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Gauntlet: Dark Legacy (Xbox)

The all-new iteration in the 3D "hack'n'slash" time-honored arcade classic Gauntlet franchise. The revolutionary Gauntlet game design allows players to work as a team as they venture through eight dangerous worlds. One to four players can select one of eight different characters. Using force of arms and exotic magical powers, players vanquish creatures, search for treasure, evade traps, and embark on quests. [Midway]

Midway
Action
Players: 4
T (Teen)
Developer: Midway
Released April 23, 2002

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

54 / 100

Critic Reviews

72 GameZone
While the single-player game is fun, the multiplayer cooperative quests are where it really is entertaining.
70 GamerWeb Xbox
While Gauntlet: Dark Legacy is a decent enough game, its main saving grace is the four player co-op play, something of a rarity.
62 Official Xbox Magazine
If you've played this game before, there really is absolutely no reason to play it again. [July 2002, p.80]
60 Xbox Nation Magazine
Flawed but solidly fun, deep as a dime, and airy as a zeppelin. [Summer 2002, p.93]
55 Media and Games Online Network
A dated dud. The game can be a kick for a while in multiplayer, but it’s tendency towards the tedious kills the single-player experience.
51 GameSpot
A dated game that has remained unchanged in this latest release.
50 Hot Games
It's the same Gauntlet, and we're tired of running it.
49 IGN
Less demanding gamers will get a kick out of its intuitive setup, but those in the hardcore bunch will tire of its simplicity promptly.
42 XenGamers
The repetitive action, repetitive action, bland graphics and most of all the repetitive action will numb you as you play.

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