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GAUNTLET LEGENDS: DARK LEGACY

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 22
Date: January 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If u ever played the N64 version of Gauntlet legends, you know this game is AcTiOn PaCkeD its awesome. 4 players can battle enemys at once. Ive played the PS2 version but the GameCube Versions Graphics will be turned up a notch!!!! i seriously recommend this 2 anybody that wants a challege and an Awesome game for your collection!

PS2...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 20
Date: February 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

... Gauntlend Legends rocks! I have it for N64. The day it came out for N64 i got it and fell in love with the game! I must have played it for at least 3 hours that day. Well in Gauntlend Legends you use one of the many characters and kill these monsters with magic, swords, and other cool things! It is a game for players 1-4 and the age of gamers for it should be from 10 to 18! This game is rated TEEN for violance and blood. In 2-4 player mode you don't have to have 2 diffrent mods you use more then one player to conquer the bad guys! Awsome! This game is awsome for partys! This game you must have if you saw the movie Lord of The Rings! You should also get it if you like the game Golden Sun for Gameboy Advance.
Well as i said you will love it! Hope you get i will for Gamecube! If you dont have Gamecube get it before it is to late!!! ...

steddie eddie says\ Sean

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: February 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have owned a nintendo system for over 8 years. On N64 I owned this game and I thought it was one of the best games I've ever played. Also I've played this exact game on a gaming thing at shadow lands and its great so I highly advise you to buy it!!!!

Ignore the previous review (25 year-old gamer)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 79 / 84
Date: March 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

First off, let me apologize for the three preceding reviews, two of them are talking about the wrong product and one isn't telling you anything that helps. The reviewers have no business posting.

For those who are on the fence about whether or not they want to order this game or not, let me help a little. First off, I own the PS2 version of this game. Now, as we've seen so far, either the Gamecube release is exactly the same or improved over the PS2 version. With that in mind, either way this is a five-star game. The game that the misguided reviewers are discussing is Gauntlet Legends. Now, Gauntlet: Dark Legacy basically took Legends, doubled the number of boards and characters, and improved the graphics. There is no need to own Legends, I would just purchase this one, since everything that appears in Legends is encompassed within Dark Legacy.

As far as gameplay goes, if you like hack'n'slash type games, where you can pick up items and build your character, then this is for you. One improvement in this game is that initially there are eight characters that fall under four classes (warrior, archer, wizard, and valkyrie). As you collect the bonus coins on the different levels, you can unlock a few more (four or five, don't remember the exact number). Each class has a dominant trait (strength, armor, speed, and magic) and a special magical ability that grows more powerful at certain level-ups (wizards can use magic to change poison into food).

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You can increase each characters traits by leveling up or with gold that you collect. On the PS2 version, once one of your traits maxed out at 999, you wouldn't gain any more for the remaining three traits at level-up. From there on, you would have to increase those with gold. The one thing that upset me, since I didn't know, was that when one trait maxed out, the others reverted back to number they would have reached on their own, therefore wiping out any extra points you purchased for those traits. In essence, you should allow your character to level-up on their own and then once they max out the dominant trait, buy the rest. Basically, you should sit on your gold until one trait reads 999, otherwise you will waste gold. That was my only complaint but once I figured that out, it was a moot point and did not take away from gameplay. One of the other improvements was that one character took up a file on Legends. On the PS2, one file will hold all 12+ characters under one name.

The boards are expansive and very detailed. The enemies are relentless, varying and plentiful. One of the other great things is that the number of enemies and items is dependent upon the number of players. The more the merrier and the more chaotic. Every time I thought I had beaten the game, another board opened up. It's a fairly straight-forward game, kill everything, collect items and gold, buy items, increase character traits at level up, defeat mini-bosses and stage bosses. It's truly an adventure game, the only RPG element is the character traits, but that is the extent. This game is a lot of fun if you just want to fight and not have to do a whole lot of thinking. It's more challenging with multiple players but definitely worthwhile as a single player. There is a certain strategy to some boards to minimize the damage that your character takes.

Basically, if Nintendo changes nothing from the PS2 version, it would still be worth it. Somehow, I feel that they will add or change some things for the better. Either way, it's worth buying. One warning, if you want a true RPG, look elsewhere. This requires minor puzzle solving and very little battle strategy.

Should be an excellent game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: March 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game looks awesome. The graphics have been gratly improved since its Dreamcast counterpart and it should provide excellent 4 player action. 5 stars

Strictly a multiplayer experience

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 20 / 27
Date: March 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

First, let me qualify this review by saying that I have not played this game for more than a few hours. Also, I have not attempted playing it by myself, as frankly I can't imagine being entertained by this game's single-player offering.

And that's what Gauntlet comes down to, really. It's a great multiplayer cooperative game, but it's not meant to be played alone. If you don't have friends who can come over every week or two to join your dungeon crawl, DO NOT PICK THIS UP.

That said, I've been having a blast with this game. Gauntlet Legends was fun on the N64, and this game offers a lot of the same great gameplay with extra classes, items, and (perhaps best of all) higher-resolution graphics which makes everything easier to see.

Not that this game will win any awards for its visuals. Midway went for quantity, not quality (a good thing) and while Gauntlet has the ability to throw what seems like millions of monsters at you at once, they obviously are not high-poly models.

The framerate stutters a little at times - perhaps more than it should. In my experience it doesn't really hamper gameplay, and doesn't really bother me. If Perfect Dark's framerates bothered you, you might find this annoying as well.

One feature that I really love is the ability to manage multiple characters under each save file. For example, when I load my particular save file associated with my name 'JASON', I can then select any character class and level up in that class. I currently have a level 17 Wizard and a level 9 Warrior to my name. You can also access character arbitration between levels and change your class without worrying about managing extra save data. It's really quite nifty.

Anyway, I'm hooked on this game. I think it's underrated - you'd be hard-pressed to find a better 4-player cooperative game on the market (outside of sports titles) - if you have friends to play with, this is definitely worth a purchase.

looked before I leaped and found an awesome game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: March 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Like the title said Ilooked before I leaped. But I made the right choice. But if this is your first time playing a hack and slash game I would rent it first. The graphics are awesome and theres a good character selection. But it is pretty confuseing to navigate the levels but I would always say it's an awesome game.

okay game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: March 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this game [disappoints]
i thought this would be a good game but the graphics [disappoint]
and the camera views are awful

who is who?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: March 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

In Gauntlet: Dark Legacy for GC there are many characters, and there are some a bit similar from last time. But for the new one i thought it would be helpful to know who does what. Well its simple the sorceress and jester are for playing it safe with distance attacks. But the worrior and dwarf are for danger and the hack n' slash style. Thats all for now! (signed pro gamer)

Updated graphics, I think not!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: March 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I was very disappointed when I received this yesterday. The graphics where horrible and the picture was very dark! My daughter lost intrest in the first 2 minutes of the game. I would not recommend this for anyone!

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