In the early eighties, at the peak of the arcade's popularity, a form of game was introduced to the world that became a standard in multiplayer and arcade type story-based games.
Gauntlet was a top down RPG-like game that allowed up to four players to participate simultaneously, requiring teamwork among players as they traveled through a world full of monsters and evil beings. Since then,
Gauntlet has received a few facelifts, the most recent being
Gauntlet: Dark Legacy, which was originally released in the arcade and for many consoles. The GBA version of
Gauntlet: Dark Legacy attempts to pack a believable representation of the classic game into a portable variation.
Sadly, Dark Legacy falls short in almost every aspect. While graphically it is slightly more appealing than the original arcade game, it definitely appears light years behind the fluid animation and graphical detail of the modern iteration. Characters appear pixilated and bland. The use of colors in Dark Legacy isn't very rich, and seems dark and uninteresting throughout the game.
The music in Dark Legacy works well as it attempts to create the feelings of tension and suspense. It might be the only thing in the game that is not a total hack or waste of time. However, there are no voices, and the music, though compelling, gets repetitive after awhile.
