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Gauntlet: Dark Legacy
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 20 critic reviews
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Based on 13 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Midway
Developer: Midway
Genre(s): Action
Players: 4
ESRB Rating: T (Teen)
Release Date: March 7, 2002
Summary
Alone or with up to 3 of your friends, embark on a quest to collect the mythic 13 runestones and battle the evil wizard Garm in this all-new iteration in the 3D "hack'n'slash" time-honored arcade classic Gauntlet franchise. Expanded inventory system, stereo sound, higher resolution graphics, and more new secret codes & power ups available only on the GameCube. [Midway]
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Hot Games
The game is still fun, and still retains the exploratory element that made the first game so addictive.
Read Full Review >GameShark
A complete and pleasant surprise for me. It's not a thinking-man's game, but mindless fun has its appeal. The multiplayer aspect is good, too.
Read Full Review >Media and Games Online Network
An enjoyable home adaptation of the Arcade Gauntlet that just doesn't match the original...The single-player runs thin.
Read Full Review >GameZone
If you are more into structured RPGs or adventures with a little more plot, story, and character interaction...you may want to run to the video store for this one and see if it’s for you.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
This game's visuals are more a bitter pill for the eyes than a feast, and most of your time is spent jamming on the A button; but I couldn't help but enjoy Dark Legacy. [May 2002, p.84]
Nintendo Power
It's nothing revolutionary or eye-popping, but I can't deny how satisfyingly fun it is. [Apr 2002, p.148]
TotalGames.net
The jerky framerate in particular is unforgivable and not tweaking the game engine to account for the extra grunt behind the GameCube is something that Midway should acknowledge as a huge mistake.
Read Full Review >Electric Playground
Some nasty, stale visuals for a GameCube game. Fuzzy, flat, funky--if Dark Legacy were food, you'd find it in a pub, on a Friday, because nobody had touched it on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
Read Full Review >GamerWeb Nintendo
It isn't a bad game, but its sub-par graphics and repetitive nature don't do anything to help its cause. It is heavy on action, but very light on technique.
Read Full Review >Total Video Games
An average title, the gameplay isn’t quite solid but there are enough elements to keep you battling for more frantic action.
Read Full Review >GamePro
Just don't expect to get too much fulfillment from the single-player game unless you've recently been lobotomized.
Read Full Review >GameSpy
Especially boring was the fact that characters that die cannot be brought into the game immediately -- you have to go back to the nexus (that's not what it's called, but hey, it's my review) and get them, restarting the level again in its entirety. Ugh.
Read Full Review >My Gamer
Overall Gauntlet: Dark Legacy seems archaic and primitive considering what the Gamecube is capable of and it won’t be hooking many new fans into the Gauntlet series.
Read Full Review >IGN
As a single-player experience it's rare to want to play it for more than 20 or so minutes straight through.
Read Full Review >GameCube Europe
Yeah, the game is really long, but is there any variety or challenge? Not really. And, if you’re not sick of playing by the end of just a couple of these annoyingly long levels, I admire your patience.
Read Full Review >XenGamers
Pretty soon you realize that the reason you’re so impatient to get out of the levels is because you’re just not having fun. And that’s when you’re done playing for good.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
As a showcase of the GameCube's technical abilities, Gauntlet: Dark Legacy doesn't measure up to other titles in the system's library. More importantly, as a game, it smacks of mediocrity.
Read Full Review >Play Magazine
If Gauntlet were a used car, It'd be a '72 Pinto with 400,000 miles on it. [May 2002, p.58]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 9.1 (out of 10) based on 13 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Cory C. gave it a9:
Better then the 64 version. Item ueage and selling is buggy but doesn't take away from the game. Very addicting. Great choice of characters. Over all good game.
Brian A. gave it a10:
a almost perfectly made game definetly a must have on gamecube.
jhork mn. gave it an8:
the graphics reek, but i like this game. hack and slash it is. its fun, especially with friends. get 4, and have a blast! and you can always add to the immense variety by simply switching characters. many of them r different.
Mikkel gave it a10:
Why is this game rated so lowly? Its amazing!
Larry R. gave it a10:
I love this game, I don't grt tired of playing it. in fact it's almost the only one I play.
Akhil M. gave it a 10:
Fabulous.
Brad M. gave it a 10:
It's amazing!!!!! i couldnt believe how much fun it is, my friend and i had a sleep over, this game rox sooo much! we played for 13 hours straight!!!!
