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this is a very visually impressive game! it's cool just to fly around, to go into hyperspace, to see small enemies in the distance become large, and to see them blow up into fireworks when you hit them.
i was really engaged with this at the beginning, but ultimately i just don't like the open world structure very much. it's too big and the shooting is not good enough to support the scope. funnily enough it's the same problem i have with a lot of modern games, where they make a strong first impression but then drag on so long that i can't help but focus on the frustrations.
i was really engaged with this at the beginning, but ultimately i just don't like the open world structure very much. it's too big and the shooting is not good enough to support the scope. funnily enough it's the same problem i have with a lot of modern games, where they make a strong first impression but then drag on so long that i can't help but focus on the frustrations.
Playing Through My Evercade Collection Part 5: Atari Vol 2
Wow. Well this game is a lot and a half. We have space combat, a large open area, rescuing people and more. Its actually really fun and surprisingly in depth for what it is. If theres one hidden gem from both these Atari packs, this is very much 'that one'.
Wow. Well this game is a lot and a half. We have space combat, a large open area, rescuing people and more. Its actually really fun and surprisingly in depth for what it is. If theres one hidden gem from both these Atari packs, this is very much 'that one'.
An absolutely fantastic shooter for the Atari 2600. Looks and plays awesome, still to this day, considering the platform it's running on.
Another awesome space exploration shooter from Atari. Reminisicant of Star Raiders, you explore the galaxy and different points of interest on your scanner and shoot enemies. Really cool for its time.
Holy fuck
Finally a sequel to Star Raiders and yep, it's a Battlestar Galactica knockoff. Nowhere near as influential as the original, but still a decent space shooter.
Played as part of Atari 50.
Incredibly impressive for the 2600, but it's obviously too ambitious for the hardware and winds up just being a much worse Star Raiders, released half a decade after Star Raiders.
Incredibly impressive for the 2600, but it's obviously too ambitious for the hardware and winds up just being a much worse Star Raiders, released half a decade after Star Raiders.
Got this confused with the Andrei Tarkovsky film
So this is essentially the ATARI 2600 version of No Man's Sky where you explore a galaxy and it's super fun and you move in a grid like pattern while taking part in the exploration itself when traversing occasionally experiencing attacks from enemies, but the expansiveness and wide vision of this game are sight to behold. It's an amazing experience and might be one of my favorite 2600 games!
Played this on Atari 50 and couldn't get enough of it!
Played this on Atari 50 and couldn't get enough of it!
One of the best looking 2600 games and a cool sequel to Star Raiders. Trading the first person perspective for a third person perspective, Solaris brings some great frantic space shooting.