Gauntlet Dark Legacy
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Gauntlet Dark Legacy

67
Critic Rating
#Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

About

Gauntlet Dark Legacy is the follow-up to Gauntlet Legends and another installment in the long-running Gauntlet series of hack-and-slash action games. As with all the Gauntlet games, you play a medieval fantasy character who, along with allies if you have them, fights his or her way through hordes of evil creatures on the never ending quest for more gold and perhaps even an eventual goal. This version contains the characters and levels from Gauntlet Legends, plus the new characters and levels from the Dark Legacy arcade game, with a few extra levels thrown in. There are eight characters to initially choose from: the mighty Warrior, the deadly Valkyrie, the quick-footed Archer, the powerful Wizard, the spellcasting Sorceress, the stalwart Knight, the valiant Dwarf, and the chaotic Jester. Although there are similarities between characters from the two games, each character looks and plays differently. In addition, there are eight alternative-modes for these characters to unlock, plus dozens of secret characters to obtain. With a multi-tap, up to four players can play, with rules governing how much they can hurt each other. Unlike the original Gauntlets, the levels you'll face take place in various terrain from forests to mountains to volcanic plains. Many of the monsters are familiar to old fans of the series, but there are some new blood among the ranks of evil, including some rather large foes.

Playtime Estimates

Main Story13.6h
Main + Extra19.1h
Completionist22.6h
All Styles15.7h
Confidence: 100%Updated: 10/2/2026

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Game Info

Release Date12/31/2000
DeveloperMidway Games West
PublisherMidway Games
PlatformsArcade, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
GenresHack and slash/Beat 'em up
IGDB Rating67/100 (23)

Game Modes

Single player
Co-operative
Split screen

Themes

Action
Fantasy

Perspectives

Third person
Bird view / Isometric

Release Dates

PlayStation 2Jul 25, 2002
XboxApr 15, 2002
ArcadeDec 31, 2000
Nintendo GameCubeMar 6, 2002
XboxJun 28, 2002
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