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Game dossier

Gauntlet Dark Legacy

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A medieval fantasy hack-and-slash adventure with cooperative multiplayer, varied environments, and a large roster of playable characters.

The briefing

About this game

Gauntlet: Dark Legacy is a medieval fantasy hack-and-slash action game and follow-up to Gauntlet: Legends. Players battle through hordes of evil creatures across environments ranging from forests and mountains to volcanic plains while collecting gold.

The game includes eight initial characters: Warrior, Valkyrie, Archer, Wizard, Sorceress, Knight, Dwarf, and Jester. Each has a distinct appearance and play style, with eight alternate character modes to unlock and dozens of secret characters to obtain. Content from Gauntlet: Legends appears alongside new characters and levels from the Dark Legacy arcade game, plus additional levels.

With a multi-tap, up to four players can adventure together, with rules controlling how much players can harm one another. The enemies include familiar series foes as well as new and notably large creatures.

Game Details

  • Release date: May 1, 2001
  • Genres: Action; Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
  • Platforms: Arcade, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 2, Xbox
  • Developers: Midway, Midway Games, Pocket Studios
  • Publishers: Midway, Midway Games