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Tempest 4000
In Tempest 4000, players are once again in control of the Claw, a powerful spacecraft equipped to destroy deadly creatures and other obstructions with rapid-fire shots on vibrant geometric prisms. With three game modes to choose from and 100 levels to conquer, players must eliminate all enemies as quickly as possible to survive and achieve that cov...
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- Released
- July 16, 2018
- Developer
- Llamasoft LTD
- Publisher
- Atari, Inc.
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Tempest 4000 Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
Is the classic arcade game welcome in the 21st century?
Tempest 4000 then, is a great game. But if you want it, you’re going to have to part with more cash than you probably expected to. Whether its worth the asking price is up to you to decide, but I can assert with certainty that it’s an absolute joy to play. Bringing an old classic up to date, it proves that the simple things in life are often the best.
Get ready for some tube shooting action with Tempest 4000. How does this port of the 2018 game fare on the Nintendo Switch? Allow me to catch my breath and shar
TxK gets the official name tag it’s always deserved, but a monstrously high price and a lack of innovation sour the occasion.
Atari's 1981 arcade classic shooter is back in all its vector-filled glory. Tempest 4000 offers some innovations to the decades-old formula but how does it hold up to previous games in the series?
Trippy, harsh, explosive and bizarre. This is everything you would want in a Tempest sequel, provided you want one at all.
Unfortunately, there won't be much to keep you blasting through the game once you've had a few longer sessions. It's quite the barebones package, despite being an uproarious amount of fun in small doses. Some small control tweaks, additional content, and other changes might make this the best Tempest out of the rest, but for now it's still a great diversion and addition to the series' portfolio.
I have spent countless hours playing TxK on Vita and it’s one of my favourite games, so I’m disappointed that Tempest 4000 doesn’t really add anything new, especially considering the higher price. It’s still a great game and hopefully a patch will tone down the overzealous use of effects. This is worth a look if you are bored of cut scenes, collectables, and other frippery that clog up video games and want some serious old school arcade action.
Tempest 4000’s time-tested gameplay still rings true, but some of the visual and design elements in this release add some unintended challenge. For what is ultimately an updated quarter-muncher, it has a steep price, but those looking to relive the past in 4K could do far worse than this title.
Back when Atari’s attorneys rocked up on Jeff Minter’s farm and issued one of his prize llamas with a cease and desist letter, it seemed unlikely that Tempest 4000 would ever release on consoles. The eccentric industry veteran had planned on porting the PS Vita’s agonisingly underappreciated TxK to the PlayStation 4, but the once-famous publisher took issue with the arcade game’s similarities to its own prize property. That’s because the portable shooter was, effectively, Tempest in all but name. What a difference a bundle of alpaca wool and a few years can make, eh?