![]() ![]() Gauntlet games have always had a focus on co-op gameplay and Gauntlet Legends is no exception. Yes, Gauntlet Legends supports four player co-op which is extremely fun but as you may or may not know, I’m the only one at Gaming Pastime that enjoys the Gauntlet series so all of the clips in this video are of me playing solo. Your character needs to be saved to a memory card which is actually a good idea because that means you can use your character in anybody’s game. The secret characters are variants of the starting ones. Once you acquire all of the coins you can switch to the unlocked character after beating a level while retaining your current stats. These rooms require you to collect a max of fifty coins before the timer reaches zero which is not all that hard. Secret characters are unlocked by finding the hidden entrances to Treasure Rooms in certain levels. It’s actually very cool and very helpful. When you reach level twenty five you unlock a familiar that will always be flying near your character and attack whenever you attack. Basically you’ll start out slow and weak but by the time you get to the end of the game you should be able to decimate basic enemies without too much of a problem. Every time you level up your stats increase, making you stronger. When you kill monsters you gain experience and will eventually level up, capped off at level ninety nine. These stats include strength, speed, magic, and armour. They each use a different weapon and have a different amount of points distributed into their base stats. When you start the game you can choose from one of four characters – the Warrior, Valkyrie, Wizard, and Archer, which was normally the Elf in previous games. ![]() There’s just something so addicting about killing monsters in these games, and that’s never been more true when talking about Gauntlet Legends. ![]() If it gets you hooked, Gauntlet Legends is the kind of game that won’t let go. You kill monsters, collect treasure, and navigate through a multitude of maze-like levels. This was the first 3D Gauntlet game to come to home consoles and whenever I talk to others that enjoy the game, they usually tell me a story about how they would play it all the time, with or without friends, maybe they leveled up one or more characters to the max, and generally how much they enjoyed it. Gauntlet Legends really took some steps forward in terms of gameplay but yet still managed to retain the core mechanics of previous titles meaning it’s the same repetitive shit from beginning to end. After beating this game I think I can honestly say that if you never liked the Gauntlet series, then there’s very little here that might change your mind. In my Gauntlet IV review I said this was a love it or hate it kind of series and that’s still true. This was the first console version of the game and it also introduced an inventory system which is a pretty big deal. The Nintendo 64 version is considered to be the best. As of right now I’ve only played the Nintendo 64 version of the game but from what I hear, the PlayStation version is the worst, only supporting two players rather than four, and having significantly less enemies in the levels. I recently acquired the Dreamcast version for my collection and I hear it’s basically a straight arcade port with some features added from the sequel, Gauntlet Dark Legacy. It was ported to the N64 in 1999, and the Sony PlayStation and Sega Dreamcast in 2000. Developed and published by Atari Games, Gauntlet Legends was released as an arcade game in October, 1998. For this review I’ll be going over Gauntlet Legends for the Nintendo 64. When someone says the word “Gauntlet” I usually think of two things – the Gauntlet series of games and the unrelated Gauntlet movie starring Clint Eastwood. ![]()
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