Gauntlet: The Third Encounter is fantasy game for the
Atari Lynx that is only a true
Gauntlet game in name only. The
basic plot for this game is that you and your
fellow explorers must find a gem that fell from the sky.
The gem landed near an abandoned
castle many generations ago and has been giving power to monsters ever since.
Soon, the
monsters will have enough power to
overrun the village that the castle overshadows and it falls upon
your group to recover the
gem and
save the world! There are 40 levels
to play through as the following characters:
Android
Valkyrie
The Gunfighter
Nerd
Pirate
Punkrocker
Samurai
Wizard
Up to four players can
comlynx their systems and play with each other. Only one player can choose
each character.
Gameplay consists of the basic walking around shooting enemies while looking
for items such as
spells, potions,
gold, and keys. Fighting enemies consists of just shooting "
stuff" at them. Enemies you will fight are:
Slimes
Spider
Ladybug
Ghost
Cactus
Frog
Monk
Scorpion
Land Shark