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Atlantis

aka: Ocean City Defender
Moby ID: 10248

Atari 2600 version

Good idea, but grows old far too fast

The Good
I very much liked the plot (defending Atlantis with stationary guns from airborne attackers), the graphics and the controls of Atlantis. I also liked the Missile Command esque setup, and the likenesses to Air-Sea Battle. It's definitely an intriguing idea.

The Bad
Unfortunately, the gameplay just isn't very addictive. Even when it came out brand new, Atlantis was never a game you could "sink your teeth into" for more than a few minutes, maybe once a week at most. Unlike Cosmic Ark and Demon Attack, made by the same group, Atlantis just didn't have the magic in Imagic.

The Bottom Line
The game is in most ways a combination of Missile Command and Air-Sea Battle. You control three stationary guns on the bottom of the screen that fire shots at passing plans and craft, which are shooting / bombing your city of Atlantis. It is amusing for a few minutes...and then...fade to black.

by Greg Mitchell (37) on April 11, 2006

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