If I had thought, back in the 80s, that some of the games I treasured on my Commodore-64 and in the arcade would be the subject of mass adoration a scant twenty years later, I might have paid more attention. Somewhere in the testosterone fog, a little game called Robotron: 2084

Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast. $9.99 Visit the Store Page Most popular community and official content for the past week. Ultratron comes to consoles! After the success of bringing Titan Attacks to PlayStation®, Curve Digital present Ultratron for PlayStation®3, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®Vita Systems, and also Wii U and Xbox One! See full list on 3m.com.

made quite an impression on me. Instead of the standard side-scrolling action, this was a game of action on all sides. In reality, the character you play goes nowhere, but you're too busy saving humanity to care.

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Ultratron picks up after twenty years with some sweet graphics that would have made my C-64 weep for joy. There is so much going on all the time, and everything on the screen appears to be in motion. At first, this can be disconcerting, but like any good game the mind's eye starts to understand patterns and the rest is just hand/eye coordination. There isn't really music in the pure sense, but some good effects that make the destruction a little more visceral, and some droning that keeps the tension high. The graphics have a cool, soft look against a dark background that really makes everything pop. Go look at the screens for Robotron: 2084 and you'll see just how far we've come in twenty years. There's just enough that's derivative here to keep you nostalgic, but I can't say that I finished playing and wanted to hop on Robotron: 2084. I'll just play Ultratron, thanks!