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  • Summary: [Xbox Live Arcade] Can you deliver? Keep your subscribers happy by tossing newspapers on their doorsteps with perfect accuracy. Pedal fast and avoid obstacles to make the headlines and bring home the bacon. Challenge: Stay on the road and keep your subscribers happy in Easy Street, Middle Road, and Hard Way difficulties. Earn 12 different achievements to add to your gamerscore, as well. Multiplayer: Play with a friend online or off with co-op multiplayer modes in both split screen and Xbox Live modes. Xbox Live: Keep track of your victories with leaderboards updated weekly and for all time! [Microsoft]… Expand

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  2. Mixed: 10 out of 13
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  1. TeamXbox
    83
    Aside from some iffy hit detection (2 pixels to the right of the front door won't trigger a delivered paper at times), an RC car that's relentless in its pursuit of your carrier (it's pesky to say the least), and the omission of Paperboy's Ditty from the soundtrack (j/k), Paperboy "delivers" as advertised in the classifieds.
  2. GamesRadar
    70
    For around five bucks, Paperboy is a worthwhile purchase. It's still loads of fun. But like the newspapers our paperboy is tasked with delivering, the game has lost some of its appeal.
  3. Eurogamer
    70
    The game quickly gets repetitive, and becomes one of those retro games you'll dip into now and then rather than have extensive score-beating sessions on like the best games on Xbox Live Arcade.

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  1. Andyman
    3
    Without the unique bicycle handlebar controller of the arcade game, Paperboy is lackluster in every possible way. Save your money.
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  2. macavity
    0
    i did not buy my 400$ next gen xbox 360 to play games i played 20 years ago. someone please put a stop to this nostalgic arcade crap. this also messes up all the game rating systems because people rate paperboy an 8 and rate oblivion a 9. if paperboy gets an 8 then oblivion must get 900, you know?...what will this logic lead to? companies making arcady games, thats what...they will see the potential of making retro games, idiotic button mashings...this will divert the xbox360 programmers to do just plain old idiotic games. i need inovation and ass kicking-technology licking approach to game making, if i see another rave about a crap arcade game, im gona puke man!… Expand
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