08/03/2016 (2 of 2 found this helpful)

Dungeonland: Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here

This is a case of buyer beware - or it used to be. The game is now free but even that's too much to pay for this poorly-maintained Diablo/Gauntlet mashup that fails to deliver in pretty much any way, shape or form. From useless unlockable equipment to braindead AI to massive difficulty spikes - it's everything you want to hate in an action game despite its somewhat interesting approach.

Presentation: The game has got some color, I'll give it that. Vivid and bright as the carnival/amusement setting gives you some vibrant backgrounds. Aside from that, however, the game is a big mess. The character and enemy design is disappointing, the game lacks much definition and the menu is terrible. The music and voices are pretty bland and the animation gets boring after the first level. You won't ...

Rating of
2/5 

07/24/2016 (2 of 2 found this helpful)

If ‘Gauntlet’ Was Written By 'Saturday Night Live'

“Dungeonland” is a rather unique multi-player take on an old formula, published by Paradox Interactive. Unfortunately, Paradox has done an unbelievably poor job of maintaining their game, which released in 2013, rendering all of its novelty moot.

Presentation
“Dungeonland” features cartoony polygonal graphics. Characters and enemies are all distorted and ugly, seemingly for comedic effect. Environments are fairly predictable and unexciting, though they are at least not drab brown-and-gray affairs due to the game’s theme park aesthetic.

The audio is mediocre in every way. The sound track is completely forgettable, the sound effects are average, and the comments uttered by the game’s player characters and Dungeon Maestro are grating rather than witty or clever.

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Rating of
2/5