Binding: Video Game Brand: Atari EAN: 0076930996904 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Label: Atari Inc. Manufacturer: Atari Inc. Platform: PlayStation Publisher: Atari Inc. Sales Rank: 10691 Studio: Atari Inc.
Editorial Review: What's a Q*bert? He's a cantankerous little orange feller with an anteater-like snout and a penchant for swearing in an alien tongue. Don't worry, parents, his swearing is cutely expressed in asterisks and squiggles, accompanied by an audio clip of garbled electronic noises. Q*bert was the star of his very own coin-op video game that debuted back in 1982, challenging players to hop from cube to brightly colored cube while avoiding missteps and collisions, and this PlayStation remake contains that old game in its entirety. Also here is a brand new set of challenges spanning 24 lamp-lit levels.
Q*bert doesn't make a very smooth transition from arcade to PlayStation, mostly because of its lack of decent control. In the original, coin-op version, players used a joystick that could move only on the diagonal to hop along cubes, changing their top color. In this version, the existence of the two sticks on the PlayStation analog or dual shock analog controllers is ignored. Instead, you must tilt your controller and use the D-pad to diagonally move Q*bert across the playing field. Still, the game has an inspired design, with cute characters, funny sound effects, and plenty of power-ups. But the control interface has a huge impact on gameplay, and in this case it's negative. --Jeff Young
Pros:
Includes the entire, original arcade game
Groovy, psychedelic graphics
Cons:
Very hard to control
Confusing menu designs
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Wierd!
This game is OK! The story is weird and the adventure mode stinks! The classic mode is so much better! The only things wrong with this game is that controlling Q-bert is so hard and it is sort of boring. There just isn't much to do.
Rating: - Oh for a 2600-style joystick
The classic version would be great, if only I could substitute the shoddy PS controller for a real Joystick. As for the 3D adventure version, I find the perspective really wacky. It's sometimes really difficult to guess which way you're supposed to jump. Maybe I'm just less tolerant than I used to be.
Rating: - EXCELLENT GAME!
Q*BERT shows why some of the orignal video games are still the best. Its the gameplay that sets them apart. Q*Bert wont dazzle you with graphics or music, but it will have you hooked with its great gameplay. The first night I fired this game up I couldn't quit playing it for 2 hours. It is easily addictive as Tetris, and that is a great thing. There is a little learning curve as the control can be a little tricky, however if you are using a Dual Shock controller, the analog pads are the way to go. I highly recommend picking this game up, it is a must own!
Rating: - Guilty pleasure
When I first got this game, I thought it stunk! The graphics are not all that good in the first level of the game, the movement is hard to figure out, and it looked nothing like the old school Q*Bert that I use to play when I was a kid. But I kept at it, and the game really grew on me. After the first level, the game gets better and better. You have to jump in 3D all over Q*Bert land. If you like cheesy games that remind you of your childhood, then this game is kinda cool.
Rating: - Love the Orange Ball guy!
i got this game, thought it would be fun to play it after years out of print & to see what it would be like. it's total COOOOOOOOLNESS.
- Wierd!
- EXCELLENT GAME!
- Guilty pleasure
