Madagascar
- 11 action-packed, movie-based chapters that take you from Manhattan to the jungle
- Become each zoo animal as you play – using Alex’s claws, Marty’s long jump, Melman’s helicopter spins and Gloria’s butt smash to make your way back to the wild
- Collect high scores in the wild bonus games — Shuffleboard, Tiki Golf and Lemur Rave
Based on the highly anticipated, star-studded animated feature film from DreamWorks Animation, Madagascar is the only console game that lets players enter the world of four hilarious Central Park Zoo animals-a personality-packed crew made up of a lion, zebra, giraffe, and hippo-and their crafty penguin sidekicks.
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(out of 20 reviews)
List Price: $ 19.99
Price: $ 13.98
Atari Anthology
- Choose from 18 great arcade hits
- Take out the bugs in Centipede, clear out the giant space rock in Asteroids or play other stand-up machine classics
- Also includes classic Atari 2600 console games, like Adventure and Yars’ Revenge
Atari Anthology collects the games that invented a new industry! Take a step back in time to the earliest days of gaming, with faithful reproductions of classic Atari titles.
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(out of 33 reviews)
List Price: $ 14.99
Price: $ 14.99
Review by Keith for Madagascar
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This is a well done game, especially if you liked the movie. Characters voices and behavior are consistent with the movie and there’s a cute storyline to the game.
There are a number of stages that you follow in order, completing one to move to the next.
There’s a pretty small age window that its good for — I’d say about 6 to 10. Under 6, the stages are too hard. Over 10 they’re sort of easy and not that engaging — you can fly thru pretty quickly.
It would be a bit better if you could jump around and play the “games” that you enjoy instead of having to go sequentially, but it’s still well done and worth buying.
Review by Norliza Ismail for Madagascar
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I love the cut out scenes from the movie in this game, the graphics are wonderful and the characters are easy to control through out the game.
But the downside is, it took me two days to finished playing it. So it’s kinda of too short of a game, imo.
Most of the plots are easy, but others are just confusing. I spent more time trying to figure out what character do what job during the switch-a-roo on the Island. Maybe it’s just me.
The Penguins plots are as cute as ever during the mutiny scenes and even before when they were still in a zoo.
Overall. It’s fun while the game last but at the end, I do wish I can play the game much more longer than it is.
Review by for Madagascar
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Before I saw the movie my mom bought me the game. I thought that it would be perfect for my age because it was rated E-10. But it turned out that when i started playing it, before i knew it I was on the 4th level. The game is super easy, and i beat it in 2 days. It had a couple of fun features like being able to play like Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman, but that was about it. This game isn’t worthy of and E-10 rating. It was kind of repeatitive and it was really short. So if you want to try out the game I definetly recommend renting it before you buy it. This game is for kids in the younger age group, not for ten years old and up.
Review by EMO for Madagascar
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I started this game with my 10 year old son, and not too far into the it, I realized I was the only one playing. It was great fun, but it was too “cutsie” for him, an extremely short game, and too easy to win. And in this day and age, “cutsie” games like this don’t normally hold the attention of boys over the age of 8.
Now, my 7 year old neice LOVED it!! To her it was a little more challenging, but not so challenging that it frustrated her. And once she got the hang of it, and was able to win, it gave her a great sense of accomplishment.
My thought is this… great fun for young girls under the age of 10, or moms who don’t like “fighting” games. (Moms, if you are really bad at video games, this one will make you look like a pro.) Think twice before getting this game for a boy over the age of 9. It might “offend their manliness”.
Word of advice… if you can, rent it first. It’s an awful lot of money to spend on a game that is such a fast win. Especially if you are the type of person who wins a game and won’t bother with it again. But if you have a child who loves it, and would play it again and again, at least you know you’d get your money’s worth.
Review by J & M’s mom for Madagascar
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We rented this game for my kids to play with each other. The game is labeled 1-2 players but is made for only one player at a single PS2 console. The kids are disappointed because now they have to take turns watching each other. Be aware.
Review by Sheri Richardson for Atari Anthology
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[From: Atari (dot) com (slash) us]
85 Games That Started a Revolution!
It’s the largest collection of classic Atari games ever! Take a step back in time to the early days of video arcades with an unmatched compilation of unforgettable and authentic Atari titles. All of the games are faithfully reproduced with the great sights, sounds and fast action that made them so popular. Whether you played these games in their original arcade cabinets or on an Atari 2600 console, you’re sure to find a favorite.
