<s>
Gauntlet	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1986	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Atari	O
Games	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
immediate	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fantasy-themed	O
top	O
down	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
dedicated	O
cabinet	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
conversion	O
kit	O
,	O
both	O
available	O
in	O
2-player	O
and	O
4-player	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gauntlet	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
essentially	O
an	O
expanded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
voice	O
samples	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
identifying	O
each	O
player	O
by	O
their	O
color	O
and	O
class	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
release	O
this	O
curse	O
is	O
by	O
touching	O
another	O
player	O
or	O
entering	O
the	O
exit	O
,	O
turning	O
any	O
level	O
containing	O
"	O
It	O
"	O
into	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
filled	O
game	O
of	O
tag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
,	O
until	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
1986	B-Application
,	O
Atari	O
Games	O
held	O
a	O
contest	O
where	O
players	O
submitted	O
level	O
designs	O
,	O
game	O
ideas	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
suggestions	O
for	O
a	O
potential	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
winners	O
of	O
the	O
contest	O
were	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
April	O
1986	B-Application
issue	O
of	O
Atari	O
Games	O
 '	O
newsletter	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
developers	O
implemented	O
some	O
of	O
those	O
submissions	O
in	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Atari	O
Games	O
held	O
a	O
second	O
contest	O
where	O
players	O
were	O
tasked	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
secret	O
rooms	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gauntlet	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
versions	O
only	O
supported	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
supported	O
an	O
adaptor	O
that	O
allowed	O
two	O
further	O
joysticks	O
(	O
totalling	O
four	O
)	O
to	O
be	O
connected	O
via	O
that	O
machine	O
's	O
parallel	B-Device
port	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mindscape	O
later	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
in	O
1990	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
that	O
supported	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
being	O
compatible	O
with	O
either	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Four	I-Device
Score	I-Device
or	O
NES	B-Device
Satellite	I-Device
adapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
,	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
a	O
more	O
direct	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
,	O
lacking	O
any	O
sort	O
of	O
storyline	O
or	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gauntlet	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilations	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
(	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
stand-alone	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2007	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
delisted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
the	O
German	O
Play	O
Time	O
magazine	O
for	O
its	O
technical	O
implementation	O
(	O
including	O
8-directional	O
scrolling	O
)	O
,	O
faithful	O
recreation	O
of	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
evoking	O
nostalgic	O
feelings	O
with	O
similar	O
sound	O
effects	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
difficult-to-recognize	O
sprites	O
and	O
its	O
technically	O
weak	O
theme	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fast	O
action	O
and	O
superb	O
gameplay	O
make	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
II	I-Application
probably	O
the	O
first	O
sequel	O
worth	O
the	O
cash	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Your	O
Sinclair	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
'	O
must	O
have	O
 '	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
you	O
who	O
asked	O
for	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
on	O
your	O
Desert	O
Island	O
Disks	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
listed	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
the	O
3rd	O
best	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
