atari game reviews???

[memorymoog]

is there any sites on the net (besides the video game c ritic, which i think is great) that provides 2600 game reviews?

[moycon]

Yes Ive seen several.

[Junie]

There are some available at the AtarInvader website, they also have a Newsletter. It looks like the link I have is not valid.

 

Anyone have the link?

[Thomas Jentzsch]

IMO the very best: The Video Game Critic

[moycon]

Links?

Ohhhhhhhhh!

Heres some:

 

Tomorrows Heros

 

AAP

 

Atari HQ

 

Phosphor

 

Down and Dirty

[Gregory DG]

Of course, there's always TAT...

http://www.ataritimes.com/classics/reviews

 

We're always working on getting more reviews for all the Atari systems... (This reminds me I need to work up the 2600 review form.)

[memorymoog]

i think we Atari Age should have a reviews section. We could all vote, whereas a percentage could be tallied. Maybe its to grande an endevour...

[PeeknPoke]

My sites covers Atari 2600 games (And a few other systems)

Recently reviewed Lord of the rings (which got a "9") and there's always an Atari review going up nearly every week.

 

 

Lee

[StanJr]

Yes, we are getting more and more reviews and articles all the time over at atarinvader.com

 

Plugged Stan

[liveinabin]

I always find it more reliable to post a thread here - "Is ________ any good?"

You can always rely on a number of well informed opinions (well, before about the fifth post where it all goes off topic )

[Fretwobbler]

These are some quite amusing reviews from - The Great Big Factory Of Cheese And Love website. I think theyre taking the p1ss but theyre funny.

 

Adam

[+legeek]

I have 16 2600 reviews on my le geek web site... I hope to (eventually) review my entire collection!

 

Cheers,

[liveinabin]

As for reviews, anyone here will tell you ET is a good game, did you know theres about 50 squillion copies buried in........

[King Atari]

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Yes, we are getting more and more reviews and articles all the time over at atarinvader.com

 

Right on Stan! Me and Stan both do reviews for the site.

[popeal]

Every once in a while, I'll have my column 'Video Game Nostalgia 101' over at Blowout Magazine (www.blowoutmagazine.com), where I do themed video game write-ups - last one was about wrestling, and I did cover Atari 2600 in there.... I wish it wasn't taken down just yet though...

 

Oh well, I'll let you all know when something else is up.

 

Al

 

Also - on a side note - my web page is finally up and running! www.bulletproofpopemobile.com - please check it out.

[+Cafeman]

Playing devils advocate, here is a terrible review by The Videogame Critic:

http://www.thevideogamecritic.com/5200sz.h...tm#Star_Raiders

 

Now, I ask you, what is wrong with this review?

[Thomas Jentzsch]

quote:

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Originally posted by Cafeman:

Now, I ask you, what is wrong with this review?

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I don't know the 5200 version, so please tell me.

[Albert]

quote:

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Originally posted by Thomas Jentzsch:

Now, I ask you, what is wrong with this review?

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The 5200 version is basically identical to the Atari 800 version. It's amusing that this person likes the Atari 2600 version better than the 5200 version. Star Raiders for the 800 is a classic. I can't imagine the person writing this review was being serious. Here are some choice comments from it,

 

When you use hyperspace or dock with your space station, you are required to "steer", which is painfully difficult.

 

Oops, I guess Atari forgot to include a Teddy Bear mode for this game. Or at least a version that doesn't require you to use the joystick at all and actually play the game.

 

Your control panel displays plenty of numbers, but much of this is just gratuitous information you'll never actually need.

 

Uhh, what? Maybe you should stick to playing Space Invaders? Oh, wait, even that game has numbers.

 

The faster you go, the louder the wind noise. Wind noise? So much for realism!

 

Uhmm, that's not wind noise, that's your engine. And it's a good audible gauge of what your engines are set to. Feedback of this nature is a *good thing*, as you learn in the game industry quickly, if you want to write successful games.

 

..Al

[Thomas Jentzsch]

Albert, Cafeman,

with more than 1400 reviews online, you can't expect that they all match everybodies opinion. Everybody has his own preferences.

 

But if you think this review (or others) is completely wrong, you should send a mail to Dave and correct him. I did this for several 2600 games in the past and he always at least gave them another try and in most cases changed his mind.

 

Perhaps you should use an a little bit more polite form.

[Atarinvader]

Keep a look out for the 50 best games the 2600 has to offer, aswell as a HUGE round up of all the major hombrews, they'll be up by the end of the week.

 

Albert / Alex: We're trying to extend the 2600 review section, and at some point we will put a CGI search in. Maybe we could link the search up, as with the eBay search in the cart search? So as people can search for reviews on Atarinvader. Whatcha think?