Players select from four classic fantasy-based characters: Warrior, Wizard, Valkyrie, or Elf - each with its own distinctive play style and unique strengths and weaknesses. The gameplay is set within dungeons where the object is to fight through the chambers slaying evil creatures and completing challenges. An assortment of special items can be located in each dungeon that can restore the player’s health, unlock doors, and shift the odds in the player’s favor with magical relics which can aid the player in surviving longer in the Gauntlet. The enemies are a vast assortment of fantasy-based monsters, including ghosts, grunts, demons, spiders, sorcerers and skeleton warriors.

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Almost 30 years ago, Gauntlet invaded videogame arcades and established itself as one of the earliest and most important examples of the cooperative hack 'n' slash genre.

Soon, Arrowhead will release its modernised take on the classic, and look at capture a new generation of gamers playing in a very different landscape.

Just as with the original players are able to select one of four classes. There's the powerful tank Warrior, the fast, close combat-focussed Valkyrie, the rapid-fire ranged Elf, and the powerful but fragile Wizard.

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