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Taito Legends Power-Up

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Based on 17 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: Empire Interactive
Developer: Empire Oxford
Genre(s): Compilation
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: May 17, 2007
Summary
Includes: Space Invaders, Space Invaders Part 2, New Zealand Story, Phoenix, Alpine Ski, Elevator Action, Crazy Balloon, Chack n' Pop, Lunar Rescue, Balloon Bomber, Legend of Kage, The Fairyland Story, Rastan Saga, Raimais, Cameltry, Qix, Kiki Kaikai, Kuri Kinton, Return of the Invaders, Space Dungeon, Space Chaser. Plus the updated classics EXCLUSIVE to the PSP: Balloon Bomber Enhanced, Cameltry Enhanced, Crazy Balloon Enhanced, Legend of Kage Enhanced.
What The Critics Said
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Worth Playing
At most, I can say, "These ROMS work; they won't crash your PSP." That alone is enough to tell you whether or not it's worth your time and money to pick this up.
Read Full Review >IGN
Each of the games runs smoothly, features crisp controls and should satisfy anyone who has been aching to play Lunar Rescue on the bus. However, the fudged features and in-room only multiplayer are big issues considering that there's a handful of compilations out there letting folks play each other online at will.
Read Full Review >Boomtown
It’s a quick loading short burst gamers paradise that suits handheld play very well, although it’s hard to recommend to anyone who already owns the collection on any other platform.
Read Full Review >Eurogamer
If you can overlook Taito's rather calculated and wholly predictable decision to pack out this collection with filler material, then there's a decent amount of quality retro gems to get your teeth into when you've got a few minutes to fill. Sadly though, most of Taito's real big hitters that would have made this an instant must-have aren't here.
Read Full Review >Gaming Nexus
While it misses some of the company's best games (Bubble Bobble, Darius Gaiden), Taito Power-Up contains more than enough great arcade ports to warrant a purchase.
Read Full Review >GameDaily
Power Up includes some cool options, like the ability to change the size of the display, either leaving it at its original aspect ratio or stretching it out to fit the entire screen.
Read Full Review >Play UK
Entertaining, sure, but by no means legendary. [Issue 145, p.87]
AceGamez
There are certainly worse retro compilations on the shelves, but with the original two Taito Legends compilations setting the benchmark, Taito Legends: Power Up pales in comparison to its older siblings.
Read Full Review >Jolt Online Gaming UK
In the context of a budget-priced collection of retro classics, Taito Legends Power-Up is not too bad, but it’s still a pretty niche title made more so by the absence of some outright classics.
Read Full Review >Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
Even those overhauled versions can't make up for the fact that Taito has left out "Bubble Bobble." Oh dear. [Christmas 2006, p.87]
PALGN
Taito Legends Powered-Up is an average collection with only a couple of gems, though they aren't really enough to make this game recommendable.
Read Full Review >Gamers Europe
Aside from these few minor niggles, Taito Legends: Power Up is a perfectly acceptable package of arcade classics. At the same time, this is all that Taito Legends is and unless you really do feel the need to play Space Invaders all over again, there’s little point investing in what is simply another incarnation of the retro cash cow.
Read Full Review >PSM3 Magazine UK
No matter how good the memories, almost all of these games are now rubbish. [Nov 2006, p.87]
Pocket Gamer UK
(Some legendary names + modern updates) divided by (a lot of filler) x (a questionable conversion) = a medicore old skool outing.
Read Full Review >VideoGamer
Though Qix on the move is indeed a glorious thing, the sheer amount of total dross here makes this one collection that should be avoided by all but the most desperate of retro handheld fanatics.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
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