[8] A March 2005 preview from GameSpot's Justin Calvert noted that the only game which forced players to use the touch screen was Tempest.

[10] CNET's Zennith Geisler called the older games "boxy and dull" and noted that the remixed versions "are bright, gaudy, and cheap.

"[12] GameSpot's Jeff Gerstmann criticized the reprogramming that the classic games went through, noting that the controls were inferior to the original versions.

[2] Eurogamer's Kristian Reed felt that Atari's decision to require all players to own the cartridge to engage in multiplayer ruined any potential it had for being fun.

[13] Reed also criticized the remix artwork, saying it was "hideous graffiti-strewn abominations that attempt to lend the package some sort of misguided street cool.