Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration- Xbox

Great game, or should that be great games. You get a nice history lesson for those retro gamers that are just discovering these games and consoles. As I was lucky to grow up with these machines this was a great buy. There are videos and pictures to learn about Atari with a big selection of games, some I can remember playing on my friends console and some new to me. For all us that want to relive these memories and those that want to experience these old era games for the first time then this is a must buy

Firstly, please ignore the recent reviewer who said there are "only a few games" in his one-star review. Absolute nonsense! It clearly states on the game box that there are "more than 100 playable games." Anyone who bothers to install this package and glance at the games selection will see this for themselves. Perhaps the "reviewer" skipped this part of the reviewing process! These are full games and not demoes. Six of them are reworked or based on previous games and are a great addition to the selection of Atari games from different Atari systems. The long list of games is at the end of my review.As someone who grew up with several of these systems in the 70s and 80s, I really do appreciate the effort that has gone into this package. The range of information and games on offer is excellent. Each game features numerous extras, such as scans of the original manuals to look at and flyers sent to arcades and shops (both of these can be panned and zoomed into). There are plenty of options to tailor the game playing experience and they are quick to tweak.If you need to know more then there are plenty of positive reviews online. For the £22 I paid for a new copy straight from Amazon, I'm delighted. The standard of care that has gone into this slick package is second to none and will be an Atari fan's treat.The full collection of games is listed below.Atari Arcade1. Akka Arrh (unreleased)2. Asteroids3. Asteroids Deluxe4. Black Widow5. Breakout6. Centipede7. Cloak & Dagger8. Crystal Castles9. Fire Truck10. Food Fight11. Gravitar12. I, Robot13. Liberator14. Lunar Lander15. Major Havoc16. Maze Invaders17. Millipede18. Missile Command19. Pong20. Quantum21. Space Duel22. Sprint 823. Super Breakout24. Tempest25. WarlordsAtari 8-bit computer1. Bounty Bob Strikes Back!2. Caverns of Mars3. Food Fight4. Miner 2049erAtari 26001. 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe2. Adventure3. Air-Sea Battle4. Asteroids5. Basic Math6. Breakout7. Canyon Bomber8. Centipede9. Combat10. Combat Two11. Crystal Castles12. Dark Chambers13. Demons to Diamonds14. Dodge ‘Em15. Fatal Run16. Gravitar17. Haunted House18. Millipede19. Miner 2049er20. Missile Command21. Outlaw22. Quadrun23. Race 50024. RealSports Baseball25. RealSports Basketball26. RealSports Boxing27. RealSports Football28. RealSports Soccer29. RealSports Tennis30. RealSports Volleyball31. Saboteur32. Secret Quest33. Solaris34. Super Breakout35. Surround36. Swordquest: EarthWorld37. Swordquest: FireWorld38. Swordquest: WaterWorld39. Warlords40. Yars’ RevengeAtari 52001. Bounty Bob Strikes Back!2. Millipede3. Missile Command4. Star Raiders (+ Enhanced Version)5. Super BreakoutAtari 78001. Asteroids2. Basketbrawl3. Centipede4. Dark Chambers5. Fatal Run6. Ninja Golf7. Scrapyard DogAtari Handheld1. Touch MeAtari Jaguar1. Atari Karts2. Club Drive3. Cybermorph4. Evolution Dino Dudes5. Fight For Life6. Missile Command 3D7. Ruiner Pinball8. Tempest 20009. Trevor McFur In The Crescent GalaxyAtari Lynx1. Basketbrawl2. Malibu Bikini Volleyball3. Scrapyard Dog4. Super Asteroids & Missile Command5. Turbo Sub6. WarbirdsNew Games1. Haunted Houses2. Neo Breakout3. Quadratank4. Swordquest: AirWorld5. VCTR-SCTR6. Yars’ Revenge EnhancedHighly recommended!

This is a very well made documentary plus lots of playable games developed by Atrai over the last 50 years. I have read some are dissapointed that it does not include Space Invaders, Pacman and Defender which were all available on the 2600 but they were licenced from other developers like Midway, Namco and Wiliams so they are not true Atari games. The presentation and layout on-screen is superb and the games are the original Arcade, 2600, 5200, 7800, Computer and Jaguar Atari products plus a few updated versions of classics like Tempest and Asteroids. A must for all Atari fans.

Lots of the old games are not on here with lots of versions of the same game

Great retro Atari compilation for the XBox.It covers a lot of bases with arcade titles, VCS games, 5200 games, the 8 bit computer line, 7800 games, Lynx, ST and Jaguar games.Lots of extras in the package too.

A trip down memory lane, a bit pricey for new but worth the nostalgia.

This Atari collection left me disappointed with certain blaring emissions! No Space Invaders etc.The presentation is cool but after a few hours I decided to sell me copy!

Bought as a gift and has been well played.