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Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits
DS
Released On: Mar 30, 2007
76
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Generally Favorable
Based on 29 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 29 Critic Reviews
76
66% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
34% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
0% Negative
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For true arcade nuts there is even a mode where a second DS can be used as a controller for titles like Track & Field where mashing buttons is sure to distort your view of the action.
These games fit the DS control scheme nicely and games like Contra and Time Pilot play like a dream.
The shooting and sports action should be more than suitable to your needs, and with the label Konami Classics Series established before Arcade Hits, that can only mean that the company's just getting started.
Konami Classics Arcade Hits has a ton of replay value packed into it. At a retail value of $30 for only 15 games, how can you lose?
A lot of them still have a nostalgic feel, and 2D games tend to age better than 3D visuals. Ditto with audio, though for more experienced gamers like me, these classic tunes bring back many fond arcade memories.
There’s good stuff here (especially for what, two bucks a game?), but sometimes not even modern hardware can recreate the past very well.
The uninspired title selection and painfully compromised presentation are heartbreaking disappointments, given the sheer amount of effort and love that Konami clearly put into the rest of the package. It's like sitting down for a meal at a four-star restaurant and opening the sterling silver lid covering your china plate...to find a cold White Castle burger sitting there.
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Summary Games include the following: Circus Charlie: Take control of a clown named Charlie, making your way through a series of circus themed challenges such as jumping on trampolines, tightrope walking and swinging on the flying trapeze. Contra: In this original arcade shooter smash hit, take on the role of a hard boiled Marine as you single-ha...
Rated E +10
for Everyone +10
Platforms:
- DS
Initial Release Date: Mar 30, 2007
Developer:
- M2
Publisher: Konami
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