Gauntlet II
The gameplay is very similar to the original Gauntlet, a topdown dungeon crawl supporting up to four players. The biggest difference from the original game is that players can choose identical classes, instead of being limited to a particular one for each joystick; each player is differentiated by color. Thus, instead of having a "warrior", "wizard", and "valkyrie" (for instance), in Gauntlet II there could be a "red wizard", a "blue elf" and a "green warrior". In addition to the new "class" system, new level designs were added, including the possibility of encountering them in altered ways by having the play-field turned in steps of 90°. Other new features included the enemy "It", which upon contact would make a player "It" and draw all enemies towards him/her. The only way to release this curse is by touching another player or entering the exit, turning any level containing "It" into a fantasy filled game of tag. Other notable additions include the ability to ricochet shots off walls by means of a ...
Details
- IGDB 6.8
- Release date
- 1 Jan 1986
- Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Adventure Arcade
- Developers
- Platforms
Arcade DOS ZX Spectrum Commodore C64/128/MAX Atari ST/STE Amstrad CPC Amiga Nintendo - Series
- Platforms
Arcade — 1 Jan 1986 DOS — 31 Dec 1989 ZX Spectrum — 31 Dec 1989 Commodore C64/128/MAX — 31 Dec 1987 Atari ST/STE — 31 Dec 1988 Amstrad CPC — 31 Dec 1987 Amiga — 31 Dec 1989 Nintendo Entertainment System — 31 Dec 1989
- Game modes
Single player Multiplayer Co-operative
- Perspectives
Bird view / Isometric
- Alternative titles
Gauntlet 2
- Publishers
