12DOVE Verdict
Pros
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The quantity of games present
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The budget price
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Feeding your nostalgia
Cons
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Some titles are barely playable
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Long in the tooth graphics
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Recalling paying full price for all of these
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How do you see it? Old skool nostalgia or long-forgotten crap? Are you a rabid retro-head or a sneering next-gen obsessive? Either way, it’s a mini-war that needn’t be, especially when we’re talking about over thirty games for less than twenty clams. Perhaps it’s time that both sides of the dispute kissed and made up, and we can all get in the warm and have a great game of New Zealand Story. Er, anyone?
More info
| Genre | Other Games/Compilations |
| Description | This reasonably priced title is a damn pleasant stroll through the yesteryears of videogamedom. |
| Platform | PC, PS2, Xbox |
| US censor rating | Teen |
| Release date | 25 October 2005 (US), 25 October 2005 (UK) |
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