Nintendo 64

Gauntlet: Legends

This game came out of nowhere, literally. I didn't see a lot of ads for it - any commercials or anything of the sort - but once I played it I was hooked -- no, addicted! It is too bad that this game did not become as popular as it should have, because it is probably one of the best n64 games I have ever played, and undoubtedly the best cooperative n64 game on the market.

This game may end up being nothing more than a nice niche title that would make a nice addition to the library of a sports or shoot-em-up fan. The multiplayer game is great and a nice way to have some kinder, gentler fun with some friends instead of bashing them as usual. If you're decidedly not into co op adventure games and hate the Gauntlet series and everything to do with it then you should avoid this game like a bill collector. Because the N64 version is so close to the arcade machine version it's hard for this game to stand alone under scrutiny. This is a very accurate translation of an arcade game to a console and that's a nice accomplishment but how much you'll like it depends on what you thought about it in the arcades. I for one think it's worth a rent first but don't pick it up if you don't like multiplayer co-op games or have no friends.

Trots det är Gauntlet Legends inte bara pest och pina. Det är underhållande när det fungerar som ett sällskapsspel, men det går inte att förbise konverterarnas slapphet inför sin produkt. Hade de gett den lite mer tid hade de säkert kunnat slipa till de sektioner som nu i färdigt skick är allt annat än välgjorda.

Gauntlet Legends is leuk voor iedereen die het spel nog van vroeger kent en op zoek is naar een beetje jeugdsentiment.

You remember Gauntlet, don't you? Between bites of pizza or slurps of soda, you played as a warrior of light slapped into an endless series of randomly generated dungeon levels, where you fought a slew of evil denizens. Not too long ago, Gauntlet suffered the fate of many classic games: It was given a major facelift and reinvented for the '90s. Unfortunately, Gauntlet Legends wasn't a particularly good arcade game, and it isn't any better on the N64.