"Gauntlet II" is essentially an expanded version of the original "Gauntlet". Like in the original game, there are four character classes to play as, with the choices being Warrior, Valkyrie, Wizard and Elf. The main difference from the original game is that multiple players can now choose to play as the same character class. Because of this each player is now distinguished by the palette of their character, with red and blue being in all versions of the game, while yellow and green are featured in the 4-player version. New voice samples were added in "Gauntlet II", identifying each player by their color and class (e.g. "Yellow Elf", "Red Wizard").