Activision Anthology

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• This collection features 40 classic games on one CD -- all the old classics like Kaboom, Rampage and Chopper Command
• Play the classic games in two different mode - the original cheesy Classic mode, or the 3D Enhanced version
• Plus you also get to see what was going through game developer's heads at the time -- check out unreleased prototypes, demos and other video game oddities
• You can jam out to the awesome 80s style game soundtracks
• Go online and get even more games!

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006Z7HQ
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 21, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,185 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2

Activision Anthology takes you back to the glory days, for old-school arcade action!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Retro greatness!! Don't pass this by!, December 27, 2002

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4MaskCurse "Kyonshi Jiang Shi" (Chicago,IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Activision Anthology (Video Game)

First off,I have to say that I grew up in the 80s and I used to play atari all the time,so my review may be a bit biased.For me, this game had so many memories in it that it was a blast!One of the main reasons I got this anthology was because it included the great game Seaquest in it.I used to play that game for hours on end back in the day!

Some other great games included on it are,MegaMania,Frostbite, SpiderFighter,LaserBlaster,KeystoneKapers,RoboTank,and of course Pitfall.The 80s soundtrack put in the game made it even better;I mean playing these classics while listening to "Safety Dance",
"Tainted Love" or "Were Not Gonna Take It" is priceless in my opinion.If any of these songs do get on your nerves though( you can only listen to Mexican Radio so many times!) you are given the option to turn the music off.I just wish they would have given the option to only play certain songs while leaving other ones out..Oh well.

The only minor complaint I have for this title,is that some of the games included were really,REALLY bad!I mean I remember hating these games when I used to own them as cartridges for the atari 2600.The really bad games include,Dragster(terrible!), Dolphin,TomCat and the "bonus" games Kabobber and Thwoker. However there are enough fun games in here to justify buying it esp. since you can buy this new for pretty cheap. That's a great deal
for a gamer's trip down memory lane.

In conclusion,any gamer in his/her twentites would love this title.As for the younger generation,they probabaly couldn't appreciate this one;but everyone else sit back and have some fun!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great collection, better than anything Namco or Midway did, April 13, 2003

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"taninriff" (Brecksville, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Activision Anthology (Video Game)

For the past few years, Midway and Namco have been rereleasing old games in their collections. They would throw 6 to 8 early 80's games on a cd with nothing extra and charge an insane amount of money. Then along came Activision. Activision obviously learned from Midway and Namco's mistakes. Instead of 6 to 8, you get 45 Atari 2600 games. Want extra features? Ok, how about TV comercials from the 80s and those patches you could earn for their games. But they did not stop there. They added a truely impressive 80's soundtrack to keep you going. There are also added ways of playing the game. For example, one method overlays clouds over the game. Another has a large rotating cube with the game on each side. These extra ways of playing the game are interesting, but you will mostly just play the games the way they were. Overall, this is what a collection should be like. If you want to relive the classics or are interested in where the video game industry first got its start, you should check this out.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ahhhh... Reliving my early 80's Atari childhood. Sweet. :-), April 8, 2003

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Troy (Lancaster, PA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Activision Anthology (Video Game)

These are the classic games I played as a kid. Although primitive, they were *very* addictive and kept you saying, "Just one more game!"

And what a bargain! ... Well worth it. Although about half the games are not really worth playing today, there are several must-have classics:

Pitfall, Pitfall 2 (like 2D Metroid in a jungle), H.E.R.O., Kaboom, Cosmic Ark, Demon Attack.

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