Gauntlet Dark Legacy

"Excellent game. Our favorite arcade shoot em (or throw em rather gone handheld!)"

Many of the poeople out there seem to frown upon this game, but for me, it was a great experience. It is the perfect game to suit your hack 'n slash needs while on a long trip, or even on those boring days at home. This game offers fun, and great replayability with the many different levels, and classes to play as. Without further ado, on to the scoring:

Graphics: 7
Alright, i may be going easy here, the game may not be the best to look at, but i think for all it has, they are good. So many different monsters, being generated while our hero rapidly throws/shoots at them. A lot to process, and i feel that the GBA handles the game well. The terrain looks nice as well, and its not too boring, with the occasional lava bubble, and vernturing across the rolling hills.

Sound: 6
On this one, a seven may have be stretching it too far, so i think i made the good conservative choice.. Even I will admit that the monotonous tone of axes being flown through the air, and monsters being slaughtered gets boring after a while. There is a nice little tone that bounces along in the backround though, always seems to bring the action back at those boring exploration parts.

Fun Factor/Gameplay: 9
This is the part that really grabbed me. There is something about traveling about various lands, battling off giant hordes of evil monsters that always seems to grab me. It seems great, just imagine yourself in the role, sneaking though the dangerous meadow, desperately trying to fight, and push back the oncoming forces of evil . . .. AND THEN . . . ok, back to normal, but it really is a cathing game, with excellent options.

The leveling, and collection of gold amke it like a classic RPG type game, with variations. There are plenty of different power-ups, and ways to level up your own special character, the game varies very much. Which leads us on . . .

Replay Value: 8
As I have previously said, between the four characters, not to mention all the levels, i think that by the time i make it to one of the next world areas, i'd be in far enough, where i could start a new character, and have it be like new. Also, no need to worry if you get stuck, or sick of playing as your warrior, just start up a new file, of three total, and have fun! Also, the variety of colors your character can be, will help if you wish to start multiple files of the same character type, or a sibling.

Alright folks, thts what i think, it is a wonderful game, although it takes its toll on the thumbs. The next GB needs an anolog stick

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 03/22/03, Updated 03/22/03