Gauntlet Legends

by Playstation

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Product Details

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• ASIN: B000021Y4U
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 28, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,638 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Editorial Review

The arcade version of Gauntlet Legends is a cult favorite--a four-way hack-slash-and-burn-everything-in-sight binge through a fantasy world full of monsters. It's almost like Lord of the Rings without the bothersome plot.

A lot of people were probably awfully excited when Midway decided to bring Gauntlet to the PlayStation, and for the most part their game is intact. The world of Gauntlet is colorful, littered with treasure chests that can be unlocked with keys gained from slaying beasts. The four main characters are back--Valkyrie, warrior, wizard, and archer--with the promise of hidden characters as well.

Unfortunately, the PlayStation version of this game lacks a four-player mode, which will certainly disappoint fans of the coin-op, but two-player mode can be fun. The real weakness of Gauntlet Legends is its one-player mode, which becomes old rather quickly, so players should have someone ready to join in. --Robb Guido

Pros:

• Fun two-player mode

Cons:

• No four-player mode, to the disappointment of fans everywhere.

Product Description

This is the game Gauntlet Legends for the Playstation 1. This game may not come with the original case and instructions. We stand by our products and offer a 60 day guarantee. If a game does not work within 60 days from the time you receive it we will gladly exchange it for you.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, April 4, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Gauntlet Legends (Video Game)

This game is so cool. I have played the original gauntlet games before and loved them, but i always hated that your life gradually depleted,but in this game it doesn't.Also you have the ability to gain levels so you can get stronger,buy things with the gold you pick up,and find dozens of items and power ups to make you journey alot easier, you also have special attacks that destroy tons of enemys at once. If you like action/rpg games, this game is for you.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as great as the arcade...but still not tooo bad, June 29, 2000

By A Customer

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Gauntlet Legends (Video Game)

While the arcade game is completely awesome and addicting, the Play station version isn't half bad. Really, who ever thinks that a game made for the arcade will be as great at home as it was in the arcade has some serious problems. As far as i've noticed (with out beating the whole game, which should happen later today) there are only a few problems. One is that of course you only can have 2 players instead of 4, and another is that it seems to easy. Where in the arcade you'd be sweating and grabbing more quarters, in this game you may think "well i dunno" and then still end up winning. it lacks any serious competition for the player. but if you want a way to numb your mind for a few hours, and aren't to picky about perfect graphics or brain beating competition, this game isn't a bad way to go.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bad arcade port, but fun anway., May 26, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Gauntlet Legends (Video Game)

Gauntlet Legends on the PSX has gotten some poor reviews, but I think it was actually quite a good game. When will people understand that arcade games converted to consoles will ALWAYS lose something in the translation? It never fails. This has been true with just about every title that has ever been brought home from the arcade, from the old Street Fighter 2 all the way up to the Tekken series, so it should be no surprise here.

Also, I think that taking away the decreasing life was a GOOD thing, and that alone made the rating for the PSX version worth at least 3 stars. That was nothing but a cheap ploy to make you spend way more quarters than any reasonably skilled player should have to. There are far better and more realistic ways to create a challenge than to have characters lose life for no earthly reason. That's just lame, and it's something I've always hated about the Gauntlet series. With that feature finally removed, the game is now actually an adventure, not the "rat in a maze" type of thing it used to be.

The music on this game is also very good, particularly the main theme that plays during the menu screens and the music on Warrior's Mountain. The boss music is cool too, even with the modernized tracks slipped in there. Some music, though, was just annoying, such as the first of the Town stages with the Zombies.

There were a few disappointments, though. I don't think there was enough challenge, especially in the boss battles. I was also disappointed that the Spider Queen boss was missing completely. The only thing that made the stages more challenging is that they became increasingly more maze-like (not good in my opinion--makes things extremely repetitive and unnecessarily tedious) and that the enemies simply moved a little faster and took more hits to kill.

Also, the graphics were rather poor when compared to the arcade. It's impossible for any console to completely match an arcade version, especially not in the graphics or animation department, but I think the PSX could have done much better than this. The FMVs were fine, but outside of that, all of the heroes are very blocky and pixelated, especially on the character selection screen. Once you get into the game though, the graphics become less of annoyance because you're not really paying them too much attention.

The absence of the 4-player mode was a weakness as well, but two is also fun. I don't think the PSX version had enough challenge even for one player though, let alone four.

Overall, those expecting a perfect arcade-to-console port should look elsewhere, but this game was still fun, and good enough to stand on its own merits.