Gauntlet: Dark Legacy is a video game that was developed by Midway Games West, Inc. and was published by Midway Games, Inc., a publisher that has since disappeared, with most assets taken over by Warner Bros.
The game was launched on the PlayStation 2 home gaming console from Sony, the original Xbox from Microsoft, the Game Cube and the Game Boy.
It was released during May 2001.
The game can be classed as being a action title that is played from a third-person perspective and incorporates elements from medieval and fantasy genres.
The title is based on a coin operated machine.
The game is the sequel to Gauntlet: Legends and closely follows the hack and slash formula that it has established.
The player becomes a medieval fantasy fighter that recruits allies and battles through hordes of enemies in order to get the goal needed to receive better equipment and then reach ultimate success.
There are eight characters for the player to choose from: a warrior, a valkyrie, an archer, a wizard, a sorceress, a knight, the jester and the dwarf.
Each of them has a different play style and each has alternative moves that can be unlocked as the game progresses.
There is support for four players joining the game at the same time.
The game introduces 3D rendering for most of the items seen on screen and there's a clear visual upgrade over the coin operated machine version.