<s>
Gauntlet	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
originally	O
released	O
to	O
arcades	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
series	I-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elements	O
from	O
Dark	O
Legacy	O
were	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
port	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GBC	B-Device
port	O
was	O
considered	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
by	O
Midway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gauntlet	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
to	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
plays	O
similarly	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
new	O
levels	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
combat	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
perform	O
combos	O
by	O
using	O
slow	O
attacks	O
and	O
quick	O
attacks	O
in	O
sequence	O
while	O
engaged	O
in	O
melee	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Items	O
are	O
activated	O
upon	O
pickup	O
on	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
Playstation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
item	O
pickups	O
can	O
be	O
disabled	O
using	O
the	O
item	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
has	O
roots	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
and	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
II	O
,	O
enemies	O
spawn	O
from	O
generators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Food	O
still	O
recovers	O
health	O
in	O
Dark	O
Legacy	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
in	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
II	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
type	O
of	O
food	O
restoring	O
a	O
different	O
amount	O
of	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
difference	O
from	O
the	O
earlier	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
games	O
,	O
where	O
treasure	O
was	O
plentiful	O
,	O
giving	O
extra	O
points	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
serving	O
any	O
other	O
purpose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AreaEffectMagicIncreases	O
the	O
range	O
of	O
and	O
damage	O
inflicted	O
from	O
magic	B-Application
potion	O
use.StrengthInflicts	O
more	O
damage	O
to	O
enemies	O
when	O
attacking.SpeedAllows	O
the	O
character	O
to	O
move	O
&	O
attack	O
more	O
quickly.ArmorGives	O
the	O
character	O
more	O
durability	O
when	O
hit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
each	O
set	O
of	O
characters	O
has	O
a	O
special	O
power	O
they	O
can	O
use	O
when	O
they	O
use	O
magic	B-Application
potions	O
at	O
a	O
certain	O
level	O
of	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wizard/Jackal	O
and	O
Sorceress/Medusa	O
have	O
superior	O
abilities	O
in	O
magic	B-Application
and	O
with	O
magic	B-Application
potions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
magic	B-Application
potions	O
cleanse	O
poisoned	O
fruit	O
after	O
level	O
25	O
and	O
meat	O
after	O
level	O
50	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valkyrie/Falconess	O
and	O
Knight/Unicorn	O
have	O
superior	O
abilities	O
in	O
armor	O
and	O
protection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traps	O
become	O
disabled	O
at	O
level	O
25	O
or	O
destroyed	O
after	O
level	O
50	O
when	O
they	O
use	O
magic	B-Application
potions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warrior/Minotaur	O
and	O
Dwarf/Ogre	O
have	O
superior	O
abilities	O
in	O
strength	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
use	O
magic	B-Application
potions	O
nearby	O
piles	O
of	O
junk	O
transform	O
into	O
piles	O
of	O
silver	O
at	O
level	O
25	O
and	O
gold	O
at	O
level	O
50	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Archer/Tigress	O
and	O
Jester/Hyena	O
have	O
superior	O
abilities	O
in	O
speed	O
and	O
reflexes	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Walls	O
hiding	O
secret	O
areas	O
are	O
revealed	O
at	O
level	O
25	O
or	O
destroyed	O
at	O
level	O
50	O
when	O
they	O
use	O
magic	B-Application
potions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daniel	O
Erickson	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
brain	O
surgery	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
good	O
multi-player	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
's	O
rare	O
enough	O
these	O
days	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gauntlet	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
good	O
to	O
mediocre	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gerald	O
Villoria	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
stated	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
extremely	O
dated	O
appearance	O
and	O
poor	O
performance	O
keep	O
it	O
from	O
competing	O
with	O
other	O
popular	O
four-player	O
games	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
all	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
well-received	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
31	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
from	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
70.77	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
73	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
from	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
both	O
built	O
off	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
and	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
received	O
less	O
favorable	O
score	O
averages	O
of	O
61.43	O
%	O
and	O
52.65	O
%	O
(	O
GameRankings	O
)	O
and	O
60	O
and	O
54	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
(	O
Metacritic	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
two	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
is	O
especially	O
notable	O
in	O
this	O
aspect	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
suffered	O
major	O
slowdown	O
in	O
large	O
or	O
highly	O
detailed	O
areas	O
,	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
show	O
life	O
bars	O
for	O
golems	O
,	O
gargoyles	O
,	O
and	O
bosses	O
(	O
except	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Chronicles	O
in	O
contrast	O
favored	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
my	O
third	O
time	O
playing	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
has	O
easily	O
been	O
the	O
most	O
enjoyable	O
of	O
all	O
three	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
's	O
reception	O
was	O
very	O
negative	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
only	O
35.25	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
37	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
from	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
aspects	O
of	O
this	O
particular	O
version	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
multi-player	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
vital	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
publisher	O
iBooks	O
(	O
an	O
imprint	O
of	O
Simon	O
&	O
Schuster	O
)	O
released	O
a	O
novel	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
titled	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
-	O
Book	O
1	O
:	O
Paths	O
Of	O
Evil	O
by	O
Richard	O
C	O
.	O
White	O
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
-	O
Book	O
2	O
:	O
Paths	O
Of	O
Fear''	O
was	O
written	O
and	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
2005	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
demise	O
of	O
both	O
Byron	O
Preiss	O
Visual	O
Productions	O
and	O
the	O
licensor	O
,	O
this	O
never	O
came	O
to	O
pass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
license	O
for	O
these	O
stories	O
had	O
reverted	O
to	O
Midway	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
unless	O
a	O
new	O
licensor	O
commissions	O
White	O
to	O
finish	O
his	O
tale	O
,	O
Book	O
1	O
will	O
likely	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
