From GameWatcher.com: "Inspired by (though not really anything to do with) the classic 1982 game Haunted House, Atari's modern day adventure horror Haunted House: Cryptic Graves is now available on Steam. We honestly haven't heard that much about the game since it was announced a few months back, but there's a launch trailer out which shows off some in-game footage. "
GG3 writes: "It looks like Atari is up to some shenanigans again. Some of the company’s games have disappeared without even so much as a courtesy call."
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It's a real shame about it going down. I bought and loved the game. It's a 3rd person shooter but very fluid and fun. It suffered from low online numbers that's for sure. I think the game was really great. I bet it would do well on the consoles.
BD: 2014 has been an excellent year for anyone who enjoys a night of spooky gaming, but it’ll almost definitely pale in comparison to the impressive line-up that 2015 has in store for us. It’s a little surprising how good this year has been, since the year that follows the launch of a new console generation usually isn’t very memorable.
As devs learn their way around the new-and-improved platforms, building new engines that take advantage of their ability to do and show more, this has historically been a time for experimentation. That tends to result in a mixed bag of games that lay the groundwork for even better sequels down the road, and while this year has been arguably better than most, that doesn’t mean we didn’t get our fair share of duds.
Cubed3:
"The continued existence of a company called Atari as a major game publisher feels downright offensive. The name that once defined the medium for at least an entire console generation is now just that - a name. For almost two decades, the company formerly known as Infogrames has been wearing the skin of the real Atari, cashing in on cheap nostalgia and brand recognition for a brand that hasn't actually existed for a long time. The company has sunk dangerously close to the bottom of the barrel several times in the past, but it is now officially scraping it. Haunted House: Cryptic Graves may be the worst game of the year. Its only competition for that title is the garbage that Steam Greenlight periodically pumps out, but unlike most of those games, this wasn't made by a one-man team desperately cobbling together public domain assets. This has the Atari logo on it. Come to think of it, go read up on the history of the Atari brand. It'll be a lot more interesting than playing their game."
