Gauntlet: The Third Encounter

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The player controls an adventurer whose objective is to venture into an ancient castle populated by monsters in order to retrieve the Star Gem. The castle consists of 40 levels. At the start of the game, the player can choose from eight character classes to play as, including the Valkyrie and the Wizard from the original Gauntlet, as well as six new character classes: the Samurai, the Punk Rocker, the Android, the Gunfighter, the Nerd and the Pirate. Up to four players can be play and each class can only be chosen by a single player at a time. It is one of the few games for the Lynx that uses its vertical mode.

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|EGM = 28/40{{cite magazine|last1=Harris|first1=Steve|last2=Semrad|first2=Ed|last3=Alessi|first3=Martin|last4=Stockhausen|first4=Jim|url=https://archive.org/stream/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_11#page/n20/mode/1up|title=Review Crew: Lynx - Atari — Gauntlet 3|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|issue=11|publisher=Sendai Publishing|date=June 1990|page=20}}

|IGN = 5.5/10{{cite web|last=A. Jung|first=Robert|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/07/07/gauntlet-the-third-encounter|title=Gauntlet: The Third Encounter — Third time's not the charm|work=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|date=July 7, 1999|access-date=2020-06-03}}

|rev1 = Amstar

|rev1Score = 17/20{{cite magazine|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Amstar/amstar_numero49/amstar_49-43.jpg|title=Le cahier des consoles n°1: Lynx - Gauntlet|magazine=Amstar|issue=49|publisher=Soracom Editions|date=September 1990|page=43|lang=fr}}

|rev3 = The Games Machine

|rev3Score = 82%{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/the-games-machine-33/TheGamesMachine33#page/n49/mode/1up|title=Consoles: Atari Lynx - Reviews — Gauntlet The Third Encounter|magazine=The Games Machine|issue=33|publisher=Newsfield Publications|date=August 1990|page=50}}

|rev4 = Hobby Consolas

|rev4Score = 85/100{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File:HobbyConsolas_ES_007.pdf&page=152|title=En Cartel: Gauntlet III (Lynx) - La fiesta de la calavera|magazine=Hobby Consolas|issue=7|publisher=Hobby Press|date=April 1992|page=160|lang=es}}

|rev5 = Joystick

|rev5Score = 86%{{cite magazine|last=Demoly|first=Jean-Marc|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joystick/joystick_numero008/joystick%20-%20N008%20-%20septembre%201990%20-%20page118%20et%20page119.jpg|title=Tests - Lynx - Gauntlet: The Third Encounter|magazine=Joystick|issue=8|publisher=Sipress|date=September 1990|page=119|lang=fr}}

|rev6 = Micromanía

|rev6Score = 7/10{{cite magazine|author=J.V.C.|url=https://archive.org/stream/micromania-segunda-epocha-31#page/n53/mode/1up|title=Punto de mira - Lynx: Gauntlet The Third Encounter|magazine=Micromanía|volume=2|issue=31|publisher=HobbyPress|date=December 1990|page=54|lang=es}}

|rev7 = Power Play

|rev7Score = 57%{{cite magazine|last=Gaksch|first=Martin|url=https://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=10076|title=Power Tests - Video-Spiele: Gauntlet III (Lynx)|magazine=Power Play|issue=30|publisher=Future Verlag|date=September 1990|page=128|lang=de}}

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Gauntlet: The Third Encounter garnered mixed reception.{{cite magazine|last=Molyneaux|first=Maurice|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AVG%26CE_US_21.pdf&page=166|title=Gaming on the Go - Gauntlet: The Third Encounter — Atari for the Lynx|magazine=VideoGames & Computer Entertainment|issue=21|publisher=Larry Flynt Publications|date=October 1990|page=166}} In a review for STart, Clayton Walnum commented: "Although The Third Encounter is basically a shoot-em-up, spells and other special items take the game a step beyond that genre. Moreover, tricky obstacles like illusory walls make this dungeon diversion as much a treasure hunt as a shooter. The display is vivid and imaginative and the gameplay fast and smooth".{{cite magazine|last=Walnum|first=Clayton|url=https://archive.org/stream/STart-Magazine-Issue-39#page/n69/mode/1up|title=The Lynx Collection - Gauntlet, The Thind Encounter|magazine=STart|issue=39|publisher=Antic Publishing|date=December 1990|pages=67–73}}{{clear}}

{{reflist}}

• [https://atariage.com/software_page.php?SoftwareLabelID=1865 Gauntlet: The Third Encounter] at AtariAge
• [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/lynx/586951-gauntlet-the-third-encounter Gauntlet: The Third Encounter] at GameFAQs
• [https://www.giantbomb.com/gauntlet-the-third-encounter/3030-13636/ Gauntlet: The Third Encounter] at Giant Bomb
• [https://www.mobygames.com/game/lynx/gauntlet-the-third-encounter Gauntlet: The Third Encounter] at MobyGames

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