E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial

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Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

• Rating:7.5

  In Defense of the "Unplayable Game"

  By m0zart | Review Date: Oct 17, 2007 | 2600

  A little over a year ago, I wrote a review for one of my favorite games from my childhood. It was a game I had fond memories of, and was one of the first games I had encountered which actually had a quest structure that ... Read Full Review

  46 of 60 users found the following review helpful

Most Helpful Critical Player Reviews

• Rating:1

  The classification says it all: this game was a disaster in every way your mind can comprehend.

  By zanizzle | Review Date: Apr 27, 2009 | 2600

  Imagine the biggest waste of money you've ever bought...and then some. That's what ET: The Extra Terrestrial is. This game almost single-handedly caused the crash of the video game industry in 1983. It only gets wors... Read Full Review

  6 of 6 users found the following review helpful

What Gamespot Users have to say about E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial

• Rating:6

  El juego mas infravalorado de todos los tiempos.

  By sebastianali | Review Date: Sep 21, 2019 | 2600

  En mi opinión, ni se acerca a ser el peor juego de la historia, de hecho, con su jugabilidad compleja, de hecho, esta adelantado para la época. Si el juego es criticado por ser difícil entonces tenem... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:1

  My Top 5 Worst Videogames Of All Time

  By gammaster | Review Date: Jul 31, 2016 | 2600

  The Graphics Are Just Horrible The Floor Is Only Light Green And Dark Green Even The Instructions Are Confusing As Hell And I Fall Through The Floor Every 30 Seconds When I Walk Onto The Dark Green Floor The Game Doesn't... Read Full Review

  1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:7

  Fairly Good: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

  By harrydbz123 | Review Date: Jun 29, 2014 | 2600

  I think it's pretty good because it close to E.T! He can levitate, grow flowers, find parts of the E.T. phone, E.T. gets sick, and pretty tight controls. I give it a seven! Levetaion: he levitatates the bike. Flowers: i... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:1

  E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial was a great movie but the game is one of, if not, the worst game in history!

  By sonic_rareware8 | Review Date: Jul 17, 2013 | 2600

  My 26th review after Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy.Atari, you need to take your time on your games!! Not rush them out for the Christmas season, OH MY GOD!!! That's the freakin' problem with E.T. for the Atari 260... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:1

  This game is, personally, worse than Microsoft's products. Warning: this game is literally a punch in the stomac

  By sonyfreak456 | Review Date: May 03, 2013 | 2600

  40 years ago, Atari was the king of gaming with their successful 2D titles like Pong and Asteroids. Nothing could possible stop them from future success until in the year of 1982. That year, Atari released one of the two... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:1

  review 85 1 year special BATTLEUTOPIA Part 6

  By classicgamejunk | Review Date: Sep 22, 2012 | 2600

  "classicgamejunk!" who are you,why did you call my name? "solid snake and you are going to meet you're doom without me." who are you and why are you wearing a sack over you're head? "i am known to be the father of gamesp... Read Full Review

  1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:10

  Better then Robocop.

  By Andrew_Sertsis | Review Date: May 31, 2011 | 2600

  This game is truly amazing. It's got great graphics, an amazing storyline, and an intense character development. The game starts of with you in a a forest. Then out of no where a doctor cums and trys to "Phone you Home".... Read Full Review

  1 of 6 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:2.5

  The single most underrated game of all time.

  By Fragasnap | Review Date: May 03, 2011 | 2600

  It is impossible to talk about E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial for the Atari 2600 without talking about its reputation. This game is infamous for many reasons, the foremost being the fact that more game cartridges were prod... Read Full Review

  1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:2.5

  i dont get why people say its the worst game ever dont worry im not saying its a good game but its not the worst

  By Shadow11614 | Review Date: Apr 12, 2011 | 2600

  this game is terrible but not the worst, ive played games that are far worse than this but lets start reviewing graphics: its atari 2600 so i dont need to talk about the graphics, and graphics dont make a game cont... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
• Rating:1

  Warning: This game may make you go CRAZY!

  By Shortie43504 | Review Date: Jan 06, 2011 | 2600

  E.T was supposed to be Atari's most popular game, but it ended up being the consoles biggest failure. First, the manufacturing company had to make 3,000,000 copies in a month, while the average Atari game would only have... Read Full Review

  0 of 0 users found the following review helpful

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