Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

 Switch
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89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
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  1. The Verge
    Nov 14, 2022
    It’s so detailed and sprawling that it feels like a history lesson told in a way that’s completely native to video games. The biggest compliment I can give it is that I now want this for every retro collection.

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. ballistikcoffee
    Nov 15, 2022
    10
    "Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration" is a unique and amazing look at the dawn of the video game industry, with Atari at the forefront. This"Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration" is a unique and amazing look at the dawn of the video game industry, with Atari at the forefront. This is no collection unlike any other... 103 games, emphemera, photos, video interviews, flyers, promo materials, top secret files & more! This collection includes games from the Atari 2600, 5200, 7800, 8 bit computer line and YES, Jaguar and Lynx games (for the first time!) Digital Eclipse built an emulator for the project, even! This is the NEW standard for how all such collections should be in the future, and even though it took 50 years to get there, I'm glad that Digital Eclipse was at the help. Mike Mika & Stephen Frost and team have done a great job here with this amazing game! Digital Eclipse also created 5 new 'Reimagined' games from the ground up, which are amazing! These are: Quadratank, Haunted Houses, VCTR-SCTR (my favorite), Yars Reimagined, Neo Breakout (so fun!) and SwordQuest: Airworld (which was never completed over 40 years ago!) The videos includes are on an 'interactive timeline,' which begs you to explore the highs and lows of Atari's stellar 50 year history, from the arcade origins to the 90's and beyond! It's pretty amazing stuff. Check out my full review on my website ballistikcoffeeboy or on YouTube under the same name. Grab your copy today! Available for: Switch (standard and steelbook edition), PS4, PS5, Xbox, Steam, and soon also on the Atari VCS! Price is $39.99 for standard, $49.99 for the steelbook edition! A++… Full Review »
  2. EmCza
    Apr 6, 2023
    0
    Unfortunately the best game in whole compilation, Tempest 2000 is broken, after you pass to "red levels" music stop playing after few seconds.
  3. jens76
    Apr 3, 2023
    9
    Das Weibervolk in die Männerwelt einführen, die letzten Strophen, die Musik werden wollten, liebt diese interaktive Doku.
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