Atari announced the launch of its latest retro-charged reimagining of a beloved gaming classic, Berzerk: Recharged. Available now on Windows PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S, Berzerk: Re charged challenges arcade enthusiasts to fight their way through levels of deadly mazes filled with waves of dangerous, vocal robots, blasters trained on any human they sense, all while avoiding evil incarnate: the smile, bouncing terror known as Evil Otto. Trapped in a cybernetic synth-wave death maze, players will take blasters in hand and shoot their way through waves of snarky, vocal robots that are devoting their processing power towards one malicious goal: DOOM.

Berzerk is fondly recalled as one of the first arcade games to use speech synthesis, and Berzerk: Recharged keeps the trash-talk going. The robots, with no concept of mercy, have sinister, text-to-speech monologues running through their OS, so players will have to endure "kill the humanoid" and the t boasting barb, "Chicken, fight like a robot!" as they fight to survive. Regarded as one of the prized gems in gaming's arcade heyday, the original Berzerk was a top-down multidirectional shooter where players struggled onslaughts of armed robots within an unending, electrified lab.

The standout feature of the original Berzerk was Evil Otto, a confidently persistent, bouncing smiley face who relentlessly pursued players. Then, track progress on the public leaderboard! If that wasn't enough Evil Otto for you, Atari invites to throw it back old school with Berzerk Enhanced Edition, a 2600 cartridge version of the classic, fully updated with diagonal firing and robot voice sampling.

The cartridge launches on November 17, 2023, alongside the new Atari 2600+, a faithful recreation of the first commercially successful home video game console. Stay up-to-date on all things Atari and retro-pop culture by following on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, and YouTube, and join the community on Discord. Developed by Sneakybox and published by Atari, Berzerk: Recharge is now available on Windows PC, PlayStation 4and 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox one, Xbox Series X|S, and comes to Atari VCS later this year.