Gauntlet: Dark Legacy

Being old enough to have grown up with the original Gauntlet arcade machine, I've always loved the original game. I remember playing Gauntlet with my sister on our Atari computer for hours upon hours. More recently, there was a Gauntlet game on the Sega Genesis that was pretty nice (Gauntlet IV).

Now we have Gauntlet Dark Legacy on the PS2. This game's story is about--... Wait a minute. Did I say ''story''? It's a Gauntlet game. It doesn't need a story. It's about dungeons, treasure, monsters, and mass carnage. What more could you ask for? Ah-hem. Anyway, the story's about some wizard named Garm who accidentally released the demon Skorne on the world. Skorne broke free of Garm's control, killed him, and imprisoned him in the Underworld. Then Skorne invaded the peaceful land with all of his monstrous minions. To set things right, our anonymous heroes have to find the twelve lost rune stone and some other magical artifacts.

The only safe place in the land is the...

THE GOOD:
Lots of ways to make it interesting, relatively easy to play

THE BAD:
Relatively easy to play, if you're looking for a challenge, this isn't it.

SUMMARY:
I LOVE this game! First of all, you can play up to four people - so having friends over is a good thing. Second, There are so many secrets in it - even if you solve everything, there are still goals to reach. in all, a great way to waste away a rainy afternoon.

Work your way through the different worlds, unlocking others along your way. Find the secret characters hidden in the challenges under trap doors. advance your charactersinto more powerful characters.

I think the thing I like best, is that just because, you "beat the game", you're not done with it, to collect dust on a shelf. You can still find it entertaining and challenging, especially with a friend.

THE GOOD:
Awesome graphics, sound and chracter designs.

THE BAD:
When you get a new item when your item slots are full you will not get the item. And on the chracter select screen Yellow Falconess looks like she has no top on :|

SUMMARY:
This game completely and utterly rocks. The characters have great detail on them and their voices are way better than I expected them to be. All the items have surperb effects and you can never have too many of them. Anyone who likes gauntlet games shold buy Gauntlet: Dark Legacy.

THE GOOD:
Switching it off to play another game feels good.

SUMMARY:
Visuals: Terrible. Magic effects look ok and the FMV sequences are good but everything else is dire.
I hate this game!
2/10

Audio: As bad as the visuals. Listening to could make your ears bleed. It is so annoying the way the characters sound. Their voices are crap too.
3/10

Gameplay: Multiplayer sucks big time. There is just something about it. Some games can be repetetive and good. others are not. This is one of the bad ones. You can play as a chicken by the way.
2/10

longevity: It would take you a samll while to complete but not too long at all. The cheats are rubbish.
4/10

Pick it up if you see it in a bargain bin if you have money to burn, but don't waste more than a fiver.(to see how bad it is)

THE GOOD:
Fun with friends, addictive for a short time, good graphics, and lots of characters.

THE BAD:
Lack of replay value. Gets pretty boring after a while.

SUMMARY:
Well not much I can say on this game. I played it in the arcade which I thought was just great. So my transition over to PS2 was with high hopes. Unfortunatey it did not deliver like I expected but still had a solid performance.

You can choose between several mythical warriors in your quest to go through various levels fighting monsters, zombies, dragons, ect...There are various items to collect that aid you in your quest making you stronger. You get oney a well you can spend on more items after you complete a level. Experience is gained by your performance in the levels being how many monsters you kill.

I found it especially fun with some friends as it makes it easier as well as interesting. Though once you get very strong...

THE GOOD:
One of the few PS2 games with a cooperative 4-player mode (a nice change from (Bond-style shoot-em-ups). I found the one-player mode to also be quite fun, though.

THE BAD:
It often gets pretty crowded with 3 or 4 players, so that getting through the levels gets a bit more difficult. Replaying levels gets old.

SUMMARY:
I enjoyed the original on NES, and this definitely has improved over the original. There is more of a storyline, but it has minimal effect on the gameplay. I like the addition of a few more playable characters, and the option to unlock more. In summary, I think it is well worth buying, particularly if you often get together with friends to play games, like I do.