DS needs hack and slash badly

by Alisha Karabinus { Apr 6th 2008 at 12:00PM }

... and it's going to get it! February's speculation after Gauntlet appeared on the ESRB's website has become fact: Eidos and Backbone Entertainment are bringing the classic to the DS. But let's get the best news out of the way up front -- Gauntlet has always been known for awesome multiplayer action, and the DS will continue that tradition. Not only will you be able to throw down with your friends using local wireless, Gauntlet will also support multiplayer over WiFi. They've even thrown in voice chat to make adventuring easier (and potentially more fun). Of course, there's also a single player mode, for those times when you just can't wait for everyone to get together.

Gauntlet will ~~come into rotation for Game Night~~ be released in late June. Start hoarding funds (and food) now.

Tags: adventure, backbone-entertainment, classic, eidos, gauntlet, hack-and-slash

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

MarioTGP @ Apr 6th 2008 1:39PM

��Awesome!!! =D

I like the idea of wifi mode, and chat voice too n__n

pas @ Apr 6th 2008 1:54PM

Me too ! I just wished it was a 3rd Person adventure game with collectibles and monster slaying... maybe that'll come out later on too.

oh and another online fps, but thats another story.

8bitMan @ Apr 6th 2008 2:10PM

You have got to love the Nintendo DS!

Jackson H @ Apr 6th 2008 3:56PM

excellent news.

foosnark @ Apr 6th 2008 4:36PM

That was a heroic effort!

Jacksons @ Apr 6th 2008 5:52PM

Oh man, I loved gauntlet. That's a buy.

Brendon @ Apr 6th 2008 10:46PM

I can't wait to once again be full of bombs and/or keys!

Mooga @ Apr 7th 2008 9:37AM

OMG! I can't wait!

J.K. @ Apr 7th 2008 4:54PM

Damn it has been around 6 years since I put some serious time on a Gauntlet game. The last one was Dark Legacy on the GC, european version, when I was working for Midway Home Entertainment in San Diego. As long as the days were, a game like this can keep fresh for hours on end as it just keeps going and there just are so many stages. Being able to get funny with it making comments or the rest helped, and this one with the wifi chit-chat will do that.

I hope for those who have to rely on 'rivals' and random linkups can get into matches with people otherwise I'd probably have to skip as 1P can be a burnout over time.

Tathar @ Apr 13th 2008 5:32AM

Yeah, the DS had one for months. http://stuartp.commixus.com/nhds/

And it's homebrew, so that R4DS you have has another purpose.

DS needs hack and slash badly

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