Gauntlet II

a.k.a. 圣铠传说II

published by Mindscape in 1990-09, developed by Tengen, running on Nintendo Entertainment System

type: maze, shooter, adventure
genre: Fantasy, Arena shooter, Dandy-like
series: Gauntlet
perspective: bird's-eye selectable push-scroll
player options: single player, shared-screen

languages: eng

4/5

Personal review

Well, setting aside the fact that no idiot would ever return to the depths of those dungeons if this was real-life, this is a huge set of new dungeons in pixellated NES format. Amazingly, it apparently supported 4 players. Quite an achievement for the aged NES.

(Garrett) - # 2006

Official description

Step back into the mazes of the Dark Dungeons with Thor, Thyra, Questor and Merlin. With over 100 new mazes to explore, experience all the action, graphics, and sound of the arcade. Use your powers to fend off your old enemies - ghosts, grunts, demons, lobbers, and sorcerers - along with a couple of new ones. As you delve deeper into the dungeons, you'll become enthralled with the world of Gauntlet II.

# 2017-10-11 16:15:47 - official description

Technical specs

display: raster

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External reviews (8) - average: 77.8% - median: 80%

review source		issue	date	score
Console XS	uk	1	1992-06	89/100	89%	view
Electronic Gaming Monthly	us	18	1991-01	21/40	52%	view
Joystick	fr	17	1991-06	80/100	80%
Mean Machines	uk	6	1991-03	90/100	90%	view
Player One	fr	10	1991-06	87/100	87%
Raze	uk	4	1991-02	74/100	74%	view
Tilt 39-113	fr	93	1991-09	14/20	70%
Video Games	de	1	1991-03	80/100	80%	view