Taito Milestones
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- Release Date
- 15th Apr 2022
- No. of Players
- 2
- Genre
- Arcade
- Publisher
- ININ Games
- Developer
- Taito Corporation
- Content Rating
- ESRB/Teen, PEGI/12
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About
Taito’s arcade legacy began in the early 1970s, but it came into its own in the 80s. You now have the chance to play these milestone classics that paved the way for the decades of Taito’s arcade dominance which followed. Ten games, each representing a specific breakthrough in development and gaming history, spanning a variety of genres. Platform, sports, shooting, puzzle and more. And now those 10 classics will be available for the first time as a collection on a modern console! Take a deep dive into gaming history and relive the classics that helped shape it.
• 10 groundbreaking classics from Taito’s arcade vault
• A variety of genres and gameplay styles
• The origin of pixel graphics and art, with a timeless look
Games included:
• QIX, 1981, Puzzle. Draw lines as the “Marker” and capture areas by encircling them! Watch out for enemies while moving around!
• SPACE SEEKER, 1981, Shooting. Check the map screen for steadily approaching enemies, intercept the air force strategically, and strike the mobile fortress!
• ALPINE SKI, 1982, Sports. Enter the world of snow and take part in three competitions: Downhill ski, slalom and ski jump!
• FRONT LINE, 1982, Run-and-Gun. Push forward to the enemy camp as a foot soldier! You can also drive tanks and armored vehicles!
• WILD WESTERN, 1982, Shooting. Defeat the gangs attacking from all directions with your trusty rifle! You are the law!
• Chack'n Pop, 1983, Platform. Hang in there, Chack’n! Get back the hearts from the thieving monsters!
• ELEVATOR ACTION, 1983, Action. Infiltrate a building as a spy on a solo mission, get all the secret documents and make your escape!
• The FairyLand Story, 1985, Platformer. As the witch Ptolemy, defeat the monsters deep inside the castle!
• HALLEY'S COMET, 1986, Shooting. Halley’s comet is headed for the planets of our solar system! Destroy the computer at its centre!
• THE NINJAWARRIORS, 1987, Action. Advance into enemy territory as an android ninja to crush the evil Banglar’s ambitions!
© TAITO CORPORATION 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Reviews 1
Nintendo Life said:
There may not be many games in here, but they do cover a broad range of genres and most of them are still great fun to play today. It's just a shame Switch owners have already had access to the majority of them, with the exact same features, for years already. The glaring lack of any extra features make it hard to appreciate the significance of the more obscure or basic titles unless you're prepared to go off and do some homework, and there are some very obvious milestones missing for no reason other than it allows Taito to make more money by splitting the games across multiple collections.
6/10
User Reviews 1
JJtheTexan said:
When creating a classic game collection for a modern platform, you could do worse than Taito Milestones... but not much worse.
The good:
- It's a way to conveniently experience some of the early arcade games from a great developer
- Some of these games have never had a proper console release until now
- Qix, The Ninja Warriors, and Elevator Action are all pretty decent and worth playing today
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The bad:
- Most of the games have aged poorly and are not really worth playing more than once
- Limited quality-of-life improvements
- It's basically 10 Arcade Archives ROMs stuck together
- Price is not a great value for what's included
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Not recommended unless you are a hardcore physical game collector like me and really want the retail release. Otherwise, buy any of these games that you want individually on the eShop. Again, Ninja Warriors holds up the best, followed by Qix and Elevator Action. The rest can be ignored.
6/10
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