WorthPlaying writes:
"Having reviewed multiple compilations, I find that Atari Classics Evolved definitely stands out as one of the best in quite some time. The care taken in presentation and adaptation to a portable format is impressive, with only minor flaws to hold it back."
Kotaku writes; Atari? Strong brand name. Infogrames? Um, yeah. No wonder Infogrames want to switch its corporate identity to the company Nolan Bushnell founded and made famous.
comes all of the bad press. Atari used to be huge, now it's diminishing each year.
Gamespot writes:
"Some of the evolved versions also let two players with two discs duke it out in ad hoc play, though why Atari didn't think to let four players compete in Warlords is anyone's guess. But it's just another example of what makes this package so uneven, and as with the other version of some of these games, Atari continues to punish gamers by offering rewards only to those who play through the mostly inferior "improved" versions. With more content available off the bat, this disc may almost have been worth the price, but with so much chaff to dig through, only the hardcore are likely to find this compilation worthwhile. 'You had to be there,' indeed."
The Good:
- Good emulations of the arcade originals
- A few of the evolved versions are decent
The Bad:
- You have to overcome some overly difficult challenges to gain acces to the Atari 2600 unlockables
- The PSP's analog nub can't compare to the original games' trackballs and paddles
- Most of the evolved games are poor
Got-Next writes:
"So you have Asteroids, Asteroids Deluxe, Battlezone, Centipede, Lunar Lander, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong, Super Breakout, Tempest, and Warlords. Eleven classic games from the dawn of the arcade, faithfully replicated for the PSP despite a few control and presentation compromises. There's no recreating Lunar Lander's giant thruster control and the deep bass rumble you could feel in your bones, for example, but the gameplay of every single title has stood up to the test of time. Though some games are more fun than others, they're all classics, and always worth revisiting."
