Behold: The worst videogame of all time

User Rating: 1 | E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial 2600
By harrymfa | Review Date:
I'm reviewing E.T. to see if I can give a game a "zero" score, which is not possible on this site. For guys younger than 35, here's the context: In the summer of 1982, E.T. is the biggest movie ever made. E.T. merchandise was selling like it was going out of style (it did). Kids wanted everything that had something to do with E.T., including the Kuwahara BMX bike featured in the movie, which marked the end of the Raleigh Chopper era. Then this game came out on the still-hot Atari 2600 which at the time, it was practically in every home.
I can't begin to explain you how puzzled I was when I played this game (I didn't buy it, a friend of mine did and I went to his house to give it a try). It was beyond unplayable. This game made calculus homework look entertaining.
For people who have never touched this game before, you play the role of E.T. a character that looks like a giant turtle out of its shell, with huge disney eyes and a very thin neck. Your quest is to get the letters E.T. or something, so you can "phone home". You however, will spend most of the time falling into a ditch and trying to get out of it. After spending an hour trying, with precision timing and masterful work, you may successfully get out of the ditch, only to fall into another one 2 seconds later!
Why even bother? This videogame is torture and almost destroyed the whole industry. A game that will live in infamy.

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