Jakk's Pacific Atari Ten-in-One Joystick Review - Page 3 of 3

# Pong
This game suffers from the same problems Breakout has: twitchy controls. I need to move the paddle up to hit the ball? Oh, too bad, I just shot way past it. I nicknamed the paddle Neo and every time I messed up I yelled at the screen “YOU MOVE LIKE THEY DO!” If you can get a handle on the controls, then the game will be absurdly easy. The AI is very straightforward, so once you know what angle to hit the ball, you should be able to win handily. This game needs a two-player mode to be worthwhile.

# Real Sports Volleyball
First of all, this is not a good volleyball game. Second of all, the girls—if the pink stick figures are in fact girls—are not as hot as the ones in Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball. Thus, what’s the point?

# Yar’s Revenge
Yar’s Revenge is the most comprehensive fly (as in the insect) simulator released this century. Hands down. It has no challengers. In fact, it might be alone in its genre. It’s a combination of Breakout and… a game involving a mega-gun thing. It was kind of hard to figure out what to do, and once I did it was just boring. I just couldn’t get into it. Sorry.

Of the 10 games, maybe I would consider playing Asteroids and Missile command sometime in the future. And maybe Circus Atari, because I like hating it so much. You’d probably get the most fun out of this if you brought it out at a party with other gamers, cheered each other on and passed the controller around. As a solo activity, there just really isn’t a lot of gameplay. But, you must also take into account the bargain price and weigh how much use you think you’ll get out of it.

Oddly enough, when I let my dad play with it a little he seemed to have a pretty good time. I think there was even a gleam of recognition in his eyes, but I don’t know what to make of that.

REPORT CARD : Jakk’s Pacific Atari 10-in-1 Games System

category	rating	comments
Originality	3	These games are the original originals–different than almost every other game being sold today. However, they were at their original peak two decades ago.
Innovation	2	Well, plugging a self-contained game unit into the TV is pretty neat I guess. Releasing old games to make money? Well, not so much.
Graphics	2	What graphics are there are accurately replicated, although there were some odd display glitches that really should have been fixed by now.
Sound	2	Beep. Boop. Beep. Would stereo be that hard to tack on?
Longevity	1	Depending on the person, this may hold the same addictive power that the arcade had, or it could just bore you.
Fun Factor	3	The fun depends a lot on how much nostalgic joy you’ll experience and in who you play with.