Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows

Description

Gauntlet is back for yet another iteration. The Emperor has crucified his four loyal heroes to a magic tree, driven by a maniac thirst for their immortality. Hundreds of years later, as only a ghost, he came to regret all the wrong deeds he has done and frees them, asking them to defeat his six former advisors in an attempt to undo what he has done.

This version of Gauntlet goes back to the roots: The warrior, valkyrie, elf, and wizard fight their way through hordes of enemies to make their way to the six bosses. The game is mostly a hack'n'slash affair, puzzles are limited to finding keys and pressing buttons that open doors and portals. Every character has a unique set of moves and attacks: The warrior has rather powerful attacks, the valkyrie has quick moves, the elf can shoot powerful arrows, and the wizard has several magical range attacks.

Defeating enemies gives you experience points that may be used to increase your three stats; some chests in the levels contain better armor or weapons. Also, new moves can be purchased with gold.

The game can be played both in single-player as well as cooperative multi-player, where up to four players fight together.

The newest feature of this game (other than the much better graphics) is the online gaming feature. Played online, the game is identical to a regular multiplayer game, with each player on a different box.

Alternate Titles

• "圣铠传说：七悲" -- Chinese title (simplified)

Part of the Following Groups

• Gauntlet series
• Graphics Engine: RenderWare
• Middleware: CRI

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User Reviews

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PlayStation 2

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The Press Says

Next Level Gaming	PlayStation 2	Dec 14, 2005	81 out of 100	81
GameZone	Xbox	Jan 03, 2006	7 out of 10	70
GameSpy	Xbox	Dec 19, 2005		70
Game Informer Magazine	Xbox	Feb, 2006	6.75 out of 10	68
The Video Game Critic	Xbox	Jul 22, 2006	B-	67
JustPressPlay	Xbox	Dec 22, 2005	6.3 out of 10	63
Jeuxvideo.com	PlayStation 2	Apr 04, 2006	11 out of 20	55
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	PlayStation 2	Apr 22, 2007	5 out of 10	50
The A.V. Club	PlayStation 2	Jan 11, 2006	C	50
Netjak	Xbox	Jan 03, 2006	3 out of 10	30

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Trivia

The game was originally developed with the RenderWare graphics engine. However, unhappy with its capabilities, the developers replaced it with their own engine they wrote from scratch.

Even though the RenderWare logo is shown, there are almost no traces of the RenderWare engine left in the game (except for a few framework functions).