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E.T Atari 2600 review

 
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Known to be the worst video game of all time, E.T on the Atari 2600 has gotten quite a bit of hate over the years. Many people believe that it started the video game crash of 1983, but here's the big question. Is it really that bad? No, not at all. In fact there are many games that are worse.

So what do I think of the game, well keep reading to find out!

Gameplay C: Alright lets start with the main part of the game. E.Ts gameplay might be frustrating, but really. It was a whole new thing back in the day. Many games on the Atari 2600 were anything but adventure games. Adventure games were far and few between. E.T had a simplicity that other adventure games on the Atari 2600 didn't have. For once I didn't have to read a manual just to play it. You play as E.T, and your goal is to collect 3 phone pieces so you can call home (makes sense.) It won't be easy though, because you have 2 different types of people to deal with. You have an F.B.I agent, who steals phone pieces, and a scientist who just wastes your time by taking you to his lab. You have Elliot on your side to help you. If you have a certain number of pieces of candy. You can call him, and he will give you a phone piece. So far this game sound pretty flawless, so whats the catch. Well, all the freaking phone pieces are in pits! Thats right, you have to spend you time falling down huge boring pits looking for phone pieces. Usually, theres nothing, which makes this game a bit repetitive and boring. Most of the time, you'll be falling down pits on accident. Aside from that problem however, the game isn't bad. Just mediocre.

Graphics B+: The graphics in this game are pretty good, most of the sprites are large, and multi-colored, something you won't see on the Atari 2600 to often. E.T is well animated, and so is everything else. The enviroments don't have a whole lot of color, but they are detailed and well drawn out.

Sound B+: The sound effects in this game are great, they sound a lot more real then in most Atari 2600 games. What really steals the show, is the E.T theme song playing in the title screen. It sounds surprisingly good.

Addictiveness D: Despite the good concept, E.T is limiting in the fun factor. Falling down pits, and collecting phone pieces can get repetitive and boring.

Depth C: I really don't a whole lot to say, you have 8 variations, but thats it.

Difficulty Medium Hard: Collecting phone pieces is difficult, its easy to fall into pits you don't want to fall into, and not only that, but you can't fend off people very easily.


OVERALL RATING C+

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Many people hate this game, but I enjoy it to some extent. The flaws cannot be avoided however.
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It really is refreshing to read a review for this game that doesn't just hop on the AVGN banwagon, copy what he said about it, or make claims to that ridiculous myth that they burried all the leftover cartridges (which again is only a myth, not true). Everytime I see someone reviewed this game, I go in predicting pretty much exactly what the review says. This one, I did not pridict
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