Sony promises 380 new games

[JustLikeHeaven1]

[QUOTE=Atarifever]

I think Atari gets too little credit.  I don't think there was a "crap" Atari.  Sure there was an Atari company that was cheap and that recieved little support from developers, but I don't think there is an Atari system out that I really think is overall crap.  The best argument for a bad Atari is the Jag, but like it or not Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Aliens Vs. Predator were games that would only have been possible on computers at the time.  Let's see, a system with great FPS games that were otherwise only playable on the PC... I've seen that somewhere lately.  I've read interviews where Atari was criticised for having their hit games be "just PC ports".  That wasn't crap, it was just too early.  They'd have been hailed for it today. 

People also seem to think the current Atari is crap.  That's a crazy idea.  They went to a classic gaming event with Atariage and gave away Flashback 2s, they gave permission for Adventure 2 to use the name, they included homebrews on their Flashback 2, they put some of their games up to be played for free online (including some vector ones) they released 2600 hardware, and have made some good (and some bad) compilations.  I don't know what else they can be expected to do with the properties to make people happy.  They certainly aren't crap. 
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If you want to talk about what Atari does for the homebrew community and for fans of its older systems thats fine...as a current publishers of games they are pretty bad.  Whenever I see the Atari logo on a game packaging I know that I shouldn't buy the game because its probably terrible. 

The last Atari game I purchased and enjoyed was Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee.  It was a good game, but since then I haven't had any luck with there products.

[ZetaX1]

[QUOTE=JustLikeHeaven]

[QUOTE=andrew]

It just seems Sony is using the bucket load of games to come out to show that they have the system to get because hordes or recycleware, garbageware, budgetware  games are coming within a small crop of solid games.
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You just sort of described the videogame industry as a whole.  Every month their might be a couple of good games and the rest are mediocre to garbage...thats just how the industry is today. 

Trust me Sony isn't the only company dying to release as many games as possible. 
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You just described EVERY entertainment industry.  How many GOOD albums come out each month?  How many truly GOOD movies come out?  And how much crap comes out, all hyped-up and shoved in our faces?  B-S, the ultimate growth industry.

- Mark

[JustLikeHeaven1]

[QUOTE=ZetaX]

You just described EVERY entertainment industry.  How many GOOD albums come out each month?  How many truly GOOD movies come out?  And how much crap comes out, all hyped-up and shoved in our faces?  B-S, the ultimate growth industry.

- Mark
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You sir are very correct. 

Also Sony clarified this 380 game statement and said that was howmany would be released worlwide...thus if a game was released in Japan and got brought over to the states they were counting it as 2 separate games.  I think the statement was made at shareholders meeting or something...

Anywho the realisitc numbers were revealed as 105 retailed games and 40 games appearing on the Playstation network.  Sony said that about 15 games will be first party releases.

These numbers are probably not much different than Microsoft's and Nintendo's. 

[Atarifever1]

[QUOTE=JustLikeHeaven]

If you want to talk about what Atari does for the homebrew community and for fans of its older systems thats fine...as a current publishers of games they are pretty bad.  Whenever I see the Atari logo on a game packaging I know that I shouldn't buy the game because its probably terrible. 

The last Atari game I purchased and enjoyed was Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee.  It was a good game, but since then I haven't had any luck with there products.
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Dragonball Z: Advance Adventure is solid.

Dragonball Z: Legacy of Goku 2 and 3 are some of the most beautiful games on the GBA.

Dragonball Z: Supersonic Warriors is a good fighter, much better than most any others on the GBA.

Test Drive: Unlimited is getting very nice reviews.

Dungeons and Dragons Heroes did well.

D&D online didn't do great, but it has reviewed well.

The problem is that for people who don't like Dragonball Z (myself included) it is easy to skip over some of the best games to carry the Atari name is years.  It isn't that Atari doesn't make any good games; it is that Atari mainly makes licenced games.  I certainly don't buy games from them just because they have the Atari name, like I would with say Namco or Capcom, being pretty sure there is a good game included with the name.  However, neither do I think they are any worse than par for the course as a publisher.  Adding to their par for the course status is great interaction with the classic gaming community and releasing an incredible piece of videogame hardware.  I don't see how that ranks them poorly overall as a gaming company.

[Adamant1]

The vast majority of Dragonball games aren't actually from Atari anyway, they're only responsible for publishing them outside Japan. As for the Dragonball games they ARE responsible for the existance of, outside of Legacy of Goku 2 and 3, which you mentioned, they all suck. Outside the 2 mentioned games, all good DB games come from Japan.

[Astrosmasher1]

Sorry I did not want to get into discussion about Atari.  I just wanted to say that the proof of the pudding is in the eating.  Maybe we will get the games maybe we wont.  Lets wait six months and see.  I would prefer the console coming down in price a wee bit.
Atari
The 2600 loads of great games.  A very successful system.
Atari 7800 did not have many games but if it had been released in 84 it would have been a smash....
Atari Jaguar superb console that the press hated and were determined to see go under.  It had loads of good games on it as did the above.

Atair aka Infogrmes the French software house who bought the name.  I loved their Atari collection.....Test Drvie was good as well.