PlayStation 2

Activision Anthology

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:

• Atlantis
• Barnstorming
• Beamrider
• Boxing
• Bridge
• Checkers
• Chopper Command
• Commando
• Cosmic Commuter
• Crackpots
• Decathlon (The Activision Decathlon)
• Demon Attack
• Dolphin
• Dragster
• Enduro
• Fishing Derby
• Freeway
• Frostbite
• Grand Prix
• H.E.R.O.
• Ice Hockey
• Kabobber (previously unreleased)
• Kaboom!
• Keystone Kapers
• Laser Blast
• Moonsweeper
• Megamania
• Oink!
• Pitfall!
• Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
• Plaque Attack
• Pressure Cooker
• Private Eye
• River Raid
• River Raid II
• Robot Tank
• Seaquest
• Skiing
• Sky Jinks
• Space Shuttle
• Spider Fighter
• Stampede
• Starmaster
• Tennis
• Thwocker (previously unreleased)

Part of the Following Groups

• Activision collections
• Classic Compilation games

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User Reviews

This IS The '80's.

Guy Chapman (1722)

The Press Says

Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Dec 10, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Netjak	Mar 04, 2004	8.8 out of 10	88
IGN	Nov 21, 2002	8.5 out of 10	85
Gaming Target	Jan 15, 2003	8.5 out of 10	85
HonestGamers	Jan 31, 2004	8 out of 10	80
Game Freaks 365	2004	8 out of 10	80
GameDaily	Dec 14, 2006	8 out of 10	80
GamerDad	Apr 18, 2005		80
The Video Game Critic	Dec 08, 2002	B	75
GameSpot	Nov 19, 2002	7.3 out of 10	73

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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 And since the reason for the index was out of date (assuming it was up do date in 1984 at all - see River Raid trivia), the game was de-indexed on January 2003.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.