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Taito Legends
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7.0 User Score:

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Based on 18 critic reviews
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Game Info

Publisher: Sega / Empire Interactive

Developer: Taito

Genre(s): Action, Compilation

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Release Date: October 25, 2005

Summary

The complete Taito Legends title list: Space Invaders (1978), Phoenix(1980), Space Invaders Part 2 (1980), Colony 7 (1981), Electric Yoyo (1982), Jungle Hunt (1982), Zoo Keeper (1982), Elevator Action (1983), Great Swordsman (1984), Return of the Invaders (1985), Bubble Bobble (1986), Gladiator (1986), Tokio (1986), Exzisus (1987), Plump Pop (1987), Operation Wolf (1987), Rainbow Islands (1987), Rastan (1987), Super Qix (1987), The New Zealand Story (1988), Operation Thunderbolt (1988), Battle Shark (1989), Continental Circus (1989), Plotting (1989), Volfied (1989), Ninja Kids (1990), Space Gun (1990), Thunderfox (1990) Tube It (1993). [Sega]

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

90

AceGamez

Not only do you get some of the most stunningly playable titles from gaming history, with a simple and easy way to select them, but also a wide selection of bonus features with which to keep real retro fanatics' juices flowing.

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85

Game Informer

Trips down memory lane have peaks and valleys, but this one is definitely worth taking. [Jan 2006, p.138]

81

Jolt Online Gaming UK

For anyone with the inclination to be educated in how games used to consist of pure gameplay magic, or for those who wish to revisit their gaming pasts, Taito Legends is a superior collection of titles, some of which are truly classics in the absolute sense of the word.

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80

Eurogamer

This heartwarming gestalt is a lovely and joy-bringing piece of our history, and anybody who ever popped a shiny round coin in any one of these machines' welcoming slots owes themselves a copy, today.

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80

Next Level Gaming

If you want to play some great classic arcade games, this is your game.

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79

GameZone

If you were a fan of these games when they were first released then this collection is for you.

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78

IGN

Many of the games in Taito Legends are still fun even if you’ve already mastered them over years ago. The presentation here really stands out too, so collectors should be pleased with the amount of time put into it.

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75

1UP

There's plenty of good, plenty of bad and plenty of weird on Taito Legends. The games are reproduced well, too, if not precisely up to arcade perfection.

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74

PSX Extreme

Taito Legends is a winner just based on value alone, but it also happens to contain a few truly milestone games (and some less memorable ones).

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71

GameSpot

The lack of light gun support drags down Operation Wolf, but with games like Elevator Action and Bubble Bobble on board, Taito Legends offers good classic arcade action at a budget price.

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70

Cheat Code Central

Like having an arcade in your own home. Maybe not the best arcade in town but more like the cheesy one you might recall on the wrong side of the tracks next to the 24-hour bowling alley and laundromat.

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70

PSM Magazine

The emulation is dead-on, your controller's analog sensitivity is adjustable, and there are historical images and stories and interviews for fans. [Holiday 2005, p.88]

70

PALGN

Probably overall the best retro compilation yet. Capcom Classics has some better games, but the better emulation and presentation of Legends, combined with the greater number and variety of games (no “three versions of each game” here) puts it over the top – just.

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67

Gaming Age

Space Invaders needs no further justification for ownership.

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60

G4 TV

Typically, the gameplay here is cheap and full of unsatisfying ways to die.

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60

Yahoo! Games

A mediocre medley.

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30

Official U.S. Playstation Magazine

Getting 29 games for $20 shouldn't be a terrible deal, but aside from two or three gems, the selection totally blows - especially when compared to the Japanese releases. [Jan 2006, p.91]

20

Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK

It's not much return on your 20 quid investment. [Nov 2006, p.140]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Ben M. gave it a7:
Not every game is a "legend", but a lot of pretty good. Arkanoid should have been included. I loved Phoenix and Zoo Keeper.

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