gcg114 - Developed by Midway Games West, Inc. and Published by Midway Home Entertainment, Inc., "Gauntlet Dark Legacy" was released for the Nintendo GameCube System (GCN) in 2002. Gauntlet Dark Legacy is a video game originally released to arcades in 2000. It is the sixth title in the Gauntlet series, and is an expansion of the previous title in the series, Gauntlet Legends. The expansion adds five new levels, and four new character classes: Dwarf, Knight, Jester, and Sorceress. It also adds a large number of secret characters, some of which can be unlocked in the game, while others are only accessible by entering specific cheat codes. The Gauntlet: Dark Legacy game scenario is that in an ancient time, the evil mage Garm, using the power of the Runestones, released a great evil upon the land. This demon, Skorne, broke free of Garm's control, crushing him and imprisoning his soul in the underworld. Skorne then released his minions upon the land, and scattered the Runestones across the Eight Realms, so that they might never again be assembled and used against him. No one has dared try ... Until now.
Gauntlet Dark Legacy, as an expansion to Gauntlet Legends, plays similarly, but with new levels, items, characters, and combat capabilities. The player has an option of performing a slow, strong attack, or a quick, weaker attack, as opposed to Legends, where there is only one type of attack. In Gauntlet Dark Legacy, the player can perform combos by using slow attacks and quick attacks in sequence while engaged in melee combat. Combos are much stronger than normal attacks, and are usually capable of taking out several enemies at once. As in Legends, each player has a turbo gauge that refills itself slowly and automatically. This turbo gauge allows the player to use turbo attacks, which do damage in a wide area or long distance, and can pierce through multiple enemies and walls. When the turbo gauge is empty, no turbo attacks can be used until it filled up again. Dark Legacy adds the ability for two players standing adjacent to each other to perform a combination turbo attack together, usually packing a lot of force (and draining half of the turbo gauge of the player that initiated the combination turbo).
The player can gather items from the levels, or purchase them in the shop. Items are activated upon pickup, but can be disabled using the item menu. Items provide advantages and disappear within a set time or set number of uses. Dark Legacy has more items than the original, though are generally more expensive. This places more emphasis on the decision of which items to buy. In Dark Legacy, the player has the added abilities of blocking, charging, and strafing. Strafing allows the player to constantly face one direction and fire medium-speed attacks. Blocking causes the player's character to stand still in a defensive position for a second or two. Any attacks made against the player are negated or do significantly less damage. Charging makes the player run forward with his weapon functioning like a lance while simultaneously blocking. The player can kill the enemies ahead of him while blocking their attacks. However, charging does consume a bit of the turbo gauge each time it is used. Preowned and in excellent condition. Includes Game, Case, insert, and instruction manual.
Product Details
- UPC: 0031719198825
- Platform: Nintendo GameCube System (GCN)
- Region: NTSC (N. America)
- ESRB Rating: "T" for Teens
- Genre: Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Arcade
- Class: Licensed
- Rarity Rating: "A-"
- Game Format: DVD Disk
- Condition: Pre-owned excellent condition
