PlayStation 2

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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The Press Says

Next Level Gaming	Dec 14, 2005	81 out of 100	81
UOL Jogos	Jan 10, 2006		80
Cheat Code Central	Jan 05, 2006	3.9 out of 5	78
IGN	Dec 14, 2005	7 out of 10	70
GameSpy	Dec 19, 2005	3.5 out of 5	70
1UP	Dec 14, 2005	6.5 out of 10	65
GameSpot	Dec 12, 2005	5.2 out of 10	52
Gamernode	Jan 21, 2006	5 out of 10	50
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Apr 22, 2007	5 out of 10	50
Game Revolution	Dec 23, 2005	D+	33

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Trivia

Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows underwent a major re-design in summer 2005. Watching Gamespot E3 videos (which present game before the re-design) offers a glimpse of the big changes that were done: For one thing, the game was originally planned to be very M-rated: The warrior could hack people in two, the valkyrie could decapitate people, enemies could be picked up and thrown into spikes, all with very bloody results. Also, the traps in the dungeon passage were all very lethal indeed (the saw blades for example would chop a careless creature into chunky little pieces of meat).