Atari has announced Gravitar: Recharged, a retro shooter that will launch on Switch on June 2nd, 2022. Featuring both single player and co-op gameplay, the game is said to be a return to the "golden age of gaming" and joins the publisher's Atari Recharged series as its sixth entry.
Here's a breakdown of the game from Atari:
You’re again transported to the golden age of gaming in Atari’s sixth installment in the popular Atari Recharged series. This time, you’re a fearless ship captain tasked with exploring galaxies far off in the depths of outer space with the option of enlisting a co-pilot via local co-op! Blast off with all-new power-ups, special abilities, and more all against beautifully detailed spacey environments and backdrops, to the beat of a fresh original soundtrack by award-winning recording artist Megan McDuffee.
Features:
- Fly from planet to planet and progress through ever-more-challenging solar systems in a quest to get home in Arcade Mode
- Take on 24 distinct missions, aiming to climb global leaderboards and assert yourself as the ultimate space adventurer, or connect your player two and strategize together
- Utilizing the tech at your disposal, make use of your tractor beam to grab power-ups including homing missiles and electrifying EMP disruptors
- Bop your head through groovy missions and funky galaxies with an original score by award-winning recording artist Megan McDuffee
Gravitar: Recharged will join fellow 'Recharged' titles including Breakout: Recharged, Asteroids: Recharged, Centipede: Recharged, Black Widow: Recharged, and Missile Command: Recharged. All entries are available on Switch.
This looks like it might be quite a relaxing shooter. What do you make of this announcement from Atari? Let us know in the comments.





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@RubyCarbuncle indeed.
Currently there’s a day one patch with ‘minor updates to enhance the gaming experience’ which secretly adds lootboxes and microtransactions which were not available to reviewers.
I hate companies that do sht like that.
@SuperCharr Lower than indie, sometimes
Looks neat, I only have asteroids recharged (it's ok) I might wishlist this.
Reminds me of a color version of Cecconoid.
Reminds me a little of Solar Jetman.
@Friendly @RubyCarbuncle Agreed.
@SuperCharr LOL!!
Name has a nice ring to it.
Bought every recharged so far. Gravitar is such a good game too. I hope it will be good.
@Kermit1
If I'm to be honest Asteroids Recharged is the one I was disappointed in the most. It just takes too long to really pick up and the co-op isn't great with every power up auto floating to first player.
Black Widow Recharged is where it's at.
@HIGHscores85 which are your favorites so far? Thought about checking one out.
I wonder if when Atari is done with the Recharged series if they will put them on one retail package.
@ecco6t9 There is a 55% chance of that happening, with the way Atari is right now
@Pointy59
Black Widow, Breakout, Missile Command, Centipede, Asteroids in that order probably
@RubyCarbuncle Thank you. Nailed it. Once patches became available for games, it was all downhill from there. Today’s packaged games are so far removed from being a finished product it’s not even funny.
@SuperCharr Their triple A games (PAC-Man, E.T.) were worse than indie games so maybe it's for the best..
Is there a physical release of any of these recharged games, especially gravitar.
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