Customer Reviews

Pong: The Next Level

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Pong is a game that was made back, who knows when but this is the remade version. If you want a beginning game to play if you have just recently gotten Playstation, this is one of them. There are 20 exciting and wierd levels to play. If you ever get stuck, there are codes all over the web. I bought this game and immediately fell in love with it. I recommend it for anyone who knows the basic buttons of a Playstation controller. Thank you for reading this review.

This game could have been really cheesy and simplistic, but credit Hasbro with taking the totally familiar (and still fun!) gameplay, and creating a lavish world of bright graphics and sounds around it.

There are tons of different "environments," each with three levels of difficulty. Each pong environment has a unique feel (not to mention power-up and gameplay variations). I have invested hours into this game, and still am only around 2/3 through the challenges.

Addictive, intense, a heart-pounding two player game, and over 100 levels. The great Pong gameplay you remember, updated for 1999. I am a big retro gaming fanatic, and this is, without doubt, the most comprehensive and complete "classic arcade" update yet!

Other recommendations: Asteroids and Space Invaders are also worthy additions to any PSX gamer's library. The same core gameplay is there, but dressed up nicely, with tons of variety. But I digress... Pong is the king of retro-games!

See what all the fuss was about in the 70's and do yourself a favor: buy this game! Gamers of all ages will become addicted to this delightful classic. Plus, the price is right.

This is one of those games that you play at first, and seems a little boring, but then you find yourself playing it over and over and over! I got (and still get) frustrated with the difficulty of timing the paddle and the ball, but it's just a matter of getting used to the gameplay. PROS: A lot of fun alternations on Pong, not dumb ones like the original Atari (you know, where the only difference between Pong soccer and Pong football was a different screen layout...). You can play Pong carnival game, Pong soccer (where the ball can go into various holes on the field and reappear out any other hole), etc. You can also challenge up to 3 friends. Cons: I don't know why, but the game will only allow you to play Level 1 games in multiplayer mode, until you have passed through Level 1 in single player mode. So to enjoy multiplayer, you have to go through the level first. Other than that, this game is a really addictive, and SIMPLY, a lot of fun!

I have to admit...when I first heard that Pong was coming to the PlayStation I thought LAME! But, you know what? I actually dig this game. I shelled out the big bucks for this pixelated ping pong pleasure. You'd think that two squiggly lines and a blocky ball would look primitive on the fabulous PlayStation...and you would be right. However, the fine folks at Hasbro have created some cool background enviroments to spice things up...this ain't your momma's Pong. Particularly fun at parties!

This is not the Pong you once new. It has been so thoroughly updated that it's practically a new game. But the idea is the same: put the ball into the goal without it coming back into yours.

This new Pong has different environments and different levels within each. It's fairly easy to figure out the rules for each environment, but they're still challenging to get through.

I definately think this is worth the money, and not just for the kids.

Pong is an exciting challenging a thrilling game which will keep you playing for hours. with almost 100 levels this simple but fun game will always keep you ready for the next challenge the game brings you.

I'll agree the single player is no so much fun, and the computer controlled opponents are not much fun to play againist... but the real reason to own this game is to hook up the multitap and have four people battle each other in a variety of levels and environments. You need to play single player enough to open some of the cooler levels, such as the soccer penalty kicks, but then you are ready for some good times. Friends who aren't gamers will have a good time with this.

Okay, I'm a grownup, and not that into current video games. To date myself, I even played the precurser of Atari Pong on a row of lights on a PDP-11 (!) But...I loved Atari's original and I was hoping for something more skill than strategy oriented, less visually cluttered and aurally ugly than this disappointing jumbled mess which plays to very, very short attention spans and eyes used lots and lots of flashy stimuli. I wanted it to be more beautiful, lovely to listen to, and subtler... sigh.

Pong was one of the greatest and most addicting game of its time. It still is. And here comes Hasbro, thinking they're "oh so cool" to have the honor to update the game for a 90s style version. THIS is what they came up with? What an insult to the original play of the beautiful game that was such a landmark in every way. This is pitiful gaming at its worse. (No, actually its a decent game... go figure)