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26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
4-play at it's best!, 4 Jul 2002
You know, it really bugs me when I read magazine (or online) reviews of xbox games, and they award a low score 'because it doesn't fully utilise the xbox potential and is no better than the same game on the PS2 or Gamecube'. What these reviewers so often overlook is the sheer playability of the game. Now don't get me wrong - I reckon Gauntlet Dark Legacy looks great. The characters are nicely animated, and the game has a colourful look that is missing from many Xbox games that seem to go for muted reality. The hordes of monsters (and I do mean hordes!) swarm at you smoothly, and the backgrounds are very pleasant to look at. The game sounds good as well, with some typically cheesy fantasy music, grunts and groans from the beasties, and obviously the famous Gauntlet Speech (you must all remember "Red Warrior needs food... badly"). But where this game really shines is in sheer playability. Whether you play on your own, or with one or more mates (either competitively or cooperatively), you'll find yourselves enjoying the experience immensely as you hack your way through the various enemies. Play multiplayer and you'll either find yourselves racing each other to the food, treasure chests and special items, or guarding the route while one of your companions steals in. Each level that I've encountered so far (and I've only played about 17 levels!) is massive, with plenty of scope for total backtracking to pick up items you've missed. And when you consider the total number of levels available - this game will take some playing to get to the end! On top of this, you get to see your character advancing as you play (in a basic role playing style), and at the end of each level you get to use a shop to buy any items you require, or sell things you've picked up and don't require. Top stuff.
To sum up, a great game, easy to play, fiendishly addictive, and in multi-player mode a must have game!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Red Dwarf needs food badly!, 1 May 2005
Gauntlet Dark Legacy got a bit of a kicking in the magazine reviews when it was released, possibly because reviewers were hoping for something more like the console versions of Baldur's Gate than Gauntlet, but in my opinion this game stayed true to its roots in delivering a straightforward arcade-style game for up to 4 players simultaneously where the only objective is to fight your way through hordes of enemies in search of the exit - which is fine by me!
One thing to be clear about is that Gauntlet Dark Legacy is basically just a slightly expanded re-issue of Gauntlet Legends, released previously on PS1 and Dreamcast - it's essentially the same game with a few added levels and an enlarged roster of unlockable characters, so you might well feel short-changed if you already own Legends.
I can't comment on the PS2 version because I haven't played it, but owners of multiple consoles might find it useful to know that the Xbox version of Dark Legacy is significantly better than the Gamecube version - the Xbox version has 60Hz support which the Gamecube version lacks, the gameplay is smoother and faster, and movies play smoothly whereas on the Gamecube they are afflicted with a nasty jerkiness.
Finally, if you want arcade-perfect versions of the old 2D Gauntlet games on your Xbox, Gauntlet can be found on Midway Arcade Treasures, and Gauntlet II can be found on Midway Arcade Treasures 2.
Fingers crossed for "Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows", due for release Q4 2005 on PS2/Xbox/PC and coded by a team led by John Romero (Doom, Quake) and Josh Sawyer (Icewind Dale) - looks cool, but talk of "expanded RPG elements" probably means that Dark Legacy is going to be the last of the old skool Gauntlet games!
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
a legendary game returns., 19 May 2002
Some of you may remember this series of games from past consoles such as the master system, or more recently the playstation. Well finally this brilliant series has returned to the console in a new and improved way. The graphics have obviously been improved a hell of a lot (well you cant use old 2d graphics on an xbox now can you?), and gameplay is smoother and faster than ever. The main objective of this game is to kill everything that comes at you, there may be a plot somewhere in it but basically it's kill hordes and hordes of hell beasts that come at you. You take control of one of several characters, either a wizard, warrior, an archer etc. to destroy the creatures that plague each world. This is a hack and slash RPG so don't expect anything hugely original but do expect fun galore as you hack away at zombies that fall apart as you attack them. This game is indeed very enjoyable and worth playing but its is a matter of opinion, if you into mindless killing in a hack and slash fashion RPG, then this will indeed satisfy your need to maim, but if your into RPG's with an engrossing story to tell and interesting characters to interact with, best to stay well clear. I found the game really fun for a while but I do prefer RPG's without the hack and slash battle system, and ones with an interesting story line, but still I very much enjoyed playing it. It's especially good in multiplayer mode with a couple of mates, a good laugh it was joining forces to conquer over the forces of darkness.
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