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|title=Gauntlet Dark Legacy
|title=Gauntlet Dark Legacy
|image=Gauntlet Dark Legacy flyer front.jpg
|image=Gauntlet Dark Legacy flyer front.jpg
|developer=[[Midway Games]],<br>[[Pocket Studios]] (Game Boy Advance version)
|developer=[[Midway Games]],<br>[[Pocket Studios]] (GBA)
|publisher=[[Midway Games]]
|publisher=[[Midway Games]]
|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}}
|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=Three-dimensional [[action]] [[RPG]]
|genre=[[Action RPG]], [[Hack and slash|Hack-and-slash]], [[Dungeon crawl]]
|players=1-4
|players=1-4
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]]
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]]
|systems=[[Arcade]], [[Sony PlayStation 2]], [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Microsoft Xbox]], [[Game Boy Advance]]
|systems=[[Arcade]], [[Sony PlayStation 2]], [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Microsoft Xbox]], [[Game Boy Advance]]
|ratings={{ESRB|T}}{{ELSPA|15}}
|ratings={{ESRB|T}}{{Elspa|15}}
|preceded by=[[Gauntlet Legends]]
|preceded by=[[Gauntlet Legends]]
|followed by=[[Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows]]
|followed by=[[Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows]]
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[[File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy marquee.jpg]]
'''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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'''Gauntlet Dark Legacy''' is a three-dimensional [[Action RPG|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 [[: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==
''This is taken from the backs of the ports' boxes, the fronts of which are displayed in the gallery below:''
''Note: Transcribed from the game's opening cinematic.''


<center>'''''4-PLAY AT ITS BEST!'''''</center>
“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.<br>
<center>'''''1- to 4-Player Cooperative Action'''''</center>
<br>
<center>''Alone or with up to 3 of your friends, embark''</center>
No one has dared try...<br>
<center>''on a quest to collect the mythic 13 rune''</center>
<br>
<center>''stones and battle the evil wizard, Garm.''</center>
Until now.”
 
 
<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>
<gallery>
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy title screen.png|The game's title screen.
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy title screen.png|Arcade title screen
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy cabinet.jpg|Upright arcade cabinet.
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy cabinet.jpg|Upright arcade cabinet
File:Gauntlet-DL arcade flyer.jpg|The fuller shot of the flyer
File:Gauntlet-DL arcade flyer.jpg|Arcade promo flyer
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy gameplay.jpg|Screenshot of the game.
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy gameplay.jpg|Gameplay screenshot
File:GDL PS2 full cover.jpg|The PS2 version's cover.
File:GDL PS2 full cover.jpg|PS2 cover art
File:Gauntlet-DL GC cover.jpg|GameCube version cover
File:Gauntlet-DL GC cover.jpg|GameCube cover art
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy Microsoft Xbox cover.jpg|The Xbox version's cover
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy ps2 gc magazine ad.jpg|US magazine ad for PS2 and GameCube
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy Game Boy Advance cover.jpg|The GBA version's cover.
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy Microsoft Xbox cover.jpg|Xbox cover art
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy ps2 gc magazine ad.jpg|US magazine ad for PS2 and GameCube versions
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy Game Boy Advance cover.jpg|GBA cover art
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[Category:Action RPG]]
[[Category:Midway Games]]
[[Category:Midway Games]]
[[Category:Pocket Studios]]
[[Category:Pocket Studios]]
[[Category:Single player]]
[[Category:Multiplayer]]
[[Category:Arcade]]
[[Category:Arcade]]
[[Category:Action]]
[[Category:RPG]]
[[Category:PlayStation 2]]
[[Category:PlayStation 2]]
[[Category:Nintendo GameCube]]
[[Category:Nintendo GameCube]]
[[Category:Xbox]]
[[Category:Xbox]]
[[Category:Game Boy Advance]]
[[Category:Game Boy Advance]]
[[Category:Single player]]
[[Category:Multiplayer]]
[[Category:MAME]]
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Revision as of 14:23, 31 August 2020

