Every ATARI JAGUAR Game Ranked From WORST TO FIRST By The Critics

Published 2024-03-04
The Atari Jaguar was released in November of 1993 in North America and was Atari’s final home console. It sold poorly, and by 1996, the Atari Jaguar was discontinued.

But that’s not to say there weren’t great Atari Jaguar Games! With 50 officially licensed games for the Jaguar and another 13 for the Jaguar CD add on. That makes 63, but Iron Soldier 2 was released both on the CD and cart so we'll count that entry together. That makes 62 games and we’re ranking all 62 Atari Jaguar games from worst to first!

Now, let’s get one thing straight! These aren’t my rankings. I’ve put this list together based on the median score of each game after scouring the internet for magazine articles and old reviews. The passages that I read are also from these reviews so direct that anger toward them, not me!

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I’m celebrating the Atari Jaguar as I look back on all 62 Atari Jaguar games released starting with…. The worst….

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All Comments (21)
  • @CynicPlacebo
    I didn't even know there was a Double Dragon V, lol. I loved the first 3. I've been meaning to play Space Ace, but not because it's great, haha. Club Drive = Sleeping Pill, rofl. Perfect description. Why would you pay for the rights to "White Men Can't Jump" without using any imagery from that IP?!? Crazy! Huh, I hadn't heard of "Brain Dead" but it looks like there could be some interesting moments in there. Maybe I'll have to check it out. Atari Karts was too bad. It looks technically up to the challenge, but lacks soul. So sad. I did play Raiden a little, and it looks like one I could see enjoying... once or twice at least. How is Highlander rated so highly? Interesting. I guess it is technically impressive. I think I'll stick to Descent over Hover Strike ;) Cybermorph does look pretty good. I loved the original Star Fox, so I can stand a low poly flier if it's done right. I never realized Myst was on the Jaguar, lol. Whoa, Breakout 2000 looks kinda awesome in 2-player mode. I played old 2D brick breakers, and this looks like a cool upgrade. I love Zool 2, but yeah, I see no reason not to play it for MSDOS. I've never loved any soccer game I've played (even newer titles), so I think I'll pass on Fever Pitch Soccer, lol. Towers 2 looks pretty good. Maybe I'll have to check it out. Power Drive looks like a lot of fun! Baldies look awesome! I'll have to play that! Huh, I wonder why people rated Val d'Isere Skiing so highly? Weird. I like Theme Park, but I wonder if the Jaguar port is any different/better in any way NBA Jam was huge when I was a kid, but I never loved it. Guess they needed a politician C-Span skin, lol I do love Worms, but again it makes me wonder if the port offers much extra/diff. Whoa, Battle Morph does look good! DANG! Wolfenstein 3D looks awesome! I never knew there was a version that was that much better! How is GOG still porting the old PC version when this is out there?!? Iron Soldier 1-2 look really cool too! I do love the original Rayman! I'd never seen gameplay of Tempest 2000 before. I didn't quite understand it. I may have to experiment with that one. I love hearing about all these old games I never bumped into because I didn't know people with these consoles!
  • @Fools_Requiem
    It's a testament to the quality of the Jaguar's library when the shit games stop showing up 10 minutes into a 30+ minute video. Like 2/3 of the system's library is playable at the least and enjoyable in some manner.
  • @mtshark7
    Awesome video Seth! I love the atari Jaguar and just recently bought Cannon Fodder since it's the game of the month for this month. I need to buy more games for it, still not sure if I'll ever complete the entire set tho.
  • @DanofWar101
