Q*bert: Rebooted

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  • Summary: Q*bert is Back @!?@!

    One of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful arcade games of the 1980s is back in its classic pixel perfect 2D form, and a re-imagined Rebooted version with state of the art 3D game-play and graphics that remain faithful to the original concept.    Q*bert is Back @!?@!

    One of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful arcade games of the 1980s is back in its classic pixel perfect 2D form, and a re-imagined Rebooted version with state of the art 3D game-play and graphics that remain faithful to the original concept. Now optimized for PS3, PS4 and 'PS VITA', both versions are exciting twitch games requiring keen puzzle solving skills and logic

    First introduced in 1982 by Gottlieb, Q*bert was critically-acclaimed and went on to become one of the most successful arcade game of all time (behind Pac-Man and Donkey Kong). It inspired home versions of cabinets, a variety of Q*bert merchandise, numerous copycat games and even an animated TV series.

    Q*bert Classic stays true to the original in all its jagged 2D pixel art glory, now optimized for PS3, PS4 and PS VITA. As the title grawlix spewing character, players jump around an isometric cube pyramid and convert each blocks color while avoiding familiar adversaries Coily, Ugg, Slick, Sam, Wrong Way and Red Ball. Levels become progressively harder with more enemies blocking your path and the tiles requiring multiple jumps to change to the required color.

    Q*bert Rebooted takes the arcade classic and catapults it into the 21st century 3D game play that takes full advantage of todays technologies yet remains faithful to the original Q*bert. Featuring hexagonal blocks instead of squares, Q*bert Rebooted introduces new enemies, playable characters, power-ups, traps, gem collecting, multiple characters, downloadable content and new ways to play.

    -Level Select replay all previously unlocked levels and track progress against friends
    -New Playable Characters introducing Q*zard, Q*bertha, Q*bot, Q*zilla, Q*tee, Q*knight and Q*nicorn, all based on the original Q*bert form
    -3 New Enemies the classic cast of adversaries are joined by new enemies Homer, Uppercut and Treasure Chest    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 4 out of 10
  1. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Feb 23, 2015
    70
    It’s easy to recommend Q*Bert: Rebooted to both returning fans and new ones alike. The PlayStation release allows for choice of play either in its classic mode or the more modern version for those who want something a little easier on the eyes.
  2. Push Square
    Feb 23, 2015
    60
    It's a quaint little curio for fans of arcade games, then, but it's not exactly a must have.
  3. CGMagazine
    Feb 26, 2015
    60
    The game, despite its problems, can be fun in small doses and certainly provides plenty of old school challenge.
  4. Attack of the Fanboy
    Feb 25, 2015
    50
    Q*Bert Rebooted is definitely one character that deserved to be rebooted into today's gaming world, but while it does retain many of the classic Q*Bert elements, spotty controls and inexcusably bad load times make the game extremely mediocre.
  5. PSNStores
    Feb 23, 2015
    40
    It sucks to say it, but the frustrating controls flat out ruin any enjoyment I had with Q*Bert Rebooted. The path that you take throughout each stage is so important to Q*Bert and having controls that don’t cooperate in that respect really sucks.
  6. Gaming Nexus
    Apr 15, 2015
    35
    Not being able to reliably move in diagonal directions makes certain levels near impossible. Q*Bert deserves better.
  7. Digitally Downloaded
    Feb 20, 2015
    10
    Nothing redeems this game. It's ugly as sin, it fails to understand what made the original classic compelling and though it includes the original classic, it is a neutered version of it.

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  3. Negative: 4 out of 4
  1. drlowdon
    Jun 29, 2018
    4
    One of the 80’s arcade classics gets a reboot, and the results are uninspiring.

    The core gameplay remains largely the same as it ever was    One of the 80’s arcade classics gets a reboot, and the results are uninspiring.

    The core gameplay remains largely the same as it ever was (there is even the option to play the original games) but what was once new and exciting is now very simplistic and repetitive. The less than precise controls don’t help matters much either and resulted in more than a few frustrating leaps into the abyss.

    If you were a big fan of Q*bert back in the day you might get a good nostalgia kick from revisiting the game but gaming has moved on a long way since the early 80’s.    … Expand
  2. Spoonman
    Jul 8, 2016
    1
    The Rebooted version is drab, with the graphics
    being uninspired, and ugly looking.
    They made one of the most colorful games in history    The Rebooted version is drab, with the graphics
    being uninspired, and ugly looking.

    They made one of the most colorful games in history
    look like it was left out in the sun to fade for 25 years.

    It's mostly the same pattern design with texture-less
    polygon cubes over and over again.
    They should have taken a clue from the excellent SNES
    Q*bert 3 and changed the blocks into something interesting
    (Hats, teeth, gift boxes, etc) which changes from round to round.

    The controls are the worst though. You can almost never
    count on moving Q*bert in the right direction.
    It's a miracle if you don't jump to your death 50%
    of the time. Just terrible!

    Then you have the same 2 annoyingly short looped
    song over and over again.
    They sound like cheap public domain music tunes, bought cheap!

    Then you have the classic version of Q*bert which they
    somehow managed to butcher. The graphics are
    actually both too sharp and too blurry at the same time
    it's quite a feat! The same terrible controls which apply
    to the Rebooted version are here as well.

    After dying over and over again I started to wonder if it was just me
    so I started up the Sony PSN release of Q*bert on the PS3
    and I was able to clear 4 boards in a row without dying.
    Why couldn't they build controls like this?!
    It's a shame they removed the better version from
    The PSN Store to make way for this.

    What else... Oh yeah. There is NO PAUSE! on the classic game. Maybe it's a feature to make it like games
    from before the Atari 5200 when a PAUSE button was such a new feature it was even mentioned in the commercials. Instead of pausing the game, if you press the circle button at any point during the game
    it instantly closes your game and brings you back to the game menu. I had a great game going and
    mistakenly hit the button? Tough @!?$&#! Start over!

    Hope you weren't expecting high score leader board
    support. In fact, there isn't even a way to enter your
    initials or show high scores like in the original version.
    They somehow just cut it right out of the emulated arcade
    original.

    Poor Q*bert deserves better than this!    … Expand
  4. coasterguy65
    Jul 7, 2016
    0
    I usually don't bother writing reviews, but I had to for Qbert Rebooted. The game is essentially broken. The controls are that bad. Many timesI usually don't bother writing reviews, but I had to for Qbert Rebooted. The game is essentially broken. The controls are that bad. Many times I pushed the joystick just to see Qbert sit there. Other times I would push in a direction only for Qbert to jump off screen to his death. I even tried holding my controller diagonally and still had the same results. The controls are just bad. Save yourself the cash and avoid this stinker. Qbert deserved a better port than this.… Expand

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