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Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

Released: 11/11/2022

Join the celebration! Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration takes you on an interactive journey through 50 years of video games. At the heart of Atari 50 are the Interactive Timelines, which combine historical trivia, digital artifacts, over 60 minutes of new interviews, documentary footage, and playable games into one cohesive experience. When you encounter a game in the Timelines, you can immediately play it without losing your place. The massive selection of over 100 games spans seven different platforms: Arcade, 2600, 5200, 7800, Atari 8-bit computers, and, for the first time ever on modern consoles, Atari Lynx and Jaguar! Play the classics like Tempest 2000, Asteroids, and Yars' Revenge, or dive into some deeper cuts. Behind every game are the stories of Atari, what was happening at the company, and what went into the creation of the games and the hardware on which they ran, all told by the people who were there. Key features: Experience gaming history through Interactive Timelines and relive the Golden Age of Gaming Over 100 classic games from 7 different vintage platforms including Arcade, 2600, 5200, 7800, Atari 8-bit computers, and, for the first time ever on modern consoles, Atari Lynx and Jaguar 6 all-new games inspired by Atari classics including the 4th installment in the Swordquest series, Airworld Hear from the creators who launched an entire industry and those they inspired A complete package for any video game fan

Join the celebration! Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration takes you on an interactive journey through 50 years of video games. At the heart of Atari 50 are the Interactive Timelines, which combine historical trivia, digital artifacts, over 60 minutes of new interviews, documentary footage, and playable games into one cohesive experience. When you encounter a game in the Timelines, you can immediately play it without losing your place. The massive selection of over 100 games spans seven different platforms: Arcade, 2600, 5200, 7800, Atari 8-bit computers, and, for the first time ever on modern consoles, Atari Lynx and Jaguar! Play the classics like Tempest 2000, Asteroids, and Yars' Revenge, or dive into some deeper cuts. Behind every game are the stories of Atari, what was happening at the company, and what went into the creation of the games and the hardware on which they ran, all told by the people who were there. Key features: Experience gaming history through Interactive Timelines and relive the Golden Age of Gaming Over 100 classic games from 7 different vintage platforms including Arcade, 2600, 5200, 7800, Atari 8-bit computers, and, for the first time ever on modern consoles, Atari Lynx and Jaguar 6 all-new games inspired by Atari classics including the 4th installment in the Swordquest series, Airworld Hear from the creators who launched an entire industry and those they inspired A complete package for any video game fan

Join the celebration! Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration takes you on an interactive journey through 50 years of video games. At the heart of Atari 50 are the Interactive Timelines, which combine historical trivia, digital artifacts, over 60 minutes of new interviews, documentary footage, and playable games into one cohesive experience. When you encounter a game in the Timelines, you can immediately play it without losing your place. The massive selection of over 100 games spans seven different platforms: Arcade, 2600, 5200, 7800, Atari 8-bit computers, and, for the first time ever on modern consoles, Atari Lynx and Jaguar! Play the classics like Tempest 2000, Asteroids, and Yars' Revenge, or dive into some deeper cuts. Behind every game are the stories of Atari, what was happening at the company, and what went into the creation of the games and the hardware on which they ran, all told by the people who were there. Key features: Experience gaming history through Interactive Timelines and relive the Golden Age of Gaming Over 100 classic games from 7 different vintage platforms including Arcade, 2600, 5200, 7800, Atari 8-bit computers, and, for the first time ever on modern consoles, Atari Lynx and Jaguar 6 all-new games inspired by Atari classics including the 4th installment in the Swordquest series, Airworld Hear from the creators who launched an entire industry and those they inspired A complete package for any video game fan

Critics
87
Steam
92
Metacritic
81

Score Breakdown

86.9

Critic Average

44 reviews

92

Steam User Score

550 reviews

81

Metacritic User Score

39 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-5.3
Metacritic Disparity
+5.9
Combined Disparity
+0.3

Average of both sources

Review Timing

2 early (5%)39 launch window (89%)3 late (7%)