Gauntlet (2014)

Few games can come close to creating the same mayhem and excitement as Gauntlet can.

An accessible co-op dungeon crawler that's at its best with a group of friends. It may be on the shorter side, but while it lasts it's an unpredictable and memorable experience.

Gauntlet for PC is a fun walk down memory lane and successfully recreates the best elements of the original 1985 game!

A good remake of the original. Perhaps not the greatest game ever, but surely a good way to have fun with some friends.

One of the major Gauntlet’ problems is a small amount of content. Game offers just three locations divided into four levels with three short stages in each that could be finished in a couple of evenings at a leisurely pace. And then Gauntlet asks to repeat the same thing at the next difficulty level. [Nov 2014, p.76]

The classic Gauntlet comes back with a dungeon crawler style and a lot of hours of fun and combat. You will miss communication tools and a better camera.

It’s certainly not the worst Gauntlet revamp there’s ever been, but there’s too little substance or variety to satisfy either new fans or old.

I am old enough to remember playing Gauntlet in the arcades and going crazy when I saw that a certain arcade had it. It was one of the best games of the 80s, hands down. I decided to purchase it on steam and I am glad I did. The game feels very much like the old gauntlet did, even keeping sayings like "Warrior needs food, badly.", the spawning skulls even look different as you damage them to a certain point, and many other little things that just brought back great memories! The developers of the game also did not go overboard and try to re-create the wheel. The kept it simple and made it just overall very fun to play. Each class has a different feel to it, and I love how they integrated the achievements in to the game play. Example: Die 5 times and you will drop less gold on deaths. So dying isn't exactly a bad thing in this game. Also love the fact that this isn't a pure click-to-win game. You can, and you will have to restart the entire level if you don't pay attention. The game uses "Skull coins" or something to allow you to continue play after you die. If you lose all your skull coins on one level, you die completely and have to restart the level. Makes the game feel like the arcade! Overall 10/10. I can't see how they could of made this better. Loving this game and it's only $20 on steam.. Best $20 game I've purchased in a long time.

The game is enjoyable, but its appeal is short-lived, lasting only a few hours. Given that it’s a low-budget indie title, it’s perfect for a fun break between sessions of larger AAA games.

Es un dungeon crawler entretenido. Limitado, por que es cortito y el desarrollo de personaje es casi anecdótico, pero si te gustan los clásicos y quieres revisitarlos con un lavado de cara, pues está muy bien. Se utilizan los mismos preceptos y mecánicas base que hicieron grandes a los arcades de épocas pasadas. Lo que lo convierte en un juego perfecto para aquellos que lo vivimos en arcades y en las consolas de 8 bits

Was initially looking forward to it, but the controls annoyed me right from the start. No rebindable keys (and you can't use cursor keys - WASD only, "Shift" means "Left Shift" only, etc). Wizard's "combo's" also felt out of place for Gauntlet (which is about simplicity). Gameplay is highly monotonous (and yet I loved original Gauntlet on the Spectrum). I just couldn't get into it. Would have given it an 7-8 for overall gameplay, but Gauntlet's poor PC port keyboard support knocks it down to a 4. Cursor keys for movement have been around for oh 30 years or so (hint : if you're left handed with the mouse, then your right hand is naturally over arrow keys not WASD)... Come on people, stop tacking on a half-a**ed crippled keyboard bad port job as an afterthought to controllers.

A friend bought this for me, I played a few hours and never want to touch it again. The controls don't feel very accurate, and the game feels stale and repetitive after the first few levels. This would be fine if it was fun to play, unfortunately it's not.