Surround for Atari 2600

Surround for Atari 2600

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  • Easily learned. Quickly bored.

    Mar 20 '08
    Pros: Easy; good for young children; the video graffiti option
    Cons: No challenge at all; bad graphics and sounds; poor play control; just not fun

    Summary: In the early days of gaming, many games had extremely simple gameplay, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they were boring and easy (you wouldn’t say that about the original “Pac-Man” would you?). Games that are easy to learn should be ... read more

  • About as basic as you can get

    Mar 09 '05
    Pros: Challenging for two players; plenty of variations
    Cons: Dumb computer opponent; crude in every way

    Summary: Surround, released in 1977, was one of the "launch titles" for the famed Atari 2600, so one can't be too hard on the game. Simply put, Surround is crude in every sense of the word (even by Atari standards) -- the graphics are ugly, ... read more

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