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In my opinion this is the one of the best conversions of Arcade games for the psp, maybe even better than Namco's arcade port. The collection of games and the fun they provide are just so top drawer. I really like when the various companies reproducing arcade classics for ports onto various computer and gaming interfaces get creative and make up new versions of the of the old game and add them into packages with the classics. There was a killer new take on Centipide for the PC once, the Atari jaguar nailed Tempest to the wall, and Namco's new recipes for their psp port is still the king. This is not quite the case this time, the evolved portion is more like a facelift rather than a new girlfriend. Kind of like skins, don't get me wrong the evolved versions are definately graphics upgrades, but they just don't radically change the way the game is played. In my opinion if you go down the list of games offered up here, you will find steller versions and hours of fun. There is a catch and that is for those of us who have their eyes on the Atari 2600 unlockable prize. These arcade games are really tough quarter eaters and I doubt many people can make it past pong and superbreakout with those tiny paddles even if they can get the 36 challenges. The best thing that Atari could do with this is post a cheat code or a downloadable patch to correct this oversight quickly. Remember consumers relisting item in online auctions compete with fresh from the factory resale units. They didn't set very realistic goals with these unlockables and 44 challenges is a lot. By the way warlords is such a blast here as is tempest, I love them to death. Battlezone even makes a rare appearence here. Everyone I let play this game loves it. I'd upgrade my 80% score to a 90% or better once we get a 2600 patch or cheat code out of these people, sorry guys evolved with better graphics is not as run as the 4 revisions on the Namco title. Last thing I feel is essential to the PSP medium is portability, how well does the game fit into traveling or commuting. I think it excels, the games are tough and you can fit in a quick game in here and there when on the run. I love a quick game for the psp and this fits the bill. I wish they would have given us a space duel instead of doubling up on asteriods.Read full review
**NOTE** Go to Gamefaqs.com PSP games and look up the save file for Atari Classics Evolved that the file of all 44 award points and unlocked 2600 games. The file is in a "Zip" file so it is tricky but I am now enjoying the old games I had as a kid. Now to the review. When I got this game I was so happy that I can relive some of the old games I played. But when I discovered that I need to unlock all 2600 games by beating the other games that made me really mad. I tried so hard to get the 44 awards that unlock the 2600 games. I finally broke down and figured out that at Gamefaqs.com someone submitted a game save file of all unlocked 2600 games. So many memories, Haunted House, Yars' Revenge and many more. It was worth it if you can figure out how to UNZIP a save file and transfer it to your PSP. Here is the link to the save file and hope others can use it. Be sure you know how to download and save files to your PSP from a good updated computer and learn to use "ZIP and UNZIP" files management., there are youtube vids that shows this..Here is the link: http://db.gamefaqs.com/portable/psp/save/atari_classics_evolved.zip I would give this game a excellent rank but the fact it was designed to hide the good games until you get all reward points is kind of ridiculous. But the awesome memories makes up for it once you unlock the 2600 games.Read full review
i like the old arcade style games, i don't like games that turn you into a movie star, where you're the main character and have to choose weapons and plot how to get thru the story. i like simple quick games like maze and puzzle games. i mainly bought this to get super breakout. i had a hard time putting it down, it is a little more difficult to control the paddle than when i play on the computer, but still fun. i like asteroids,but was never any good at it. i drive the little spacehip like a car skidding out of control on ice. i give up on lunar lander. the people in that little spaceship may as well get their wills made out. i crashed it everytime! all in all this compilation of games is still fun for us old gamers.
I have bought this game a couple of weeks ago,and is great! it has some of greatest old school video games and its evolved version! my favorite game is centipide;and I was amazed when I played it for the first time because you have to turn the psp to a vertical position to play it,this way you have a larger screen to play it(some other games on it have the same feature)my kids loved it too,this game is great when you are in the waiting room,or when you want a little escape from the daily routine.
Great to have theae classic games on 1 disk.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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