<s>
Gauntlet	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
by	O
Atari	O
Games	O
and	O
Midway	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
themed	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
styled	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
1985	O
's	O
popular	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
and	O
1986	O
's	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
marks	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
by	O
Atari	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
given	O
an	O
expansion	O
called	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
which	O
featured	O
new	O
characters	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
new	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
arcade	O
version	O
had	O
a	O
contest	O
by	O
which	O
the	O
first	O
500	O
players	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
send	O
in	O
the	O
supplied	O
validation	O
code	O
would	O
win	O
a	O
free	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
shirt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
series	I-Device
is	O
established	O
in	O
Legends	O
:	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
level	O
up	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character(s )	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
,	O
increasing	O
their	O
abilities	O
through	O
experience	O
earned	O
by	O
slaying	O
enemies	O
and	O
acquiring	O
treasure	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
progression	O
methods	O
in	O
many	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stock	O
fantasy	B-Application
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
return	O
for	O
Legends	O
;	O
as	O
before	O
,	O
each	O
has	O
greater	O
starting	O
ability	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
attribute	O
than	O
their	O
fellows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
1999	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
requires	O
a	O
Controller	O
Pak	O
to	O
save	O
game	O
progress	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Rumble	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
alongside	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
,	O
this	O
release	O
only	O
supports	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
omitted	O
multitap	B-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
incorporated	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
from	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
on	O
their	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
1999	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixth	O
most-successful	O
dedicated	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Orlando	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
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
Four	O
controllers	O
and	O
one	O
Legends	O
make	O
for	O
party-game	O
excitement	O
of	O
the	O
highest	O
order	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gauntlet	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
has	O
received	O
average	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
ports	O
and	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
Gauntlet	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
received	O
a	O
73.55	O
%	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
a	O
71.13	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
60.44	O
%	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
;	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
version	O
,	O
Metacritic	O
only	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
59	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
