Gauntlet - Nintendo DS

by Eidos

Product Features

• Co-op and Competitive Multiplayer - In addition to Co-operative single player campaign, you can compete locally or over the internet in ranked Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Treasure Horde game modes.
• 4 Playable Heroes - You have a choice of the 4 classic character classes in 8 colors, each with individual strengths and weaknesses, and an exclusive set of 4 Power Moves that are earned throughout Story Mode.
• Captivating Audio and Graphics - Full 3D on both screens creates beautiful, immersive maps that are complemented by original scores of dramatic orchestral music.
• Microphone over Wi-Fi - Communicate with the competition with VoIP using the Nintendo DS microphone.

Product Details

• ASIN: B00161G20Y
• Item Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,028 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Be there when heroes and monsters clash with Gauntlet for the Nintendo DS, an adventurous update to the arcade classic. This game offers a complete package for the RPG battle enthusiast, including the urgency and variety of true arcade-style play along with the multiplayer action, dynamic 3D graphics, high-quality sound, and portability of the DS.

Battle enemies across three huge 3D realms. View larger.

Capture new and classic monsters for your bestiary. View larger.

A Gruesome Mix of New and Original Characters
Fans of the original arcade game's heroes will be thrilled to see the four character classes -- Warrior, Valkyrie, Elf, and Wizard -- return in this version. Additionally, each class comes in eight colors with distinctive strengths and weaknesses, and an engaging, experience-based combat system offers you the ability to earn access to four power moves as you progress through the story. Beyond these power moves, you'll acquire a wide range of unique pickups that include special bait for attracting monsters and a potion that lets you catch whole mobs of enemies in the paralysis of a glacial freeze.

To keep things dynamic, your enemies are just as varied as the skills at your disposal. You'll come face to face with 32 enemy types, including a cohort of all new monsters and favorites like Skeletons, the Thief, and Death itself.

Detailed Environments, Intricate Maps, and Original Music
Beginning in the clouds of Ascendia, you'll use 40 detailed maps to fight your way across three different realms, ending up in the lava-filled landscape of the Abyss. Full 3D on both screens of the DS and dynamic orchestral music from an original score add to immersive quality of these vast realms. With so many enemies to cut down and so much ground to cover, it's no wonder the original was a classic.

Multiplayer Options for Advanced Campaigns
Options for cooperative play let you use local connections or WiFi to move through the realms of Gauntlet with up to three friends -- you can even join a friend's game that is already in progress. And when your favorite character gains experience in cooperative play, you can then take that benefit back to your own single-player campaign. If competition is your game, then you'll appreciate the ranked multiplayer contests using the Death Match, Team Death Match, and Treasure Hoarde game modes. And, whether you're working with or against them, you can communicate with other players using VoIP technology and the Nintendo DS microphone for a more realistic connection.

Product Description

Travel as a lone Hero, or with up to 3 companions, through 40 maps across 3 realms, from Ascendia high in the clouds to the bowels of the lava-ridden Abyss.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet!!, September 10, 2009

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Nathan Karstedt "Nate" (Watkinsville, Ga United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Gauntlet - Nintendo DS (Video Game)

I was happy to see this game, not b/c I am a fan, but b/c of the wifi you can play co op with up to 4 players and it uses the DS microphone to talk to your playmates! I just hope there is no friend codes needed b/c that is really annoying!!

Hopefully this game will come out soon so I can buy it!

1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great dose of the classics!, February 15, 2010

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Video Game History "Gamer 4 life" (United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Gauntlet - Nintendo DS (Video Game)

let's get our dose!

I would like to see this game released. What is the holdup?

4 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Is this game ever being released???, April 17, 2009

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Marion J. Ross - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Gauntlet - Nintendo DS (Video Game)

I'm a huge fan of the original Gauntlet arcade game. My friends and I have been waiting patiently for this to be released, but the date keeps getting pushed back. Currently, the date is TBA...again. Wikipedia sets a date of 24 April 2009 (less than 2 weeks from now), but none of the game stores have it listed as "Coming Soon."

What's the hold up???