Atari Classics Evolved
Atari Classics Evolved
Manufacturer: Atari Inc.
As we live in a world where video games look as real as live television, who would have thought that it all originated from Pong? Classic games like Pong, Centipede, and Asteroids began a video gaming revolution. Atari, the video game pioneer, is bringing back these and 8 other 2-dimensional classic games, giving it an updated look for the 21st Century and introducing a new way to play them - and no need to dust off your Atari 2600! These classic games are now available for you to take everywhere you go on the PSP system. Whether you're looking for that classic, retro experience, or you're looking for new-age graphics, each game will be playable in both classic and evolved forms to satisfy your itch. As an added bonus, you'll be able to unlock over 50 Atari 2600 titles giving you non-stop gaming action.
Lowest Used Price: USD 7.79
Lowest New Price: USD 8.69
- 11 Classic Atari Games in their original and evolved designs
- Over 50 unlockable Atari 2600 titles
- Battle it out via wireless multiplayer in "Warlords" and "Battlezone"
Release Date: 2007-12-18
Unknown: English
Poor port
Not good. The Midway one is the only classic arcade emulation on the PSP that is worth a damn so far.
Difficult to Control
This has a nice concept but playing it on the PSP is very difficult, the faster games especially are very hard to control. Still has fun games just harder to control.
The classics should have been unlocked from the start
I bought this game to play the 2600 classics. That's really the only reason I bought it. I think their reskins of the classics are bad. To make matters worse, they make you play them in ridiculous amounts to unlock the 2600 classic games, which is probably why everyone is buying this to begin with. I had to go through the dicey process of downloading the one and only save game where someone had gone through the nightmare of unlocking the 2600 games. So if you buy this, go to GameFaqs and download the save game where someone did all the tedious work for you.
Not a classic feel
I was excited to get this game. I loved playing these games at the pizza parlor or bus station many years ago. But, what I found out is while the games are the same the feel isn't. For example, Centipede, Millipede, Breakout and Tempest are all great games but to play them on my PSP you have to turn the PSP 90 degrees and play from one end. From a screen standpoint it makes sense to use the longest part of the PSP screen to mimic the original games. But, what I found is that it's very difficult to play fast games like this from one end of the PSP; the controls are too cumbersome and it's difficult to balance the weight of the PSP. Lunar Lander, Battlezone and Asteroids are still fun.
80s flashback
For those people who grew up with the classic Atari games of Asteroids and Centipede, this one has it all and then some. There are also updated versions of the classic games, but I personally think nothing really beats the simple game versions of those days gone by.