Atari recently announced Missile Command: Recharged (Free) as a new take on the classic Missile Command series in partnership with Nickervision Studios. The original game was onw of the early iPhone games as well over a decade ago. Missile Command: Recharged is a 40th anniversary celebration game featuring a new take on the classic gameplay with power ups, special attacks, repair abilities, and more. Watch the launch trailer for it below:
Missile Command: Recharged has online leaderboards, achievements, and an augmented reality mode. This AR mode lets you project your gameplay onto a virtual arcade cabinet. The game is free but it has a single in app purchase to remove ads for $2.99. If you’re interested in checking it out, you can download Missile Command: Recharged for free on the App Store for iOS here and Google Play for Android here. Check out our forum thread for the game here.
It's a shame that modern phones and tablets don't have sufficient CPU/GPU power to support Missile Command's original graphics, and we have to settle for these 80's era vector graphics.
I have to say, I forgot how much stress this game can put on you! To wit, there is an energy timer and the number of lives is low. There is an option to re-up life with adds or buy unlimited lives for $2.99. Personally, I enjoy the game enough (and suck at it enough) that paying for infinite lives was worth it. Way better than Lemmings method of cash grabbing.
It's a perfectly fine port. "Atari" (in dick quotes because they're just a trademark holding company now) is more impressive when they underpromise and over-deliver. "Coleco" learned that a few years ago, and "Intellivision" is poised to be next.