An expanded game of Gauntlet
The classic Gauntlet 4-player co-op action gameplay returns in a completely new experience! Battle the endless hordes of foes as you and your friends fight for treasure and glory via both local and online co-op multiplayer. Invade the Darkness!
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They made the question no one dared to: what if you could punch the food in a beat'em up?
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action rpg with a bigger focus on the coop elements
A solid single-player dungeon crawler that gets even better with friends. The hack n' slash can be rather simplistic on its own, and there isn't a huge amount of abilities. However on higher difficulties it can pack a bit of a challenge and it's just a lot of gold collecting fun. With levels being part procedurally generated there is a little something to keep you coming back to it's relatively short campaign.
The game is all about getting gold. You'll use it to buy new abilities and outfits for whatever class you choose to play as. It's a little disappointing that there isn't a loot system, which adds to the more simplistic feeling the game has, but overall that doesn't really ruin the experience for me.
To also help extend the life of the package, there are two other modes in the game. "Endless" is about what you would expect given the name. You (and preferably some buddies) just try to get as far as you can while collecting gold and slaughtering your way through the dungeons. "Colosseum" offers more brutal challenges for co-op teams looking for a fight. A new challenge pops up daily. As you might expect, the higher the difficulty the greater the reward.
As far as the actual co-op aspect goes, it all works great. You get the option local and online. All of the classes work together well. I personally enjoy the slight competitive nature of the teamwork. It's always a race to get to the gold first. Screwing over your teammate by destroying or eating that piece of food when they're low on health could give you the opportunity to help yourself to their gold should they get killed. Teamwork is the focus on the game, but giving players the option to stab each other in the back adds a little bit more fun to the experience. Fighting over those crowns (which give you extra gold when you complete a level) can be quite fun.
It might not have the depth of its peers in the genre, but when it comes down to it Gauntlet 2014 is still a blast. If you're just looking for some simple, hack n' slash dungeon crawling fun then this is a game worth checking out. There might not be too much content, but what's here is worth playing if you are a looking for even more co-op fun for a relatively cheaper price.
8/10
The game is all about getting gold. You'll use it to buy new abilities and outfits for whatever class you choose to play as. It's a little disappointing that there isn't a loot system, which adds to the more simplistic feeling the game has, but overall that doesn't really ruin the experience for me.
To also help extend the life of the package, there are two other modes in the game. "Endless" is about what you would expect given the name. You (and preferably some buddies) just try to get as far as you can while collecting gold and slaughtering your way through the dungeons. "Colosseum" offers more brutal challenges for co-op teams looking for a fight. A new challenge pops up daily. As you might expect, the higher the difficulty the greater the reward.
As far as the actual co-op aspect goes, it all works great. You get the option local and online. All of the classes work together well. I personally enjoy the slight competitive nature of the teamwork. It's always a race to get to the gold first. Screwing over your teammate by destroying or eating that piece of food when they're low on health could give you the opportunity to help yourself to their gold should they get killed. Teamwork is the focus on the game, but giving players the option to stab each other in the back adds a little bit more fun to the experience. Fighting over those crowns (which give you extra gold when you complete a level) can be quite fun.
It might not have the depth of its peers in the genre, but when it comes down to it Gauntlet 2014 is still a blast. If you're just looking for some simple, hack n' slash dungeon crawling fun then this is a game worth checking out. There might not be too much content, but what's here is worth playing if you are a looking for even more co-op fun for a relatively cheaper price.
8/10