Eidos shoots the food, confirms Gauntlet for DS

by Jason Dobson { Apr 7th 2008 at 9:05AM }

Eidos and developer Backbone are bringing Gauntlet's food-shooting, poison-eating, death-avoiding action to the Nintendo DS later this year. Eidos describes the upcoming title as a "modern reworking" of the arcade classic, thankfully returning the series to its overhead roots rather than the forgettable 3D entries of recent years.

Gauntlet for the DS will once again reunite the series' iconic Elf, Warrior, Wizard, and Valkyrie, and include 40 maps across three different areas. What's more, as Gauntlet has always been been strongest when played in groups, this latest version will boast ranked 4-player co-op and competitive multiplayer modes, playable both wirelessly and over Nintendo's Wi-Fi Connection. Just remember, shots do NOT hurt other players ... yet.

[Via Nintendo DS Fanboy]

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Tags: arcade, backbone, breakingnews, eidos, gauntlet, hack-and-slash, hackandslash, handheld, midway, wificonnection

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

KeenCommander @ Apr 7th 2008 9:12AM

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! The degree to which I love Gauntlet (including the 3D ones which weren't that bad) can not be expressed in words. I must have this game - please come out soon.

Co @ Apr 7th 2008 9:19AM

I liked the Gauntlets on N64....

PojoMofo @ Apr 7th 2008 9:34AM

I too liked the 3D gauntlets, I think it was called Dark Legacy.

I loved playing those in the arcade back in the day. almost a preveiw of WOW....almost.

ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Apr 7th 2008 9:40AM

Sorry I'm not an old-school guy: how epic is Gauntlet?

driven2sin @ Apr 7th 2008 11:13PM

arcade version pimped out all kids bday money daily

Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Apr 7th 2008 9:45AM

I think he was referring to 7 Sorrows, which was the worst gauntlet game ever created.

Dark Legacy and Legend were the best party games ever until rock band.

Co @ Apr 7th 2008 10:05AM

Hmm... I dunno though. Rock Band is pretty pricey for a party game. Wii Sports still seems to be the one to put on in front of all the "What the hell is a video game?" crowd and have it be a blast for 3-4 good hours. And for the videogame inclined, it tends to be Mario Party 8 (I know I know...) or, hell who am I kidding it's Wii Sports.

Sir Fidlious Wong (Zeon Defense Force) @ Apr 7th 2008 10:22AM

Can't help but wonder, Co, why every one of your party game recommendations have a Nintendo logo in front of them....

mr nimblewick @ Apr 7th 2008 10:38AM

I think its obvious. Nintendo makes the best party games. Hell, the PS2 only had to two controller inputs.

KeenCommander @ Apr 7th 2008 10:53AM

Oh yeah, I'd completely forgotten about 7 Sorrows which really was crap, but Legends and Dark Legacy pwn.

Sir Fidlious Wong (Zeon Defense Force) @ Apr 7th 2008 10:25AM

Ever since getting an actual quest structure like Diablo or Untold Legends, I can't go back to Gauntlet. And I tried multiple times.

snarfoogle @ Apr 7th 2008 12:34PM

I had some good times with Gauntlet Legends for 64 and Dreamcast. The funniest part was the two character specials. "Dwarf! Get on my back!"

Shagittarius @ Apr 7th 2008 1:12PM

Wii needs games...badly.

Co @ Apr 7th 2008 3:22PM

Your mom needs.... ah hell, I'm just not feelin' it today.

arrakisman @ Apr 7th 2008 1:18PM

So the DS gets a quarter eater add on now right?

Kangstarr @ Apr 7th 2008 1:22PM

I have my cereal...here's the milk

BPM [SSBB: 5026 4120 1186] @ Apr 7th 2008 1:39PM

Wait... Eidos? I thought Midway owned the series, after the acquisition (and closing) of Atari Games (not to be confused with Atari, Inc.).

Oh, well. Still interested in this...