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Series X|S / PS4 / PC / PS5 / XONE / Switch - 11/11/2022

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration takes players on an interactive journey through 50 years of video games via interviews with designers, developers and industry leaders, documentary footage, product design documents, high-resolution original artwork, and a specially-curated list of more than 90 playable games. At the heart of Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration are the Interactive Timelines, which combine historical trivia, digital artifacts, all-new video interviews, and playable games into one singular experience. When you encounter a game in the Timeline, you can immediately play it without losing your place. The massive list of games spans six original Atari console and home computer platforms and generations of arcade titles, the most ever included in a collection by the team at Digital Eclipse. For the first time ever, games from the cult favorite Atari Jaguar and Atari Lynx platforms will be playable on modern consoles. Behind every game are the stories of Atari, what was happening at the company, what went into the creation of the games and the hardware on which they ran, all told by the people who were there. It is a rare opportunity to get a rich behind-the-scenes look at the history of video games. In addition to presenting these Atari classics exactly as they were, the talented team at Digital Eclipse has also created the Reimagined series—six new games that revisit, mash-up and reimagine Atari Classics. Each of these new games is included in Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.

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Developer
Digital Eclipse
Publisher
Atari, Inc.

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87

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Critic avg

87

26 scored reviews

Total coverage

26

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70–100

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Mixed response

Score range is 21–30 points

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The critic average is 87 across 26 scored reviews, with a 30-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.

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26 included scored reviews

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80–8911 reviews · 42%
70–791 review · 4%
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Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Review

Published 11/17/2022

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90

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Nathaniel Stevens

Digital Chumps

Atari 50: Anniversary Celebration Review

Published 11/17/2022

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Score

90

+3 vs critic avg

Lou Sytsma

COGconnected

Atari 50 Anniversary Collection Review – Interactive Museum

Published 11/16/2022

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90

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Trevor Gould

Pure Nintendo

Review: Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (Nintendo Switch)

Published 11/14/2022

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Score

90

+3 vs critic avg

Alex Kidman

Digitally Downloaded

Review: Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (Nintendo Switch)

Published 11/14/2022

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Score

100

+13 vs critic avg

Sammy Barker

Push Square

Review: Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (PS5) - A Warts and All Celebration of an Industry Icon

Published 11/13/2022

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Score

80

-7 vs critic avg

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (XSX) Review – ZTGD

Published 11/11/2022

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Score

100

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Tom Massey

Nintendo Life

Review: Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration - A Painstaking Love Letter To Gaming's Pioneers

Published 11/11/2022

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80

-7 vs critic avg

Neal Ronaghan

Nintendo World Report

Atari 50 (Switch) Review

Published 11/11/2022

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95

+8 vs critic avg

Chris Dunlap

Gaming Age

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration review for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, VCS

Published 11/11/2022

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100

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