The sound on Asteroids is a bit off and there are even sounds missing. Asteroids Deluxe was completely ruined by having the different sounds, missing sounds, no materialization effect on the ship, and NO BACKDROP! You can do whatever you want in an "Evolved" version, but if you aren't going to make the "Classic" version close to perfect, why bother? People don't shell out money for these things because it just LOOKS like an old game they used to play, they buy them becuase it IS the old game they used to play.
I fired up Atari Anthology on the original Xbox to do a comparison and everything I mentioned here is perfect there. For anyone with interest in these retro arcade games, I would give the AA compilation a serious consideration before dropping 400 - 1200 points on the XBLA releases. I've been very pleased with some of the XBLA releases in the past and I expect more that what was just delivered.
Now that Atari has released the beloved Asteroids (together with its sequel), it's easy to remember why it's a classic. While other games of its era have been outclassed by their successors, Asteroids never suffered imit... Read Full Review
I purchased this as a fan of the classic Asteroids and even an avid fan of the old WinRoids that came out in the late 90's. Playing the classic mode seems familiar enough and while it was my first time playing the histor... Read Full Review