Classic arcade hits:
* Asteroids
* Asteroids Deluxe
* Battlezone
* Atari Black Widow
* Centipede
* Crystal Castles
* Gravitar
* Liberator
* Lunar Lander
* Major Havoc
* Millipede
* Missile Command
* Pong
* Atari Red Baron
* Super Breakout
* Atari Space Duel
* Tempest
* Warlords
Atari 2600 titles:
* Atari 3D Tic-Tac-Toe
* Atari Adventure
* Atari Air*Sea Battle
* Asteroids
* Atari Video Cube
* Backgammon
* Battlezone
* Blackjack
* Bowling
* Breakout
* Canyon Bomber
* Casino
* Centipede
* Circus Atari
* Combat
* Crystal Castles
* Demons to Diamonds
* Desert Falcon
* Dodge ‘Em
* Double Dunk
* Flag Capture
* Football
* Fun With Numbers
* Golf
* Gravitar
* Hangman
* Haunted House
* Home Run
* Human Cannonball
* Atari Math Gran Prix
* Atari Maze Craze
* Millipede
* Miniature Golf
* Missile Command
* Atari Night Driver
* Off the Wall
* Atari Outlaw
* Quadrun
* Radar Lock
* Realsports Baseball
* Realsports Football
* Realsports Tennis
* Realsports Volleyball
* Sky Diver
* Slot Machine
* Atari Slot Racers
* Atari Space War
* Sprintmaster
* Star Raiders
* Atari Star Ship
* Steeplechase
* Stellar Track
* Atari Street Racer
* Atari Submarine Commander
* Atari Super Baseball
* Super Breakout
* Atari Super Football
* Atari Surround
* Swordquest: Earthworld
* Swordquest: Fireworld
* Swordquest: Waterworld
* Video Checkers
* Video Chess
* Video Olympics
* Video Pinball
* Yars’ Revenge
Features:
* 18 Classic Arcade Games – The most memorable games ever to hit the arcades including Asteroids, Battlezone, Centipede, Liberator, Crystal Castles, Missile Command, Tempest and many more that haven’t been seen in years!
* 62 Atari 2600 Favorites – The most addictive games ever designed including Gravitar, Millipede, Super Breakout, Video Pinball and Warlords
* Five Bonus Games – Available for the first time since the 1980s – Off the Wall, Blackjack, Steeplechase, Desert Falcon and Sprintmaster
* Challenge Modes – New challenges including timed hot-seat competitions, the psychedelic Trippy Mode, Double Speed games, Time Warp games and Time Challenges that test players’ abilities to the extreme
* Incredible 3D Interface
(c) 2004 Atari Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Review by Troy Heagy for Atari Anthology
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First off, one of the reviewers writes: “On Tempest as well as Asteroids, there’s a huge blue inanimate bordor around the screen. Thus, it makes my 36 inch TV screen look like a 27 inch.” There’s a very simple, very good explanation for that. The games Tempest & Asteroids were arcade games, and back in the 1970s/80s, they turned the TV screen on its side… so you ended up with a shape like this:
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In order to fit that odd vertical rectangle into your TV at home, without distortion, they have to fill in the left & right side with a blue border. That’s not a flaw. That’s the way it’s intended to be (same as using bars on a widescreen movie).
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And now for the games. I suspect this collection will only appeal to the ~50 million people who actually owned an Atari circa 1980, not the younger generation. A lot of these games are short, lasting only about 30 minutes, although they do offer infinite replayability. Also, the graphics are nothing to write home about (mostly large squares). Many of these games like Night Driver have been replaced with better, modern versions like Gran Turismo.
On the other hand, there are some true classics here that even young people might enjoy – Missile Command or Asteroids – shoot, score, and try to live as long as possible. These games appeal to our natural tendency to compete, either with someone else or against ourselves, and score as high as possible. (Similar to Dance Dance Revolution in today’s world.)
I bought it. I liked it. As with the original Atari console, this collection is a good way to take a break from the real world, kill 30 minutes, and have fun doing it!
Review by Dark Majic 007 for Atari Anthology
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This game definitely brought back memories. With all of the old Atari 2600 games like Combat, Yar’s Revenge, Asteroids, Centipede, Dodge ‘Em, etc., you’ll find something that you will enjoy. The plus to the game I found is actually the original and sometimes annoying sounds. Now I use surround sound so I get the annoying bleeps and buzzes in full 5.1 MONAURAL sound. There is no stereo. Hey, but when we were kids, we played Atari with its vast array of 256 colors on the round screen TV with only one speaker and we were happy. The picture is standard. Exactly the way it looked in 1983 is the way it looks in 2005. After reading some of the articles I could not find anything wrong with the picture or sound that took away from the game. Chalk it up to user error.
