ARKANOID Live! Xbox 360
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58 out of 100

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3.2 out of 10

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  • Summary: The classic ARKANOID comes back to life in HD! Destroy every block on screen in ARKANOID Live! by bouncing an Energy Ball against them with your Vaus! It's the all-time classic arcade game now with achievements and multiplayer co-op play over Xbox Live. Arcade classic: ARKANOID was one of the all-time classic arcade games that sparked a huge number of imitators. Now you can play the game in glorious high-def. Tons of gameplay: The full version contains 62 rounds divided into two episodes that can be played under either Lives Rules or Barrier Rules. A boss awaits you in the last round of each episode: DOH, as well as a new boss, SKULL. Multiplayer: Defeat the game with a friend in co-op play or compete online against other players over Xbox LIVE and aim for the top. [Taito]… Expand

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  1. Positive: 0 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. TeamXbox
    74
    In addition to the welcome multiplayer action featured in Arkanoid Live!, Taito also included a rule set different than original coin-op version.
  2. IGN
    74
    Arkanoid's a fun game that can best be described as looking a little "frumpy" on XBLA.
  3. GameSpot
    65
    This XBLA update of the classic brick-breaker is let down by poor presentation and imprecise controls.
  4. Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
    20
    Laughably outdated and, worse, overpriced. [Aug 2009, p.103]
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  1. MikeTolento
    7
    I want to like Arkanoid Live. I really do. I played Arkanoid on the NES like a fiend as a little boy. This Live Arcade version suffers big time from the lack of a wheel controller like the one that was packaged with the NES version. The 360's analog stick is just not designed for moving your paddle with any speed and accuracy. It becomes a major hindrance to this otherwise faithful translation of Taito's classic.… Expand

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