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Every Game is Pure Entertainment

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

29 classic games, with the best graphics of that era. You bound to have several favorites and great 2 player games.

May not work with older or refurbed PS2s

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 04, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this title at a Best Buy (mistake number one due to their return policy) and found that it would not play on my original design Gen 1 PS2. This has happened only once before with a game called Ford Racing. The only common factor is that both disks had blue optical side surfaces. Not the usual clear or black like normal.

Don't know if this means anything other than my experience had been unsatisfactory.

Buyer beware.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I can remind my childhood when I played them usually.
It is so funny even if the games are so simple.

A solid collection of arcade games with some few duds, and great value!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Many classic compilations have come on the PS2, which are a dime a dozen on that platform. Taito has been in business since 1978, and has quite an established history. The name doesn't carry the same weight as it did back then, but when they first appeared, they helped established the golden age of arcades. They also have quite a library of arcade games. Do they stand the test of time?

Presentation wise (menu wise), this one is the better of the two Taito collections. Aside from the menus themselves, we get 3D representations of the arcade cabinets, dancing invaders, and interviews with some of the designers. We also get a diagram of a PS2 controller that shows what buttons are used for what. You can also adjust the difficulty of the games before you start, resize the screen dimensions, and some other things. The real question now is... how are the games?

Space Invaders:
This is the original arcade game. If you don't know what it's about, you blast away aliens in an attempt to prevent them from getting to the bottom of the screen where they invade your territory. It's basic, simple, and pretty fun to this day.

Space Invaders Part 2:
It's the same as the first one, just with color. I don't need to say any more.

Return of the Invaders:
Essentially the same as the other two Space Invaders games, except that the aliens look much better and you get different types. Same thing here.

Jungle Hunt:
In this game, you have to swing on vines, swim, and jump over rocks and stuff in order to save your girlfriend. The controls are simple to learn and it's pretty interesting. I do have a hard time saving the girl at the last level, though. It's pretty hard.

Bubble Bobble:
This game is very fun. You are a little cute lizard that uses bubbles to trap your enemies, and then you pop the bubbles to kill them. There are 100 levels in the game, but I'm only able to barely get beyond 10 (yes, I suck). Still, the game is very fun.

Rainbow Islands:
This so called "sequel" to Bubble Bobble is quite disappointing. It's still pretty fun, but what you do is trap enemies with rainbows or hit them with it. You also sometimes use the rainbows to move up the level. Compared to the original, this one is a disappointment.

Operation Wolf and Operation Thunderbolt:
In these two games, you're a soldier blasting other soldiers, helicopters, and other things. With no light gun support, some of the appeal here is lost, but they are still pretty fun.

Space Gun:
Same deal as the "Operation" games, but this time, you're in a space station rescuing hostages. It's also pretty fun, but once again, no light gun hurts it.

Elevator Action:
This one is where you are moving down the floors of a building and shooting guys that are trying to shoot you. This one is pretty fun, but it can get repetitive.

Colony 7:
This one is a horizontal shooter where you have to blast enemies with rockets and stuff. It's pretty fun, to be honest.

Continental Circus:
The only racing game that is on either collection, this one plays quite similarly to Pole Position where you race several tracks and make sure not to crash into anything. If you do, you waste precious seconds and possibly can't qualify for the next track.

Electric Yo-yo: This one is where you have to move a yo-yo to remove blocks while trying to avoid enemies. It's not that fun.

Volfied:
This one is where you have to reclaim land from invaders by drawing lines across the screen. This one is so hard; I can't complete a single stage.

Phoenix:
This one is where you shoot bird like aliens. It's very similar to Galaga, and pretty fun.

Zoo Keeper:
This is where you have to get animals back into the zoo by caging them (circle around while avoid things) and rescue his girlfriend. It's interesting, to be honest.

Battle Shark:
Another light gun game where you are in a submarine trying to shoot the enemy. This one also suffers from no light gun, but it is the most fun of them.

Gladiator:
This one is a forced moving game where you have to move forward while attacking many things, including other gladiators. This one is pretty fun, and is definitely different from all the rest.

The New Zealand Story:
This is a side scroller where you have to move from one side to the other to rescue your friends, and sometimes battle bosses. It's quite fun.

The Ninja Kids:
This one is a beat em up that plays similarly to the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games. Not quite as good, but still quite fun.

