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Tempest Xbox 360
  • Publisher: Atari
  • Release Date: Dec 19, 2007
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  • Summary: [Xbox Live Arcade] Tempest is one of the most well-known arcade games of all time, a true classic in the realm of video games. This intense shooter requires lots of skill and lightning-quick reflexes. Use unlimited firepower to shoot and destroy enemies in a large geometric battlefield. Download the full version to play this classic arcade game in its original form and completely re-stylized versions featuring evolved graphics and newly introduced Throttle Monkey mode. Next-gen presentation: The game supports 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios, including HDTV, with full-screen anti-aliasing and Dolby Digital surround sound. Arcade integration: Check top scores on the Leaderboards and master 12 challenging Achievements. [Atari]… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 6 out of 9
  1. IGN
    60
    Tempest is functional, and for five bucks you really shouldn't expect much more.
  2. Official Xbox Magazine
    45
    Only hardcore retro addicts should drop the five bucks. [Nov 2007, p.94]
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  3. GameSpot
    45
    Sloppy emulation and a sloppier enhanced mode make this version of Tempest a package to avoid.

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  1. Sambo
    1
    Awful... Tempest used to be a great little shooter on ye olde platforms... and whilst I think games like this have a place in the Xbox Live Arcade experience, only as a groups of games of the same ilk... there's no way anyone should spend points on this. As a game... it's not even that good... the controls are shoddy, with your sprite hardly controllable in any sensible way. Don't waste your points or your time... you'll never get either back again.… Expand
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  2. JosephK.
    0
    Why God, why????? One of my favorite games from childhood ruined by the worst control I've ever seen on a 360 game! Can someone design a 360-compatible spinwheel doohickey so we can see if this game is actually playable?… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes