Taito Milestones Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

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We go back in time for our Taito Milestones Review as we explore how Taito’s arcade legacy began in the early 1970s, but it came into its own in the 80s. You now have the chance to play these milestone classics that paved the way for the decades of Taito’s arcade dominance that followed. Ten games, each representing a specific breakthrough in development and gaming history, spanning a variety of genres. Platform, sports, shooting, puzzles, and more.

Taito Milestones Review Pros:

  • Beautiful graphics. 
  • 544MB download size. 
  • Powered by Arcade Archives. 
  • Ten games – Alpine Ski, Wild Western, Front Line, Qix, Space Seeker, Elevator Action, Chack ‘n’ Pop, The Fairyland Story, Haileys Comet, and The Ninja Warriors. 
  • Collection of classic arcade games. 
  • Online leaderboards. 
  • Each game has a full manual complete with screenshots. 
  • Games can be individually tweaked by setting lives, score extend, and more. 
  • Rebind controls on a game-by-game basis. 
  • Fast loading times. 
  • Save state support so you can save and load when you like. 
  • Display settings – frame, position, size, direction, filters, and wallpaper. 
  • Return to the title screen allows you to quickly jump back to the game selection screen. 

Taito Milestones Review Cons:

  • Manuals feel generic and not that unique to each game. 
  • No museum work for the game’s history. 
  • Some of the games have not aged well. 
  • This is definitely for the fans of the games. 
  • No achievements system in place. 
  • The wallpaper selection is barely passable. 

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Taito Milestones:

Official website.

Developer:  Taito

Publisher: inin Games

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  • 8/10
    Graphics - 8/10
  • 7/10
    Sound - 7/10
  • 7/10
    Accessibility - 7/10
  • 7/10
    Length - 7/10
  • 8/10
    Fun Factor - 8/10
7.4/10

Summary

A fantastic little collection of some classic games from the Taito catalog. Having it with a whole heap of game and video options means you can play how you want, and appreciate how easy they made it to swap between games. From a retro perspective, the ports are good but the collection offers no real value to new or old players, a little bit of history and concept art could have gone a long way. This is the collection to get if you have any interest in Taito games or one in particular.

Jim Smale

Gaming since the Atari 2600, I enjoy the weirdness in games counting Densha De Go and RC De Go as my favourite titles of all time. I prefer gaming of old where buying games from a shop was a thing, Being social in person was a thing. Join me as I attempt to adapt to this new digital age!