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Towering Inferno

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Towering Inferno

Dec 31, 1982

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2.00 average rating based on 4 ratings

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The downtown skyscraper has burst into flames, and only you can rescue the helpless hundreds trapped within. Quickly, you helicopter to the scene, and dispatch your men to battle the deadly flames. How many survivors can you save? Play TOWERING INFERNO and find out!
Developers
Western Technologies Inc.
Publishers
U.S. Games
Platforms
Atari 2600
Genres
Arcade, Puzzle
Themes
Action
Release Dates
1982 Full Release (North_America)
Atari 2600
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scoopings gave Feb 10, 2022
scoopings gave Feb 10, 2022
Decent Arcade Shooter Game With A Firefighter Theme
This review is for the Atari 2600 version

Look: 5/10 Pretty redundant, the building graphic is kinda cool and the maze colors are effective. Nothing special tho. Kinda felt more like typical early 80s arcade graphics than the Atari colors and look I tend to love. enter image description here

Sound: 6/10 I do like the crunchy staticy fire sounds, but otherwise pretty much just your usual slightly annoying beeps and boops.

Play: 7/10 As per usual, the manual and online info is helpful. It's fun and all, straightforward (put out fire, get to the white door, escape out the bottom safely), and pretty good controls (tho like with almost every game from this era, the collisions with walls could be better-done).

Feel: 6/10 Pretty interesting concept, I do like firefighter theme things. And the gameplay is fun, relatively well-done, and a pretty good length (9 stages for those who are good at games, 3 stages for mediocre gamers like me)

Attachment: 6/10 While I did enjoy this game, and def would recommend y'all play this if you like Atari action games, oh and I have respect for it, it just isn't one I will return to regularly. Quite niche, and especially with better shooters out there. If only the shooting was …

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Look: 5/10 Pretty redundant, the building graphic is kinda cool and the maze colors are effective. Nothing special tho. Kinda felt more like typical early 80s arcade graphics than the Atari colors and look I tend to love. enter image description here

Sound: 6/10 I do like the crunchy staticy fire sounds, but otherwise pretty much just your usual slightly annoying beeps and boops.

Play: 7/10 As per usual, the manual and online info is helpful. It's fun and all, straightforward (put out fire, get to the white door, escape out the bottom safely), and pretty good controls (tho like with almost every game from this era, the collisions with walls could be better-done).

Feel: 6/10 Pretty interesting concept, I do like firefighter theme things. And the gameplay is fun, relatively well-done, and a pretty good length (9 stages for those who are good at games, 3 stages for mediocre gamers like me)

Attachment: 6/10 While I did enjoy this game, and def would recommend y'all play this if you like Atari action games, oh and I have respect for it, it just isn't one I will return to regularly. Quite niche, and especially with better shooters out there. If only the shooting was a little more versatile.

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