Tuesday, 15 April 2025

Pole Position (Atari 5200 review)

Developer: GCC
Publisher: Atari, Inc.
Released: 1983

Pole Position is a racing game that was first released in the Arcade in 1982.

+ Practice mode is a welcome feature that provides an opportunity to learn the ropes without other vehicles in the way.

+ Has three race tracks to test your driving and there's an option to switch from four to eight laps for a real challenge.

+ Racing has a good sense of speed and the excellent draw distance allows you to plan manoeuvres well in advance.

+ Analog stick offers ultra precision and squeezing between two competitors is fun thanks to the solid collision detection.

+ Secondary scoring feature means you always have an incentive to play again, even if you don't manage to complete a race.

- Reaching the finish line requires absolute perfection and casual players might be turned off by the lack of margin for error.

- Race tracks are samey and this port is missing a few presentational touches from the Arcade (e.g. billboard advertisements).


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