Midways Arcade Treasures (PS2) - Reviews

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18.10.2018

This games compilation is SUCH a treasure, it was a fantastic find to be honest, I am a retro gamer and havent owned a console since the Playstation 2 and have a great love of games that actually predate the system too, including those that were produced primarily as classic Arcade cabinet games, such as Tapper (here presented as the "Root Beer Tapper" as Nintendo when they distributed the game were concerned about the featuring of Budweiser/alocholic beverages).The game features a pretty slick selection screen, for some reason it has an Egyptian theme, perhaps its to do with the vintage of the games but you scroll between icons representing the games,screen shots and gameplay appear in the central window as you do so and you pick what you would like to play.The game also features auto-save features and has some very good graphic displays of the controls for each game when you select them, the graphics of each of the classic games are rendered perfectly, and I do mean perfectly, playing Tapper or Rampage or Gauntlet I felt I may as well have been playing the Arcade cabinet itself (as I recently was at an Arcade theme bar during a travel break). I have no idea if the original game contained an inlay card, the one I own now does not, it was a marketplace purchase rather than factory sealed but the in game prompts and instructions are very clear.The complete games listing, which is probably the most important information when considering whether or not to purchase is as follows:-SpyhunterDefenderDefender 2GauntletJoustJoust 2PaperboyRampageMarble MadnessRobotron 2084Smash TVBubblesRoadblastersBlasterRampartSinistra720Super SprintToobinKlaxSplatSatans HollowVindicatorsRoot Beer TapperThis is pretty comprehensive, for me all the classic arcade cabinets are here, plus many games I fondly remember from ports to the home computer systems such as ZX Spectrum or Commodore 64. I had no idea that Midway was responsible for publishing all these titles and I have to say they were really, really on their game when they were doing so. It has actually made me interested in reading more about the video games publishing house and discovering what became of them and whether they still put out games under a different company or the same company name. It surely is a guarantee of quality, so far as I am concerned.I would state again that I am a retrogamer, I think perhaps this could be a collection that is not attractive to some contemporary gamers, the gameplay is pretty simple, repetitive even and often, once you have mastered the basics, it is about achieving scores rather than simply finishing the game (which can be easy enough and is not something demanding days or weeks in terms of time commitment to play through). The games dont often feature lavish stories, if they do there is nothing like the cut sequences or end screens and conclusions that exist today (or did on the PS2).There are actually pretty few other classics that are not represented, such as dig dug or bubble, bubble, but I suspect they are published by other games publishing companies. Unfortunately other classic titles, such as Timber, which I consider a spiritual successor to Tapper, appear to be unavailable altogether and lost to gaming unless you happen to encounter a classic arcade cabinet on your travels. In any case, this game will not disappoint if you have the same tastes as me, even if you dont I really and truly recommend you give it a try and good gameplay isnt ever out of fashion, whatever you may make of the old fashioned graphics.

14.12.2012

I have played/owned Midway Arcade Treasures 2 & think this one tops it why? I tell you why Defender is a classic & it is a perfect conversion of the arcade so is Defender 2, Rootbeer tapper & paperboy.Klax is a tetris style game where you have to get 3 in a row, sound boring but is fun.I had these games on the psone but found the games here are smoother & better, I will not be selling this in a hurry- a classic.

6.9.2004

If you ignore the 'Pyramid' intro and confusing way of listing the games (how hard can it be to give us a simple list instead of confusing pictures?) this is great for any retro-game lover.I'd never heard of Rampart before buying this compilation but now its one of my all time favourites. Its a bit like Tetris but with Castles, Ships and Cannons as well - Genius!Just buy it.

1.5.2009

i mainly brought the game for Joust but after playing that for an age, i looked at some of the others on there and they were just as entertaining.well worth the price if not more!a good buy for anyone who loves old arcade games!

19.4.2012

Excellent to get a retro collection of games together from my youth. Overall they were lots of fun. However some of the controls using the joysticks on the PS2 pads were unfavourable. Overall though, very good.