Wizard
SCORE: 58
Thanks to the Atari Collection 2 on the Evercade I was able to play
Wizard. This
Atari 2600 is a prototype video game made by Atari back in 1980. It was
finally released in 2005. There are maze screens the player walks around
in. There are also enemies to be wary of in Wizard. As we run into the
vortex enemy we can gain points. We must be careful that we are not shot
though. The screen shows our points and the points of the monsters we
are fighting.
I found Wizard to be a very confusing game. I had to do research to
figure out how to play Wizard. There is little about Wizard that made
sense to me when I first started playing it. Wizard reminds me of so
many Atari 2600 video games in the past. They were confusing to learn
how to play. It would have been nice for some explanation about what to
do in Wizard. When you hold onto a game for twenty-five years you had
time to put some words on the screen. Give the players some direction.
Wizard looks like a lot of video games from that era. The vortex looks
like a vortex. The human player is okay looking at best. There are
plenty of blocky walls for the players to get stuck on in Wizard. The
colors are two tone. The music is okay for the era. Nowadays the music
is a bit on the annoying and limited side. I was honestly not a fan of
the music in Wizard. Plus some of the music sounds like it was used in
other Atari 2600 video games.
My biggest discovery concerning Wizard is how easy it is to die. I kid
you not, I died early and often when I played Wizard. Sort of like what
you need to do in role playing video games - save early and often.
Historically speaking it is neat to be able to play and review Wizard. I
love being able to play previously unreleased video games. Some of good,
and some could have stayed on the shelf. Either way it is fascinating to
be able to play games like Wizard on the Evercade.
Wizard gives me hope for other previously unreleased video games to be
released. Sure I am not a fan of Wizard, but I do see the value of being
able to finally experience a retro video game that was buried long ago.
The idea behind Wizard is interesting as well. We are in this maze
fighting these strange creatures. I think we are absorbing them as we
get close. We are definitely trying to get a higher score in the limited
time we have in each level.
- Paul
Graphics: 60%
Sound: 60%
Replay/Extras: 60%
Gameplay: 50%
Family Friendly Factor: 60%
System: Atari 2600/Evercade
Publisher: Atari
Developer: Atari
Rating: ‘NR’ - Not Rated
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