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Description

A collection of classic Atari 2600 titles from Activision, as well as extra items including new gameplay modes for each game, trivia, originally released patches/updates, 3D views of the cartridges, the original manuals and much more. The game comes with licensed eighties music tracks. It contains 45 games.

The content is quite similar to Activision Hits Remixed (PSP), but unlike the GBA version and Activision Anthology: Remix Edition (PC/Mac), it doesn't include the homebrew titles. The following games are included:

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Merchant Title Platform Price  
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Activision Anthology PlayStation 2 $4.94  
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Activision Anthology    
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User Reviews

This IS The '80's. Guy Chapman (1722) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars

The Press Says

Next Level Gaming Jan 21, 2003 88 out of 100 88
Gaming Target Jan 15, 2003 8.5 out of 10 85
Digital Press - Classic Video Games Apr 22, 2007 8 out of 10 80
GameDaily Dec 14, 2006 8 out of 10 80
GamerDad Apr 18, 2005 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
GameSpy Dec 28, 2002 80 out of 100 80
The Video Game Critic Dec 08, 2002 B 75
Digital Press - Classic Video Games Dec 21, 2005 7 out of 10 70
Cheat Code Central 2002 2.5 out of 5 50
Jeuxvideo.com Jan 07, 2003 9 out of 20 45

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Trivia

When Activision was going to sell the PS2 version in Europe, they had a slight problem.

The German BPjS (Federal Examination Office for Youth-Endangering Publications) indexed the game River Raid back in 1984. Therefore was a retail distribution of the compilation in Germany out of the question (a side effect of the indexing).

So, the only solution was for Activision to file an application for verification of that particularly title at the BPjS. And since the reason for the index was out of date (assuming it was up do date in 1984 at all - see River Raid trivia), the game was de-indexed on January 2003.

But the really interesting fact here is that without the application, the Activision Anthology would be adult only in Germany. And now, after the de-indexing of River Raid and a normal rating with the USK (the German age rating organization) for this compilation here, the Activision Anthology is available without restrictions in Germany.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (9909) on Nov 27, 2002.
 

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