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| developer = Sabarasa Entertainment
| publisher = Sabarasa Entertainment
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| released = {{vgrelease|EU|December 31, 2010|NA|January 3, 2011}}
| genre = [[Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]]
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| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| platforms = [[Nintendo DSi]] (DSiWare)
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'''''Alt-Play: Jason Rohrer Anthology''''' is a video game compilation of the [[action-adventure game]]s created by [[Jason Rohrer]], developed and published by Sabarasa Entertainment for [[Nintendo DSi]] in 2010–2011. The game is a compilation of Rohrer's freeware PC games: ''[[Passage (video game)|Passage]]'' (2007), ''Gravitation'', and ''Between'' (both released in 2008).
==Reception==
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| MC = 47/100<ref name=MC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/alt-play-jason-rohrer-anthology/critic-reviews/?platform=ds |title=Alt-Play: Jason Rohrer Anthology for DS Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Fandom (website)|Fandom]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130181817/https://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/alt-play-jason-rohrer-anthology |archive-date=January 30, 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref>
| EuroG = 2/10<ref name=EuroG>{{cite web |last=Reed |first=Kristan |date=January 28, 2011 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/download-games-roundup-review-46?page=3 |title=Download Games Roundup (Page 3) |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329184722/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-28-download-games-roundup-review?page=3 |archive-date=March 29, 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref>
| NLife = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref name=NLife>{{cite web |last=Wahlgren |first=Jon |date=January 8, 2011 |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2011/01/alt_play_jason_rohrer_anthology_dsiware |title=Alt-Play: Jason Rohrer Anthology Review |website=Nintendo Life |publisher=Hookshot Media |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001212638/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2011/01/alt_play_jason_rohrer_anthology_dsiware |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref>
| ONM = 54%<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Alt-Play: Jason Rohrer Anthology |magazine=[[Official Nintendo Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=March 2011 |page=103}}</ref>
| PG = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=PG>{{cite web |last=Rose |first=Mike |date=January 14, 2011 |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/alt-play-jason-rohrer-anthology/alt-play-jason-rohrer-anthology/ |title=Alt-Play: Jason Rohrer Anthology |website=[[Pocket Gamer]] |publisher=Steel Media Ltd |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815181427/https://www.pocketgamer.com/alt-play-jason-rohrer-anthology/alt-play-jason-rohrer-anthology/ |archive-date=August 15, 2023 |url-status=live |access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]''
| rev1Score = 8/10<ref name=Metro>{{cite news |last=Jenkins |first=David |date=January 17, 2011 |url=https://metro.co.uk/2011/01/17/alt-play-jason-rohrer-anthology-review-629016/ |title=Alt-Play: Jason Rohrer Anthology is a work of art – game review |newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |publisher=[[DMG Media]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121130847/http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/852909-alt-play-jason-rohrer-anthology-is-a-work-of-art-game-review |archive-date=January 21, 2011 |url-status=live |access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref>
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The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MC/> Although most critics gave it favorable reviews upon release,<ref name=NLife/><ref name=PG/><ref name=Metro/> the only critic who gave it overwhelming dislike was ''[[Eurogamer]]'', who said, "I'm all for artistic-minded developers that push the boundaries of convention and dare to try new things - I just want to be entertained along the way. Is that too much to ask?"<ref name=EuroG/>
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{moby game|id=/50622/alt-play-jason-rohrer-anthology/}}
[[Category:2010 video games]]
[[Category:Action-adventure games]]
[[Category:Art games]]
[[Category:DSiWare games]]
[[Category:Video game compilations]]
[[Category:Video games based on real people]]
[[Category:Video games developed in Mexico]]
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[[Category:Nintendo DSi games]]