerful, they learn new abilities, they get to heal, and much more.

The levels are both familiar and fascinating. Just wait until you get into the Jester's world! The Escher-like levels are phenomonally fun. Someone really had a good mastery of space to develop those worlds. The other graphics are equally as interesting. The music and monsters all fit well with the worlds.

It's not just hack and slash. There are a lot of puzzles, a lot of what-do-you-use-keys-on, a lot of mazes and memory and combinations involved. There are even hidden characters, additional SECRET characters and other hidden things that it's taken a ton of replaying to get a walkthrough written. The same is completely replayable and is a perfect friends-for-the-afternoon kind of game.

I enthusiastically recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good arcade game!

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gauntlet MAYHEM!!!, May 29, 2001

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Michael Richard (Iwakuni, JA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gauntlet: Dark Legacy (Video Game)

WOW!!! To say the least. I bought this game on a Thursday. My buddies and I havn't put it down since, and it's a good week later. The single player is fun, especially once you're a raging minotaur. Mine is a 53rd level with only one stat NOT maxed out. A true power house. To those who don't understand what I'm talking about, if you remember the arcade version (Legends), you'd remember the stats: Strength, Magic, Armor, and Speed. It is so rewarding to watch your character level up. I'm at level 53, just WAITING to see what changes at 60. Every ten levels your character will change and grow. At 25 and 50, your magic gains special abilities, like changing junk into gold, or ruined food into good food. These little things make the game so very rewarding. The game is fun 1 player, impossible to put down with 2, and I havn't tried 3 or 4. I'm waiting to buy the multi tap JUST for this game. Well, thats kind of alot said about nothing except that the game is great. As far as the music goes, I am impressed. Some of the sound tracks sound like their straight out of Conan and Red Sonya. Very cool! The game play is the standard hack and slash Gauntlet action. You'll never escape the James Earl Jones of Midway. "Red Minotaur needs food badly.." and the other inspiring things he says. The voice adds a much desired flavor to top and awesome game. The graphics are great and I haven't seen them lag yet. To someone weary to buy a game without trying it, this game is worth the gamble. I bought it on impulse and havn't been let down yet. Hope you enjoy this beautifull addition to the Gauntlet saga.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Multiplayer Game on PS2, December 22, 2003

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Blah (New York, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gauntlet: Dark Legacy (Video Game)

I grew up on the original Gauntlet on Nintendo. This game is every bit as fun as the original plus it is a more visually stunning than most games I have seen. The cooperative play is great. Players of all skill can play and have a great time. A great change from the shooter games where one expert just dominates. If you are great and your friend is terrible it doesn't matter, you can both play and its still fun. Anybody can play and everyone can have fun. Even my mom enjoyed playing it! That's saying something. The old characters are here and there are some great new ones as well as some cool characters you can unlock througout. The best part is that the game is long. No more of this crap you find today where you buy a game and are finished a week later. This game is great and has a lot of replay value. This is an all around great game and my personal favorite for PS2.