The Ultimate Computer Video Game System?
Written: Aug 11 '01 (Updated Dec 17 '04)
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Pros: If you have the Voice adapter you can hear real digital audio.
Cons: Some cheap clones of Atari 2600games like Alien Invaders Plus.
The Bottom Line: Get it if your curious about older game systems.
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| StarSoldier1's Full Review: Magnavox Odyssey2 |
ODYSSEY 2 (1978-1993)
This is the official sequel to the original Odyssey (the first real video game system ever), here is Magnavox's Odyssey 2! Unfortunately, this poor man's Atari 2600 featured a new build in keyboard to play some more educational games and you can even edit some of your different games too thanks to all the options the system as.
The Odyssey 2 may be best remembered most for it's strong Pac Man-like game; KC Munchkin and the Atari lawsuit that followed. Atari took Magnavox to court in 1981 to order Magnavox to discontiune production of KC Munchkin saying it was too similar to there licensed Pac Man game for the Atari 2600 (which really sucked by the way) but Atari lost the case and Magnavox quickly increased shipments of the KC Munchkin instead, however, Atari contiuned to countersue and then eventually won and Magnavox was then forced to stop selling the game thus ruining their greatest hit. A shame because KC Munchkin is fairly good game!
Magnavox didn't give up without a fight though against Atari's brutal assault, they just released a sequel to KC Munchkin in 1982 called KC Krazy Chase. KC Krazy Chase not only improved the gameplay (improved radically enough for Atari to leave them alone) but if you had the Odyssey 2 Voice adapter hooked up you can actaully hear KC Munchkin talk turing the game....... how cool is that?
The Odyssey 2 Voice Adapter was not only compatible with certain games but you can also use it with the system keyboard to test the voices out, there was nothing else quite like it for it time and it really made the Odyssey2 look advance for its day.
Despite some nice features about the Odyssey 2, the system is just too old now of days to be taking seriously and some of the games (many of them are cloned Atari 2600 games) can really stink up the joint. The Odyssey2 almost virtually no thrid party support either meaning you will not find any big name games on the system you will know about. The KC games are awesome and the system's features were ahead of their time but you should still buy with caution.
Overall Odyssey2 System Rating: 25/100
I barely play it anymore but it's still better than Magnavox's CDi game machine.
Rare Scale: 4/10 it's getting now rarer because of its age.
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-StarSoldier 2004 (Ryan Genno)
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