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|developer=[[Midway Games]]
|developer=[[Midway Games]]
|publisher=[[Midway Games]]
|publisher=[[Midway Games]]
|released={{rd|2001}}
|released={{sys|arcade}}{{rd|1999}}{{sys|ps2}}{{us|2001|May 1}}{{eu|2001|June 15}}{{jp|2002|July 25}}{{sys|gc}}{{us|2002|March 6}}{{eu|2002|July 19}}{{sys|xbox}}{{us|2002|April 15}}{{eu|2002|June 28}}{{sys|gba}}{{us|2002|November 25}}
|genre=[[Action]], [[RPG]]
|genre=Three-dimensional [[action]] [[RPG]]
|players=1-4
|players=1-4
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]]
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]]
|systems=[[Arcade]], [[Game Boy Advance]], [[GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]]
|systems=[[Arcade]], [[Sony PlayStation 2]], [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Microsoft Xbox]], [[Game Boy Advance]]
|ratings={{ESRB|T}}
|ratings={{ESRB|T}}{{ELSPA|15}}
|preceded by=[[Gauntlet Legends]]
|preceded by=[[Gauntlet Legends]]
|followed by=[[Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows]]
|series=Gauntlet
|series=Gauntlet
}}
}}


'''Gauntlet Dark Legacy''' is an expansion of sorts for the previous title in the [[:Category:Gauntlet|Gauntlet]] series, [[Gauntlet Legends]]. It adds new character classes (Dwarf, Knight, Jester, and Sorceress), and new levels (Dream World, and Battlefield).
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'''Gauntlet Dark Legacy''' is a three-dimensional [[action]] [[RPG|role-playing]] arcade game which got released by [[Midway Games]] in [[1999]]. It runs on [[Atari Games]]'s Vegas hardware, and it is a sort-of expansion for its immediate predecessor in the [[:Category:Gauntlet|Gauntlet series]], [[Gauntlet Legends]], which was released in the previous year. It features four new character classes (Dwarf, Knight, Jester and Sorceress) as well as two new levels (Dream World, and Battlefield). In [[2001]], the game was ported for play on the [[Sony PlayStation 2]], and in the succeeding year it was also ported for play on the [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Microsoft Xbox]] and [[Game Boy Advance]], but the Game Boy Advance version was only released in the United States.


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==Story==
==Story==
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 and released his minions upon the lands, scattering the runestones across the Eight Realms so that they may never again be used against him.
''This is taken from the backs of the ports' boxes, the fronts of which are displayed in the gallery below:''


No one has dared try... Until now.
<center>'''''4-PLAY AT ITS BEST!'''''</center>
<center>'''''1- to 4-Player Cooperative Action'''''</center>
<center>''Alone or with up to 3 of your friends, embark''</center>
<center>''on a quest to collect the mythic 13 rune''</center>
<center>''stones and battle the evil wizard, Garm.''</center>
 
 
<center>'''''60 Dangerous Levels'''''</center>
<center>''Hack and slash your way through the''</center>
<center>''Forsaken Province, Warrior King's Mountain''</center>
<center>''Realm, Dwarves' Ice Caves and many more.''</center>
 
 
<center>'''''30 Awesome Powerups'''''</center>
<center>''Wield the Electric Amulet, Super Shot, Acid''</center>
<center>''Breath, Fire Shield, Thunder Hammer, X-Ray''</center>
<center>''Glasses and much more!''</center>
 
 
<center>'''''50 Classic Gauntlet Characters'''''</center>
<center>''Play as the Dwarf, Jester, Knight, Sorceress,''</center>
<center>''Archer or Valkyrie. Can you find all 42 hidden''</center>
<center>''characters?''</center>
<center>© Midway Games 1999</center>


<gallery>
<gallery>
File:GDL PS2 full cover.jpg|PS2 front and back covers.
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy title screen.png|The game's title screen.
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy ps2 gc magazine ad.jpg|US magazine ad for PS2 and CG versions.
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy cabinet.jpg|Upright arcade cabinet.
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy gameplay.jpg|Screenshot of the game.
File:GDL PS2 full cover.jpg|The PS2 version's cover.
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy Nintendo GameCube cover.jpg|GameCube version cover
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy ps2 gc magazine ad.jpg|US magazine ad for PS2 and GameCube versions
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[Category:Single player]]
[[Category:Single player]]
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Gauntlet Dark Legacy is a three-dimensional action role-playing arcade game which got released by Midway Games in 1999. It runs on Atari Games's Vegas hardware, and it is a sort-of expansion for its immediate predecessor in the Gauntlet series, Gauntlet Legends, which was released in the previous year. It features four new character classes (Dwarf, Knight, Jester and Sorceress) as well as two new levels (Dream World, and Battlefield). In 2001, the game was ported for play on the Sony PlayStation 2, and in the succeeding year it was also ported for play on the Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Xbox and Game Boy Advance, but the Game Boy Advance version was only released in the United States.

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Story

This is taken from the backs of the ports' boxes, the fronts of which are displayed in the gallery below:

4-PLAY AT ITS BEST!
1- to 4-Player Cooperative Action
Alone or with up to 3 of your friends, embark
on a quest to collect the mythic 13 rune
stones and battle the evil wizard, Garm.


60 Dangerous Levels
Hack and slash your way through the
Forsaken Province, Warrior King's Mountain
Realm, Dwarves' Ice Caves and many more.


30 Awesome Powerups
Wield the Electric Amulet, Super Shot, Acid
Breath, Fire Shield, Thunder Hammer, X-Ray
Glasses and much more!


50 Classic Gauntlet Characters
Play as the Dwarf, Jester, Knight, Sorceress,
Archer or Valkyrie. Can you find all 42 hidden
characters?
© Midway Games 1999

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