Gauntlet
Studios
Developer — Atari Games
Publishers — U.S. Gold, Namco, Midway Games, Mindscape, Inc.
Details
Platforms — Xbox 360, DOS, Mac, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Arcade, Atari ST/STE, Sega Master System/Mark III, Atari 8-bit, Apple II, Apple IIGS
Genres — Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade, Action, Fantasy
Modes — Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective — Bird view / Isometric
Gauntlet ranks #4,057 overall and #74 among hack and slash/beat 'em up games — top 15% of all ranked titles. Of the 114 games released in 1985, only four outrank it. Currently sits at its all-time peak ranking.
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