Could a once arcade and Atari fan favorite return and reclaim its title of best party game in a generation where FPS titles dominate the scene? Or does sitting on the sidelines for over 30 years age it to the point where it stumbles onto the gaming world in a wheelchair and a walker? Well how about neither. Warlords is not here to compete with COD, Halo or Battlefield, but at the same time it doesn't fall flat on its face. It does offer something totally different to the online gaming market and can succeed as a game to turn to on those nights when you keep getting trolled or are off your A game, and even a game to turn to when you want to take a break from all the carnage of head shots and tea bagging.
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?
