Topic: Gauntlet Crusades to DS Later This Year

[NWR_Neal]

Eidos’ reinvention of the classic game has online and voice chat.
 http://nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=15715

 Eidos announced today that they are working on bringing the classic series Gauntlet, to DS. The game will be an update from the original and will contain many new additions. The most prominent new addition is the inclusion of online play. Using local wireless play or the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, you will be able to play the game with up to three friends in cooperative and competitive gameplay. Also, you will be able to use the DS microphone to chat with your friends online.    

Gauntlet for DS is set to hit stores later this year.    

Eidos Revitalizes Timeless Coin-Op Classic GAUNTLET™ On The Nintendo DS™    

   Eidos Interactive Ltd., creators of some of the world’s leading videogame properties, has today confirmed that Gauntlet™, a modern reworking of the classic fantasy hack and slash arcade game from Midway, will be released on Nintendo DS later this year.  
    Gauntlet is set in a fantasy-themed universe where evil cloaks the world from the high clouds of Ascendia to the depths of the lava-ridden Abyss. Players can choose from the four classic heroes, Elf, Warrior, Wizard, and Valkyrie, each with their own strengths, weaknesses and special abilities. Throughout the journey, the heroes will slash their way through demonic foes and gain up to four power move abilities to aid them in their battle with evil.  
   

“With Gauntlet we’ve revitalised all of the action and fun of the original 1980s arcade classic, whilst updating the visuals and gameplay for today’s DS gamer,” said Ray Livingston, Brand Manager at Eidos. “With four-player Wi-Fi cooperative mode, one of the most memorable multiplayer gaming experiences of all time is back with a bang.”  
   

One of the few titles taking full advantage of the hardware capabilities of the Nintendo DS™, Gauntlet offers Voiceover IP (VoIP) which allows voice communication through the Nintendo DS microphone, giving players more options to interact with their friends online.  
   

Featuring 40 maps across three realms, Gauntlet offers fast-paced, retro RPG crusade-style gameplay in addition to new and in-depth multiplayer features including cooperative play and competitive multiplayer. The arcade style competitive multiplayer feature strengthens the addictive Gauntlet experience by introducing ranked multiplayer games like - Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Treasure Hoard game modes, hosted with local Nintendo Wireless play or via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.  
   

Developed by Backbone Entertainment, a division of Foundation 9 Entertainment, Gauntlet is set for release on Nintendo DS later this year.

[NWR_Neal]

Yay! Voice chat on DS but not Wii!
I can chat with friends while playing Gauntlet on DS but not during Smash Bros on Wii

[animecyberrat]

So how come Midway isn't doing this version? Do they really hate Nintendo or is it cuz their in such a financial bind?


Either way this is a game I might have to pick up for the DS but I don't know if I will ever play it much.

[decoyman]

Wow, that's pretty cool and surprising. Sure, Brawl is a bit more technically sophisticated, but... really.

I might actually pick this up based on this news. (I always liked Gauntlet anyways )

[Smash_Brother]

I used to be a huge Gauntlet nut so I'll have to keep an eye on this one.

[Ceric]

Sound like someone at Eidos wanted to do this.

[Kairon]

Gauntlet is instabuy.

[DAaaMan64]

This is supah hot, I'm on this.