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Pit fall for Atari 2600! A review.

 
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 Pitfall for the Atari 2600 is a good game for it's time. Definitely worth checking out if you get bored from new games or if you want to see how far video games have progressed. For being an old game the play controls are good, the music is okay, and the replay value is high if you like Atari games.

 Overall: I gave this game a high score of a 9 overall because it was a popular game in it's time. It is definitely one of my favorites from the Atari system.
 
 Graphics: The graphics get a really high score of an 8 from me just because of the good looking boards and all the obstacle's and enemies in the game. While the graphics cannot compare to the newer systems, Pitfall  looked better then some of the other games from this system. Nice colors and different boards make it enjoyable to play considering it's an Atari game.

 Sound: I rated the sound as a 7. I actually should have rated it higher since it had a lot of sound effects especially when you start swinging on a vine the Tarzan music theme kicks in, very nice. Some Atari games didn't have any music at all so compared to the other games I gave it a high score.

 Addictiveness: Another high score of an 8! While a lot of Atari games are fairly simple, Pitfall can be a hard game and if you like Atari games this one can take a while to figure out the maze ( I still haven't finished it). To me this game can get addicting if you are extremely bored.

 Story: I gave the story a 5 because You are playing as pitfall Harry trying to make it through the jungle maze avoiding pitfalls, enemies and traps. The end. Not a great story line but okay for it's time.

 Depth: I gave the depth a score of a 7. Pitfall has a lot of different enemies and traps, plus figuring out the maze can be pretty hard. There are lots of ways to go. That's why I gave it a high score.

 Difficulty: To me this game is pretty hard. The alligators and the scorpions are the worst. If you don't jump just right you will fall right through the gators and when you jump over the scorpions they will turn around and nail you if you don't time your jump just right. Just figuring out which path to take and the increasing difficulty of the boards can make this game extremely hard to beat. This game gets a rating of an 8 in the difficulty department. 

 Reviewers note: Reply if you want but I frown on negative replies, everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I can accept constructed criticism but if you don't like the game, why reply? I just stated that because some people disagreed with a review from me which is fine but my opinion about a game is what I think about it. So I hope any one who reads this enjoys it.

 Pitfall for the Atari 2600 is a good game for it's time. Definitely worth checking out if you get bored from new games or if you want to see how far video games have progressed. For being an old game the play controls are good, the music is okay, and the replay value is high if you like Atari games.

 Overall: I gave this game a high score of a 9 overall because it was a popular game in it's time. It is definitely one of my favorites from the Atari system.
 
 Graphics: The graphics get a really high score of an 8 from me just because of the good looking boards and all the obstacle's and enemies in the game. While the graphics cannot compare to the newer systems, Pitfall  looked better then some of the other games from this system. Nice colors and different boards make it enjoyable to play considering it's an Atari game.

 Sound: I rated the sound as a 7. I actually should have rated it higher since it had a lot of sound effects especially when you start swinging on a vine the Tarzan music theme kicks in, very nice. Some Atari games didn't have any music at all so compared to the other games I gave it a high score.

 Addictiveness: Another high score of an 8! While a lot of Atari games are fairly simple, Pitfall can be a hard game and if you like Atari games this one can take a while to figure out the maze ( I still haven't finished it). To me this game can get addicting if you are extremely bored.

 Story: I gave the story a 5 because You are playing as pitfall Harry trying to make it through the jungle maze avoiding pitfalls, enemies and traps. The end. Not a great story line but okay for it's time.

 Depth: I gave the depth a score of a 7. Pitfall has a lot of different enemies and traps, plus figuring out the maze can be pretty hard. There are lots of ways to go. That's why I gave it a high score.

 Difficulty: To me this game is pretty hard. The alligators and the scorpions are the worst. If you don't jump just right you will fall right through the gators and when you jump over the scorpions they will turn around and nail you if you don't time your jump just right. Just figuring out which path to take and the increasing difficulty of the boards can make this game extremely hard to beat. This game gets a rating of an 8 in the difficulty department. 

 Reviewers note: Reply if you want but I frown on negative replies, everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I can accept constructed criticism but if you don't like the game, why reply? I just stated that because some people disagreed with a review from me which is fine but my opinion about a game is what I think about it. So I hope any one who reads this enjoys it.
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The atari games have always been instant classics. They bring lots of games to be brought down to the next generation. Pit fall is a good game to play. Great classic.
The atari games have always been instant classics. They bring lots of games to be brought down to the next generation. Pit fall is a good game to play. Great classic.
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This has to be one of the more famous games ever created. A lot of times when I saw cartoons playing video games, that was the game it would show I actually am ashamed to say I never played it until about a year ago. I was really missing out.
This has to be one of the more famous games ever created. A lot of times when I saw cartoons playing video games, that was the game it would show I actually am ashamed to say I never played it until about a year ago. I was really missing out.
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Pitfall was one of my favorite games when I had an Atari.
Pitfall was one of my favorite games when I had an Atari.
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Pitfall stands out to other Atari 2600 games. Its one out of few adventure games for the system and I love it.
Pitfall stands out to other Atari 2600 games. Its one out of few adventure games for the system and I love it.
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Well. It seems you wrote your review for Pitfall right before I wrote a review for Pitfall II. Ironic.
Well. It seems you wrote your review for Pitfall right before I wrote a review for Pitfall II. Ironic.
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