Gauntlet Dark Legacy | Table of Contents | Gameplay | Walkthrough

Table of Contents

Gameplay
Appendices
Walkthrough
Forsaken Province
  1. Poisoned Fields
  2. Ghost Town
  3. Haunted Cemetery
  4. Mausoleum
  5. Lich's Crypt
Mountain Kingdom
  1. Valley of Fire
  2. Dagger Peak
  3. Cliffs of Desolation
  4. Lost Cave
  5. Volcanic Cavern
  6. Dragon's Lair
Castle Stronghold
  1. Castle Courtyard
  2. Dungeons of Torment
  3. Castle Barracks
  4. Tower Armory
  5. Castle Treasury
  6. Chimera's Keep
Sky Dominion
  1. Toxic Spire
  2. Cloud Docks
  3. Sky Shipyards
  4. Mothership
  5. Vat of the Plague Fiend
Forest Realm
  1. Acid Swamps
  2. Twisted Roots of Evil
  3. Ancient Tree
  4. Gnarled Branches
  5. Web of the Queen Spider
Desert Land
  1. City Ruins
  2. Temple of the Magi
  3. Mystic Pyramid
  4. Tombs of the Undead
  5. The Genie's Sanctum
Ice Domain
  1. Arctic Docks
  2. Frozen Camp
  3. Crystal Mine
  4. Erupting Fissure
  5. Yeti's Cavern
Dream World
  1. Carnival of the Lost
  2. Haunted Grounds
  3. Haunted House
  4. Your Worst Nightmare!
  5. Maze of Illusion
  6. Wraith's Haunt
Desecrated Temple
  1. Desecrated Temple
  2. Altar of Skorne
The Underworld
  1. Gates of the Underworld
  2. Throne of Skorne
The Battlefields
  1. Battle Trenches
  2. Fortified Towers
  3. Infernal Fortress
  4. Garm's Citadel

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File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy marquee.jpg

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

Note: Transcribed from the game's opening cinematic.

“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.

No one has dared try...

Until now.”

Gallery

  • Arcade title screen

    Arcade title screen

  • Upright arcade cabinet

    Upright arcade cabinet

  • Arcade promo flyer

    Arcade promo flyer

  • Gameplay screenshot

    Gameplay screenshot

  • PS2 cover art

    PS2 cover art

  • GameCube cover art

    GameCube cover art

  • US magazine ad for PS2 and GameCube

    US magazine ad for PS2 and GameCube

  • Xbox cover art

    Xbox cover art

  • GBA cover art

    GBA cover art

Table of Contents

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Gameplay
Appendices
Walkthrough
Forsaken Province
  1. Poisoned Fields
  2. Ghost Town
  3. Haunted Cemetery
  4. Mausoleum
  5. Lich's Crypt
Mountain Kingdom
  1. Valley of Fire
  2. Dagger Peak
  3. Cliffs of Desolation
  4. Lost Cave
  5. Volcanic Cavern
  6. Dragon's Lair
Castle Stronghold
  1. Castle Courtyard
  2. Dungeons of Torment
  3. Castle Barracks
  4. Tower Armory
  5. Castle Treasury
  6. Chimera's Keep
Sky Dominion
  1. Toxic Spire
  2. Cloud Docks
  3. Sky Shipyards
  4. Mothership
  5. Vat of the Plague Fiend
Forest Realm
  1. Acid Swamps
  2. Twisted Roots of Evil
  3. Ancient Tree
  4. Gnarled Branches
  5. Web of the Queen Spider
Desert Land
  1. City Ruins
  2. Temple of the Magi
  3. Mystic Pyramid
  4. Tombs of the Undead
  5. The Genie's Sanctum
Ice Domain
  1. Arctic Docks
  2. Frozen Camp
  3. Crystal Mine
  4. Erupting Fissure
  5. Yeti's Cavern
Dream World
  1. Carnival of the Lost
  2. Haunted Grounds
  3. Haunted House
  4. Your Worst Nightmare!
  5. Maze of Illusion
  6. Wraith's Haunt
Desecrated Temple
  1. Desecrated Temple
  2. Altar of Skorne
The Underworld
  1. Gates of the Underworld
  2. Throne of Skorne
The Battlefields
  1. Battle Trenches
  2. Fortified Towers
  3. Infernal Fortress
  4. Garm's Citadel
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