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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The Golden Age of gaming to me was walking into a shop, you buy the game, pay for it then go home to play it and that was it. You had the full experience there and then. We'll never get that back again sadly.
@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..
@mereel 100% agreed.
Is there a physical release of any of these recharged games, especially gravitar.
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