PressureCooker2600 Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 I could never understand the hatred for this game. It's a very great game and still, to this day, hard as hell for me. It's one of those games all the reviewers always hate on and it's a fun game. Go Data Age!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 I always liked it. It wasnt a bad game. It wasn't spectacular either, but at least it was entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 I always loved it, the sheer ammount of crap on the screen, and the starfield, and it's got levels (kinda...yeah, it's the same one over and over, but it definately has an "end" unlike most atari games) The music is kinda cool too (eh...I never even heard of the band till a few years back, I had no Idea) Anyhow, I personally can play it for hours...if ic ould only find it again, I think it got jacked or something (some bastid witll pay for that outrage) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 No love, just like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 I like it. With a few tweaks, I think it could have been a classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted September 1, 2007 Author Share Posted September 1, 2007 The sound that it makes when you get caught up on something is classic. WEE-OH-WEE-OH-WEE-OH-WEE-OH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Lives Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 Not my cuppa tea. The best thing about it is the opening theme song. Terrible graphics and utterly simplistic gameplay. It's basically just a "dodge stuff" type of game. Meh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opeygon Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 i got mad love for this game. it's one that i played the hell out of when i was young. when i found it a few months ago in a thrift i snatched it up. didn't work at first, but a little cleaning and tlc and bang, it was playing that song as if it was brand new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted September 2, 2007 Author Share Posted September 2, 2007 Terrible graphics Huh??? That game had some wonderful graphics compared to some games. Everything was unique looking and wasn't shoddy looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edweird13 Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Ironic since i just picked this game up in a lot of games today now this thread. I will have to try it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagMax667 Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 I bought this game expecting to hate it. Every review I've read has put this game down as one of the system's worst. But when I actually played it, I could NOT put the controller down. It became very addicting very fast. It's fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Dead average for me. It's not as bad as Bugs and Ssnake, but it's not Solaris either. Decently fun, fairly fugly, but challenging. I play a round or two once in awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Just played it the other day - A full round of saving the members and "escaping", then my wife was ready to leave (We had some shopping to do). Anyway, one of my favorites. It's funny with the Atari 2600, it really makes me think of all the other games out there for other systems where the majority or at least many people may give a game a bad review, but I may like or love it. Journey Escape falls into that category as does E.T. I think the game is great and a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Sprite Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Bought it for the storyline. Serious. I was just a kid. It was the only Atari game to have an emotional storyline built into the gameplay. Who hasn't wanted to just escape from their life? Running from a dream gone wrong, over a sea of stars... I had no idea it was a quick and easy marketing tie-in. Flashback foward to years later, my atari long gone, when I saw an album at a garage sale with the same cover art. It was out of my price range. Just another mystery... Like so many others, it wasn't solved until I found my way onto the web. I thought my opinion of it changed, once I knew. But even now, I close my eyes, and I hear the beat, and the sea of stars awaits... For just one moment, I escape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 The power of Steve Perry to bring classic gamers together,lol. I dig Journey Escape and i always get a kick out of when i bring this game out to play and someone looks at it in amazment and says..."They made a videogame about the band Journey?". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerwannabee Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I personally I am not that big of a fan. The main reason is because I played this thing to death when they had this as part of the High Score Club. I got to 5 Million on the game. I think almost went insane listening to that song over and over and over and over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 One word! Boring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 It's okayish, and good for a play now and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman_x_2002 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Not a thing wrong with Journey Escape. It's a nice game for short bursts. Not one you'd particularly enjoy marathoning. It's not the best game in the world, but then too I've seen a lot worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 But even now, I close my eyes, and I hear the beat, and the sea of stars awaits... For just one moment, I escape. Not being mean or anything, but everytime I read one of your posts.....they always seem to have some poetic signature to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightytodd Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I was a little disappointed when I discovered that the game-play had nothing to do with the Journey coin-op arcade game (http://www.journey-tribute.com/journey/resources/arcade/). But for some reason, this was one of the few games my wife liked to play, so it was a way for us to enjoy Atari together. It really fits the definition of what they're now calling a "casual" game - one that you won't spend more than five or ten minutes at a time playing before you go on to something else. I think there was a feeling in the early 80's that video-games were "supposed" to be like that, since the whole concept was based on the arcade machines that were designed to be as efficient as possible in separating you from your pocket full of quarters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexreed Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Awesome album! There's not a single dud on the track list. Matter of fact, just about every song was played on the radio. The game? It s alright. It even plays Don't Stop Believing...well sort of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorTat-G Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) This game is in my top 10 favorite 2600 games. Mainly Because Journey is my Second-Favorite Rock Band(Next to The Doors.) One of my favorite Parts of the Game is When you Get The "Mighty Manager"(Who looks like the Kool-aid man! ) Who Gives You $9900 And Invincibility For Like, The Rest of the Round! I Should Get the Game in the mail Soon, Right now I'm Playing it online. How Much do I normally Have at the End of the Game?: $0 I'll Get Better At It with the Joystick Because To Me, The Keyboard is Not The Best way to go. Edited February 19, 2011 by Cortat G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) It's an alright game.There's much worse out there that's for sure! Edited February 19, 2011 by Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raskar42 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 arcade version was better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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