Midway's Time-honored
Franchise Breaks New Ground With Gauntlet Dark Legacy for
Nintendo GameCube and Xbox
Four-Player
Cooperative Gameplay, Magical Characters and Extensive
Worlds Deliver Classic for Next-Generation Gaming Systems
Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), a
leading software industry publisher and developer,
announced today that Gauntlet Dark Legacy(TM) for the
Nintendo GameCube(TM) will ship tomorrow and is scheduled
to ship for the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft
in April. Gauntlet Dark Legacy is available now for the
PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system.
Recreated for next-generation
systems, Gauntlet Dark Legacy is a one-to-four player
action-adventure videogame, which allows as many as four
game players to battle cooperatively and interact
simultaneously. Gauntlet Dark Legacy is the first and
only videogame to offer this feature for the Nintendo
GameCube. Continuing the time-honored
"hack-n-slash" style of gameplay, players work
as a team as they embark on a quest to save the world.
Using a force of special weapons, exotic magical powers
and deadly combination attacks, players slay hordes of
evil minions and hideous creatures - such as Golems,
Dragons and Chimera - while searching for treasure,
evading traps and solving the many mysteries of Gauntlet
Dark Legacy.
"Gauntlet Dark Legacy is
four-play at its best," said Helene Sheeler, vice
president of marketing, Midway. "The cooperative
gameplay gives the game great depth and
replayability."
Whether playing alone or with
companions, players adventure through eight magical
realms - Mountain, Desert, Forest and Castle and the new
Ice, Town, Sky and Dream worlds. Throughout each mystical
realm, players are challenged to find obelisks, rune
stones and countless other items, while confronting more
than 50 different enemies and challenging bosses. Players
can choose from a variety of characters - including the
new Jester, Sorceress, Dwarf and Knight - which possess
the ability to perform special turbo attacks and deadly
combination moves during battle. Each character has
different attributes, so players must decide which
character they believe is best equipped to handle the
next adventure. Players can also find more than 21 secret
characters and unlock their hidden, split personalities.
Gauntlet Dark Legacy Nintendo
GameCube Features:
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One-to-four
players Cooperative Action - Alone or with up to
three friends, gamers embark on a quest to
collect the mythic 13 rune stones and battle the
evil wizard, Garm
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Updated Nintendo
GameCube Inventory System: Gamers can turn
pick-ups and power-ups on-and-off while playing
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Enhanced Shop
Screen: Sell unwanted/unused pick-ups and
power-ups for gold and jewels
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Numerous New
Nintendo GameCube Power-ups such as:
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Health Amulet:
Players gain health from damaging enemies
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Mikey: A potion
that causes enemies to attack a magical
apparition rather than the player's character
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Hand of Death:
Allows players to suck the life from enemies
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Numerous
Characters:
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Eight Different
Playable Characters: Warrior, Valkyrie, Archer,
Wizard, Jester, Sorceress, Dwarf and Knight
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Secret
Characters: Over two-dozen secret characters with
eight different split personalities to unlock
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Massive Gameplay
Worlds: Mountain, Desert, Forest and Castle plus
Ice, Town, Sky and Dream. Venture where only
legends dare with more than 50 evil enemies,
challenging evil bosses and countless potions,
power-ups and secrets to uncover
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Advanced Combat:
Each of the eight different characters pack
unique combo moves and turbo attacks
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Enhanced Nintendo
GameCube Graphics and Sound: Masterfully crafted
worlds, powered by the Nintendo GameCube graphics
engine
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Midway Games Inc. is a leading
developer, publisher and marketer of interactive
entertainment software. Midway videogames are available
for play on all major videogame platforms including the
PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, the
Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo
GameCube(TM) and Game Boy(R) Advance.
For more information about Midway
Games visit www.midway.com.
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