Atari and Mega Cat Studios have launched Meals Combat: Culinary Fight, a multi-player reimagining of the considerably weird 1983 arcade sport, into Early Entry. The catch is that, proper now, it’s solely accessible on the Atari VCS.

As a word of disclosure, I did a stint with Mega Cat Studios writing for his or her weblog and for a nonetheless unannounced (and perhaps canceled?) sport. They weren’t engaged on Meals Combat on the time, so far as I do know.

By the appears of issues, Meals Combat: Culinary Fight doesn’t actually have something to do with the 1983 arcade sport. Possibly. It’s laborious to inform. It’s the kind of trailer that cuts so incessantly that you just don’t get an excellent take a look at issues. There’s a single-player mode, and perhaps you battle cooks, or maybe as an alternative, it’s zombie meals.

What I do know is that there’s multi-player. There are 4 modes throughout six totally different maps, all with food-related names like King of the Cone, Buffet Brawl, Cookie Collector, and Crumbling. There are shades of Splatoon in all of this, although I don’t suppose the formulation are associated. There’s additionally a hub world the place “you’ll be able to play basic arcade video games, buy new gear, and work together with the locals.”

It’s attention-grabbing to see an Atari VCS unique launch, even whether it is early entry. It would supposedly be launched on PC and different platforms at a later date.  Launched in 2020, the console – or “dwelling leisure pc” – has had bother establishing a spot out there. It has a seemingly loyal fanbase however hasn’t seen a lot mass market adoption. Nevertheless, Atari continues to work to not solely assist it but additionally see if they’ll achieve some traction.

However, Meals Combat: Culinary Fight isn’t for me. I’m not a lot of a multiplayer individual, and I don’t personal an Atari VCS. On high of that, a whole lot of the early footage appears tough, not solely by way of gameplay but additionally in constancy for some cause. I assume that’s what Early Entry is for.

Meals Combat: Culinary Fight is at the moment accessible in Early Acces on Atari VCS. PC and console variations will probably be coming at a later date.