Gauntlet II: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Gauntlet II (1986) is a hack and slash/beat 'em up, adventure, arcade video game developed by Atari Games, available on Arcade, C64, ZXS, Atari-ST, DOS, Amiga, ACPC, NES. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 68/100 on IGDB.

What is Gauntlet II about?

The gameplay is very similar to the original Gauntlet, a topdown dungeon crawl supporting up to four players. The biggest difference from the original game is that players can choose identical classes, instead of being limited to a particular one for each joystick; each player is differentiated by color. Thus, instead of having a "warrior", "wizard", and "valkyrie" (for instance), in Gauntlet II there could be a "red wizard", a "blue elf" and a "green warrior".

In addition to the new "class" system, new level designs were added, including the possibility of encountering them in altered ways by having the play-field turned in steps of 90°. Other new features included the enemy "It", which upon contact would make a player "It" and draw all enemies towards him/her. The only way to release this curse is by touching another player or entering the exit, turning any level containing "It" into

Key details

Gauntlet II was released in 1986 and supports single player, multiplayer, co-operative. Platforms: Arcade, C64, ZXS, Atari-ST, DOS, Amiga, ACPC, NES. Developer: Atari Games.

Should you play Gauntlet II?

Reviews are mixed, but Gauntlet II retains a dedicated player base among hack and slash/beat 'em up, adventure, arcade fans.