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Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows

Gauntlet is back for yet another iteration. The Emperor has crucified his four loyal heroes to a magic tree, driven by a maniac thirst for their immortality. Hundreds of years later, as only a ghost, he came…

58 12 December 2005 ESRB T

Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows is an adventure developed by Midway Games, released 12 December 2005 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The main story takes about 4 hrs to finish.

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What Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows is

Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows is an adventure game developed by Midway Games and released in 2005. It is available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Gauntlet is back for yet another iteration. The Emperor has crucified his four loyal heroes to a magic tree, driven by a maniac thirst for their immortality. Hundreds of years later, as only a ghost, he came to regret all the wrong deeds he has done and frees them, asking them to defeat his six former advisors in an attempt to undo what he has done. This version of Gauntlet goes back to the roots: The warrior, valkyrie, elf, and wizard fight their way through hordes of enemies to make their way to the six bosses. The game is mostly a hack'n'slash affair, puzzles are limited to finding keys and pressing buttons that open doors and portals. Every character has a unique set of moves and…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows holds a critic score of 58 out of 100. That places it above 14% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 9 points below the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 4 hrs.

What it launched against

Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows launched on 12 December 2005, within three weeks of Kingdom Hearts II, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones and Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Kingdom Hearts II, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.

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Quick answers

Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows — frequently asked questions

When did Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows come out?
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows was released on 12 December 2005 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
How long does it take to beat Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows?
The main story of Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows takes around 4 hrs, or 4 hrs for 100% completion.

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