Atari Anthology

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Atari
  • Release Date: Nov 22, 2004
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  • Summary: For video game console owners, no better value exists than Atari Anthology, which features 85 games that started a revolution, including 18 arcades games such as Asteroids, Battlezone, Missile Command, and Pong; 62 Atari 2600 games including Gravitar, Millipede and Super Breakout and fiveFor video game console owners, no better value exists than Atari Anthology, which features 85 games that started a revolution, including 18 arcades games such as Asteroids, Battlezone, Missile Command, and Pong; 62 Atari 2600 games including Gravitar, Millipede and Super Breakout and five bonus titles, such as Off the Wall, Blackjack, Desert Falcon, Steeplechase and Sprintmaster. Adding an innovative twist to each game are new Challenge Modes such as the psychedelic Trippy Mode, Time Warp and Double Speed, all of which push player's skills to the extreme, while a new 3D interface offers a polished portal into all the games. Atari Anthology spans an impressive array of game categories, including Arcade Originals, 2600 Arcade Games and 2600 Adventure Games, as well as numerous offerings in the Action, Sports, Mind, Casino, Racing and Space genres. [Atari]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. GameShark
    90
    The first console software package to offer these games since they originally appeared on the 2600, so in a way it represents history itself. The arcade games also offer some of the best play experiences from the days when arcades were king. It's a great package that should be in any serious gamer's collection.
  2. Game Informer
    85
    I'm really pleased to see the inclusion of a good selection of original arcade ports as well. [Jan 2005, p.119]
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  3. PSM Magazine
    80
    The emulation is dead-on too, so everything plays perfectly. [Feb 2005, p.82]
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  4. GMR Magazine
    60
    Unless you've got serious Atari nostalgia, most of these won't keep you occupied for more than five minutes. [Feb 2005, p.103]
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  5. IGN
    60
    Activision Anthology, with its 80s bedroom and stacks of selectable cartridges, got it right, and it's more than just a little disappointing to see Atari lift Activision's namesake but not the fantastic retro presentation it created for its own collection.
  6. PSX Nation
    60
    The low price (under $20) and handful of AAA classics still manage to make this an appealing purchase proposition IF you can tolerate its noticeable shortcomings and/or have an appreciation for the industry's history.
  7. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    40
    Most of the Atari 2600's great titles had little to do with Atari.[Feb 2005, p.91]
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  1. xdhollywood
    Oct 5, 2014
    9
    A wonderful display of bringing old games to disc for people to enjoy again. If you enjoy any old games on the Atari this is the game for youA wonderful display of bringing old games to disc for people to enjoy again. If you enjoy any old games on the Atari this is the game for you to play those games again.… Expand
  2. StephenC.
    Dec 28, 2004
    4
    This Game Represents how far Atari has been over the ages. I remember playing the orignal games for 25 Cents at the Arcades when I was small. This Game Represents how far Atari has been over the ages. I remember playing the orignal games for 25 Cents at the Arcades when I was small. This game is a lot, and I mean a lot of money ($20) for you to be playing the games that would cost 25 Cents A Long Time Ago. This Game would be great if it had all new or revised editions of the games. And what is with the "Constellations" It is all cr*p.… Expand