Gauntlet
The players, up to four at once in the arcade version, select among four playable fantasy-based characters; Thor the Warrior, Merlin the Wizard, Thyra the Valkyrie, or Questor the Elf. Each character has his or her own unique strength and weaknesses. For example, the Warrior is strongest in hand-to-hand combat, the Wizard has the most powerful magic, the Valkyrie has the best armour and the Elf is the fastest in movement. Upon selecting a playable character, the gameplay is set within a series of top-down, third-person perspective mazes where the object is to find and touch the designated exit in every level. An assortment of special items can be located in each level that increase player's character's health, unlock doors, gain more points and magical potions that can destroy all of the enemies on screen. The enemies are an assortment of fantasy-based monsters, including ghosts, grunts, demons, lobbers, sorcerers and thieves. Each enters the level through specific generators, which can be destroyed. ...
Details
- IGDB 7.4
- Release date
- 15 Oct 1985
- Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Arcade
- Developers
- Platforms
Xbox MSX Arcade Atari 8-bit Mac DOS Amstrad CPC Apple II Apple IIGS Atari ST/STE Commodore C64/128/MAX Sega ZX Spectrum - Series
- Platforms
Xbox 360 — 22 Nov 2005 MSX — 31 Dec 1986 Arcade — 15 Oct 1985 Atari 8-bit — 31 Dec 1985 Mac — 2 May 1989 DOS — 2 Feb 1988 Amstrad CPC — 31 Dec 1986 Apple II — 5 Apr 1988 Apple IIGS — 1 Mar 1988 Atari ST/STE — 1 Oct 1987 Commodore C64/128/MAX — 31 Dec 1986 Sega Master System/Mark III — 31 Dec 1990 ZX Spectrum — 31 Dec 1986
- Game modes
Single player Multiplayer
- Perspectives
Bird view / Isometric