    Awesome compilation list! This is a console that I've never owned and looking at the prices the system and games are going for now, I probably never will lol! I know that you're reading the comments from the reviewers of back in the day and you can clearly see that some of them were totally not reviewing their preferred genre or overhyping some! Here are some example: - Super Hang On brings nothing new to the table. Compared to what? What was it supposed to bring? It's a motorcycle racing game! - Attack of the Mutant Penguins doesn't have enough levels with 60? How many should it have for the reviewer to be happy with? - Iron Soldier is praised by the reviewer but I've seen many other games earlier in the vid that were graphics and sound wise! - Tempest 2000 have graphics that were unequalled? Really? It's a cylinder shape with a triangle type of ship shape lol Ok all gripes aside, here are the games I would have bought back in the day (without knowing the reviews you've read today) if I had the budget I have now: - Space Ace, Dragon's Lair and Brain Dead (I always like those Saturday Morning Cartoons type of games from back then) - Sensible Soccer, Fever Pitch, Power Drive, Brutal Sports Football, NBA Jam TE and Power Drive Rally (I always enjoyed arcade style sports games) - Baldies, Syndicate, Worms, Cannon Fodder, Towers 2 (I like Strategy and RPG like games) - Theme Park and Alien VS Predator (Being a Predator fan I would have bought it even if I'm not a fan of FPS games) All in all, I know the system was crapped on but if I was a kid and it was the only console I had back then, I'm sure I would still had fun on it! I know it's a super long comment but it was a super long vid lol! Great video and keep up the good work!
  • @CasperEgas
    Love World Tour Racing, even though the framerate is bad. Zero 5 however, is a total pass for me. Would rank Power Drive a bit higher. Looks good and plays very well. Syndicate is a pass for me. Val-d'Isere is pronounced very differently ;). This version of NBA Jam TE is great. Also love Vid Great. Fantastic music selection! Battle Morph is indeed great too. I would rank this version of Doom a lot lower. No music makes it so much worse to play. I also think Alien vs Predator isn't as great as people say. It isn't terrible, but very repetitive.
  • @WIDERisBETTER
    I've been a Jaguar fan and owner since 95 and at one point had a full set before selling some off, have about 50 left. My personal favorite is Skyhammer but thats an after release that isn't in the video. But the game that got the most play out of me as a kid was Pinball Fantasies. I remember buying Tempest 2000 brand new at Kaybee Toys for $5 but I just never got into it and never felt it was the greatest game by any means like many people think, I guess it just wasn't my style
  • @orangeblitz4786
    Awesome video. I've never played an Atari Jaguar but I would for Tempest
  • @CasperEgas
    I have a full set and have played them all. I would say Double Dragon V is the worst. Most of the bad ones in the video I agree with. Don't think Blue Lightning is that bad. Don't dislike Kasumi Ninja either. Would also rank Atari Karts a bit higher. Bubsy is sooo hard and unforgiving, but I liked it after sticking with it. Missile Command 3D also is worth a 7 or more I would say. Same goes for Raiden, Dragon and Super Burnout.
  • @yankchick2
    Awesome video, you can tell you put a lot of hard work into these. I think the critics got Tempest 2000 wrong, that game looks terrible to me, I think Pitfall should’ve gotten higher.
  • @Edudux
    I have played Tempest 2000 on the Saturn, and is amazing, with an awesome tune. I am so curious for Vid Grid, because it is such an unique concept.
  • @64-Bit-Gamer
    Pretty sure Theme Park isn't supposed to look like that! Otherwise great video 🐆
  • @martinbay7006
    Where are Protector (SE), Skyhammer, Soccer Kid and Hyper Force?
  • @lutherdrache399
    The Jaguar's hardware had potential, but the development teams decided to go for the Nobel Prize of SUCK.
  • @MelancoliaI
    How did you give Hover Strike a higher score than Unconquered lands???
  • @Gruntvc
    Was hoping that Atari 50th Collection would've included: AVP, Cannon Fodder, and Syndicate. But nope. Really would like to try AVP, though I'd be more excited for AVP2 2001 to get rereleased.
  • @MrAdriaxe
    It's striking how most of these games look and sound inferior to good 16 bit games. Kinda makes the Jaguar itself pointless.
  • @ColdSteelKid
    Never had a chance to own the Atari Jaguar. Not sure there are enough games there to hold my interest but there were a couple that looked like fun. I would be interested in trying out Ray Man some time. I'm not normally good a the pure platformer type games but that one looks to be about my speed.
  • @retronation1972
    Wow, some of this footage looks eerily similar to some of the footage on my channel...