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!

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Gauntlet MAYHEM!!!  May 29, 2001 By Michael Richard
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.

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The Best Multiplayer Game on PS2  Dec 22, 2003 By Blah
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.

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Gauntlet:Dark Legacy is way cool.....  Dec 05, 2002 By blackaciddevil
I've played previous incarnations of Gauntlet and, I'll be the first to admit, you do see alot of Diablo and Baldurs Gate:Dark Alliance in it. Even so, you got to remember that Gauntlet has been around longer than all of them. Unlike those games, Gauntlet doesn't take itself too seriously and that is what makes it such a blast to play. Going from level to level hacking and slashing, figuring out puzzles, and trying to collect everthing you need to progress in the game is way cool. If I had any gripes, it'd have to be with the graphics. Although they were better than any previous Gauntlet released, I still don't think they harnessed the true power of the Playstation2. I think they coulda been alot better than they were. One thing is for sure, though, the graphics didn't look like N64 graphics. They were better than that but they coulda been better. Other than that, Gauntlet:Dark Legacy was awesome. Even better with friends, too. Definitely worth recommending to everyone. This game is fun, fun, fun.

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Gaunlet Dark Legacy  Apr 01, 2002
This game is terribly addicting... for me. I can understand why this game got bad reviews, because it can seem repetitive and boring at times, but only when you have no new levels to go to. There are plently of characters and each has four different costumes. Each character has their own moves and special moves. Sure, the graphics aren't great, but this game is a classic.

Gameplay
The single player can get boring after a while, but if you buy the PS2 MultiTap and play with a bunch of friends the game can be great... I haven't played with four people but I'm assuming it would be cool because the pressure grows as your teammates drop like flies. The game can get boring, but rent it for a long weekend, you'll enjoy it.

Graphics
Like I said, they aren't perfect but it's an arcade game and the graphics work well for me. Some animations look choppy and weird but you'll get over it as soon as you open up a heap of levels and characters.

Controls
Simple, simple, and simple. You'll learn these within a couple minutes. Great controls.

Overall
Good game. It has some obvious flaws but if you like this kind of stuff then buy it, there aren't many other games like it, and it's an instant classic.

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