To celebrate Halloween, enjoy the Atari 2600 game Halloween, from way back in 1983. Michael Myers was never so blocky.

A lot of Atari 2600 gamers remember this title as “the game with roaming eyes and bats”. Haunted House, the classic Atari game, will be making a comeback on the Wii, Xbox Live Arcade and PC, updated for 2010.

According to an email from Atari:

Haunted House 1.0 became an instant classic when it hit the market in the 80’s. Teens and young adults were glued to their TV sets, with joystick in hand, as wondering eyes tried to survive Graves Mansion. It was the first survivor, search and escape, game that started a gaming genre explosion gamers thrive on today.

30 years later, Atari has given Haunted House a modern gameplay update mixed with the proven fun factor and suspense of the original blockbuster game. This classic game has been remade for a new generation authentic replication of arcade gameplay, rich 3D environments, interactive objects, dynamic storylines, and new characters. Just cool is the re-imagination? Check out these 5 new game screens! We line them up with the original Haunted House gameplay. The graphics are an upgrade, but the key game icons are still there!

Screenshots and gameplay trailer to follow after the break.

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Sega has dropped the price of their iPhone iterations of some of their classic Genesis and Gamecube games, be aware that these prices will go back up to normal on September 1st, so if you have a hankering to play Phantasy Star II for $3 you better jump on it now.

Sale prices:

• * Ecco the Dolphin for $0.99
• * Golden Axe for $0.99
• * Phantasy Star II for $2.99
• * Shining Force for $0.99
• * Sonic the Hedgehog for $2.99
• * Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for $2.99
• * Streets of Rage for $0.99
• * Super Monkey Ball 1 for $1.99
• * Super Monkey Ball 2 for $2.99
• * Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition (iPad) for $3.99

Let us know if you pick any of these titles up.

Polar Panic is a new downloadable title for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation 3, and Facebook, a puzzle game that mixes Pengo with Bomberman with a heavy dose of environmental preaching. The object of the game is to escape a maze of snow and ice bricks while avoid hunters under the employ of an over-the-top evil corporation Globoco.

Polar, our hero bear, has to navigate these snowy mazes while avoiding hunters. Snow blocks can only be destroyed, while ice blocks can be slid across the level; otherwise, if they can’t move, they too are destroyed. These ice blocks are one of the very few offensive weapons Polar can employ, sliding them to crush hunters. The more hunters with one block, the higher the score. As the single player campaign progresses, new features are introduced, like tents that produce more hunters and must be destroyed, snowmen and family members who add bonus points to level completion, and new enemies such as rocket-toting hunters. Adding to the complication is the level timer.

There are two more game modes. One is a puzzle mode in which you have to complete levels with as few moves as possible, and an endless mode in which Polar is beset by a constant stream of enemies in an attempt to get the highest point total possible.

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There’s nothing like retro gaming, and it’s even more special when it’s a retro gaming take on a modern game like Left 4 Dead. Eric Ruth Games has released Pixel Shooter: Left 4 Dead, which is a Nintendo Entertainment System-styled version of the shooter. The game turns it into the sidescrolling platform shooter that was prevalent on the NES in the mid-80′s.

The best part is that it’s a real game that can be downloaded for free from Strategy Informer here. Let us know what you think.

(Thanks, Strategy Informer.)