Joystiq review: Gauntlet demo
by Christopher Grant 
{ Nov 19th 2005 at 4:30PM }
Midway has brought its classic dungeon-crawler to the Xbox Live Arcade and, despite some cosmetic touches, does nothing to diferentiate itself from its quarter-hungry hack & slash ancestor. The demo allows you to play as any of the four "different" characters, the Warrior, Valkyrie, Wizard, and Elf, through two levels. The franchise's popular co-op mode is unavailable in either local or Live on the demo.
There is one redeeming quality of this iteration: unlimited health! The scientists at Joystiq Labs found that by
pressing Y you fill your health faster than walking into enemies depletes it, and in turn kill them faster than using
your weapon! When you can “add money” to the machine faster than fire your weapon, it’s a clear sign of the designer’s
intentions. Even though the demo is free and the “insert quarter” feature is free, it’s hard not to feel violated when
you play a game whose every waking moment is consumed by thoughts of shiny, silver coins.
Overall Score: 6.0/10
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tyler @ Dec 18th 2005 9:13PM
I am first commenter...... and 7 sorrows better kick ass or I'm going on a hunger strike!
pr0cs @ Dec 18th 2005 9:13PM
how accurate is the Gauntlet game/demo? I'm talking in regards to the quarter swallowing version of the game.
Does it have the good ole'
"WIZARD NEEDS FOOD BADLY"
or
"ELF SHOT THE FOOD"
voice packs?
pr0cs @ Dec 18th 2005 9:13PM
how accurate is the Gauntlet game/demo? I'm talking in regards to the quarter swallowing version of the game.
Does it have the good ole'
"WIZARD NEEDS FOOD BADLY"
or
"ELF SHOT THE FOOD"
voice packs?
KrAzYmAn @ Dec 18th 2005 9:13PM
I love this game, I have dark legacy, and I hope seven sorrows is backwars compatable. Can you play this game co-op over live. I assume you can play co-op localy.
Oshi @ Dec 18th 2005 9:13PM
red wizard shot the food. is the greatest game voice ever recorded.
zelig2 @ Dec 18th 2005 9:13PM
How are the graphics on this game? Does it add pillars to the side and keep the standard Gauntlet view?
As for the Live component it has been stated before that Gauntlet will allow Co-op over Live.
pr0cs @ Dec 18th 2005 9:13PM
Too bad the guys playing (and running this site) are too busy to bother commenting on the 'accuracy' of the Gauntlet conversion.
Hey guys, are these comments just ment for us peons to yell at each other?