The only thing I would fault the gameplay for is the games that require a paddle. If you love to play Pong, Breakout, Super Breakout, Demons To Diamonds, or any other game like those, your PS2 controller does it no justice. The PS2 controller either over or undercompensates your movements so the games are actually twice as hard. However, compared to the number of games you get and the fact that they all work well, I think it’s an acceptable tradeoff. I enjoyed this game, and you will too! Your kids, however, will just laugh at you and call you old.
Review by durman620 for Atari Anthology
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Nostalgia gaming continues, with Atari Anthology dropping 85 games, mostly from the classic 2600 system on one disc. Had hoped to see Superman on here, but there’s enough classics to make up for those that were left out. Keeping in mind that most of these games came out when video graphics were in their infancy, it’s still a kick to play games like Adventure and Bowling, and hearing sound effects from 20+ years ago.
Good thing about playing on a modern system is not having to re-load cartridges a bunch of times until they work, though the vertical “racing stripes” and/or weird sounds caused by partially inserted or defective games in the 2600 were always good for a laugh. Main complaint would be that playing paddle-controller games just isn’t the same with joysticks or d-pad controllers. Recently released Atari classic console unit looks cool, but has less than half as many games, so go with more games for a lower price.
Review by M. A Jenkins for Atari Anthology
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First off, I want to note that this collection doesn’t include Pac-Man, Pole Position, Space Invaders, etc., despite what some reviews might suggest. None of those games were developed by Atari (Pac-Man and Pole Position are Namco games, while Space Invaders is a Taito game). It is unclear whether Atari could have released the licensed home versions of these games (Space Invaders was very good, Pac-Man was one of the nails in the coffin for the company), but in any case, the games present have been included in a “review” (in the loosest sense of the term – really, it’s just a cut-and-paste job from an Atari website) near the top of the page, so I won’t repeat that.
With 85 games present, it is impossible to give in this limited space an accurate review of everything found here. I’ll limit myself to some of the gems present (there are a few), and some of the bombs (of which there are many).
First off, Atari has included 18 original arcade games in this collection, which is a pretty nice number. There are some classics present (Asteroids, Missile Command, Centipede, and Crystal Castles are my favorites), some interesting titles (Tempest was one of my favorites as a kid, while Major Havoc makes about as much sense now as it did then), and some duds (Red Baron and Black Widow just don’t make the grade). Most of the games show off the “vector” technology that seemed poised to dominate the market in the early 80′s – but fell off the face of the earth quite soon. While these games are fun, there are serious control issues with many of the games. Centipede was originally designed with a trak-ball controller, as was Crystal Castles; the joystick doesn’t quite get the feel right (particularly with Crystal Castle). The games also come equipped with special modes, such as (the aptly titled) trippy mode, where motion is blurred, a double fast mode (self-explanatory), a time mode (which alternates randomly between slow and fast), a time trial (in which the player must reach some milestone in the allotted time) and a hot seat (which is pretty difficult to describe, but basically switches games randomly). With the exception of the Double Fast mode, I found these annoying.
After this, there are 67 Atari games present. Here are many, MANY duds. Atari made a lot of bad games. I’ll focus instead on some of the strongest titles. In my opinion, Atari Adventure was the best game released for the system. Despite horrendous graphics, the game was fast-paced and difficult. Haunted House is a great title as well, and Atari’s version of “Centipede” is more fun than the arcade game, in my opinion (again, despite horrible graphics). Unfortunately, some games which should be good aren’t, mostly due to severe control issues. Demons to Diamonds was a decent shooter game for the paddle controller. Unfortunately, the joystick is horrible for controlling your “spaceship”. A more egregious example would be Circus Atari, which is almost unplayable with a joystick. There are about 10 other games on here that are decent, in my opinion, and the rest are junk.
SO, all in all, that makes about 20 or so games that I like to play, out of 85. For 15 bucks, that seems like a good deal to me. Is it overrated nostalgia, as one reviewer commented? Probably, but at this price, who’s complaining? I mean, it’s essentially lunch for one day. Seems reasonable to me…
Happy gaming!