Tokio:
This is a vertical shooter where you have to have to defend Tokyo from the enemy. It is pretty fun, to be honest.

Plump Pop:
This one is where you have to use a trampoline to bounce off an animal so that it can take out enemies and things like that. Its okay, but not that great.

Tube It:
This is a puzzle game where you have to connect tubes in order to break the blocks. It's no Tetris, but it's okay.

Great Swordsman: This is a "fencing game" where you have to get a one up your opponent. This one sucks. I didn't like it.

Super Qix:
This one is the same as Volfied, where you have to draw lines to reveal a picture. I don't really like this type of game.

Exzisus:
This one is a horizontal shooter where you blast enemies on another planet. This one is quite fun.

Plotting:
This is a puzzle game where you have to match blocks with similar looking blocks. This one is a fun time, really.

Thunderfox:
This one is a side scrolling action game where you have to take out terrorists and other things. This one is okay.

Rastan:
Similar to Thunderfox, except it's a hack n' slash that is similar to other games I played, like Valis III. I kind of had as much fun with it, as well.
The collection of games is solid, with some bad ones, but mostly good ones. This one is quite well made.
8.0/10

Taito Legends for PlayStation 2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The Taito Legends for PlayStation 2 is an enjoy retro arcade games of 80's and 90's - all in one PS2 game!

Go back to the 80's again with Taito Legends

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Taito Legends for the PS2 brings back fond memories, goingto the local arcadesin the 80's with my brother and friends.We had so much fun playing games like Bubble Bobble, Rainbow Islands, Operation Wolf, Space Invaders, and many more. Taito legends brings home those memorable games home to you people who grew up in the 80's. There are a lot of games on this DVD I haven't heard about.There are interviews with the people who developed the games.If you were growing up in the 80's like myself, you'll enjoythese games on this disc. Definitely worth $19.99, you can't go wrong.

Taito Legends Playstation 2

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a game all my children love especially Bubble Bobble. and the rest of the games all very fun to and they like them very much as well . Thank you Mrs. Alva

Classic Games at there Best !

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Taito Legends for the ps2 is truly a great collection of some verry fun games that can be played on your ps2. This collection of some old but fun games , offers the player a trip to the past when these games was king. It also shows the newer players out there of what games was like in the past.
These games might not have all the eye candy and such that most newer ps2 games have . That is not always a bad thing thoe , the graphics for these games are still decent and look good on most current tvs.
Another great thing about this is paying one cost for alot of games packed on to one cd.
If your on a small game budget can not afford a ps3 or a xbox360 or even a nintendo wii but have a ps2 this game is worth picking up. There is just so many games on this cd it will keep you busy for a good while . The games might not be all that hard compared to todays games but will require some skill to play. You will find something in there for sure that will keep you playing one or the other or heck even them all.
If your looking for something to keep the kids busy, something to play to keep you busy then from a gamer who remembers the classic game days . I would say Taito Legends is a worthy game for your collection !

Man, this takes me back...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Taito has really done a great job compiling some of their best games, from the early classics (Space Invaders, Jungle Hunt) to later hits (Operation Wolf, Bubble Bobble), as well as some obscure entries (The Electric Yo-Yo, Plump Pop).

While some may question the inclusion of shooting games like Operation Wolf/Thunderbolt, etc. w/out offering light-gun support, the standard PS2 controller handles it fairly well and better than I expected, so it doesn't really detract from the playability.

My only gripe is that there are some titles not included that I would've liked to see on this collection, such as Renegade and Chase HQ (would say Arkanoid as well, but that won't happen until Taito settles some legal issues w/Atari over their game, Breakout, which the former could be called a semi-clone of). Other than that, it's a great compilation, and a real trip back in time...if you spent a good part of the 1980s in your local arcade like I did, here's the perfect way to relive those days!

Some Must-Haves and Unknowns

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Taito has given us a solid collection of titles, albeit with a toned-down interface and a lackluster quantity of background material. Some interesting omissions in the collection, for example "Qix" is missing but its also-ran sequel Super Qix is included. There are a few errors in judgement which are to be corrected in the rumored second volume of classics. These games play and sound like you remember, and if you're yearning for a little escapism this is a good trip. The playability might be best in small doses here and there, but this is a disc you'll use over and over again long after a "quest" type game lies beaten gathering dust. Great for a party atmosphere, especially if you have friends over 30. Recommended!

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