Atari and developer Griptonite Games are preparing an all new release of Warlords, coming to the PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade this summer. So what does Warlords beef up since the Atari 2600 days (and without a paddle controller)? Brian Kirkness, Producer at Griptonite Games, answered questions from GamingBits to give you some insight on Warlords before its release.
A new Atari compilation is coming to Steam this spring, featuring more than 100 retro games – including Asteroids, Centipede, Missile Command, Tempest, and Warlords.
The compilation, Atari Vault, features local and online multiplayer support, Steam leaderboards, and support for the Steam controller.
Atari Vault is being developed by Code Mystics, which worked on several Atari Greatest Hits compilations on the Nintendo DS, and the mobile compilation Atari's Greatest Hits. The latter had 100 old-school Atari games, 18 of which were arcade ports, with the remaining 82 coming from the Atari 2600 console.
From the review, "Long, long ago on the Atari 2600 there was a game called Warlords. It took Breakout – style gameplay and added a multiplayer element. It owed a bit to Pong as well. Ah, the things Atari could do with a long blip and a couple of smaller blips back in the day. [Brian Allen] never owned it, but I am told it led to much controller throwing and damaged some friendships. This new version is the second time Warlords has received an Xbox 360 remake, and this is the second time developer Griptonite Games has released this second remake. Confused? This is the video game industry we’re talking about. Sometimes you have to just go with it.
34 years after its initial release gamers are treated to a modern update for the Atari classic Warlords. Does a game with decades old mechanics still stack up in this day and age?
