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From: jet@karazm.math.uh.edu (J. Eric Townsend)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Gauntlet II == Major Rip-Off
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Date: 1 Dec 90 02:05:14 GMT
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After plunking down $22.50 for Gauntlet II, with memories of many a long
night at my dorm's Gauntlet machine flashing about, I went home almost
drooling at the thought of *finally* having a way-cool shoot-em-up game.

BZZZzzt.  But thank you for playing.

0.  Disk is both copy protected and manual protected.
1.  I have to unplug the mouse and plug in my joystick for a *one* player game.
2.  It doesn't keep high scores. (But it does keep score during a game..)
3.  Most of the way-cool sound samples from the standup are gone.
4.  You can't "put in more quarters".  However, they play the
    "all your powers will be lost" sample anyway.  Grrr.

The rest of the game is done fairly well, tho... Nice smooth scrolling,
good joystick response, etc...  But those 5 *bad* things make it almost
unplayable.

Any chance I just have an early version or something?
--
J. Eric Townsend     Internet: jet@uh.edu    Bitnet: jet@UHOU
Systems Manager - University of Houston Dept. of Mathematics - (713) 749-2120
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