• Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Aug 30, 2006
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  • Summary: [Xbox Live Arcade] Pilot a jet fighter with the capability to travel through time to destroy wave after wave of enemies. Start in 1910 and gun down biplanes and work your way through to the 21st century piloting your craft against UFOs. Collect parachuting pilots to gain point bonuses and destroy enemy ships to call forth the boss in order to advance through time. [Konami] Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 14
  2. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. While some classic arcade games (like old episodes of the "Thundercats" cartoon) are more fit for reminiscence than actual play, Time Pilot proves that what was mind-blowingly awesome back in the day can still detonate brains just as well now.
  2. Honestly, it's "Asteroids" with prettier, smarter rocks...and a hell of a lot more adrenaline. [Nov. 2006, p.78]
  3. Despite its almost-famous face, Time Pilot is, and always has been, a great shooter. And Digital Eclipse's Xbox 360 version of the game showcases the original well, while also delivering one of the best graphical updates to hit Xbox Live Arcade so far.
  4. It's the sort of bland shooter that if you tried it on MAME you'd barely give it a second look - so why does anyone think that gamers will part with 400 points for it? Sometimes the past is better off left alone.

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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Andyman
    8
    Finally! A Live Arcade game from the old arcade days that retains all of the tight gameplay of the original, while adding some new twists to keep things fresh. Time Pilot is also tailor-made for the 360's analog stick, with a feel as close to the original coin-op as I've played outside an arcade. I'm knocking it 2 points because the Enhanced mode's graphics actually make the game more difficult, due to the cluttered background. Even so... nicely done, Digital Eclipse! Bandai Namco, are you taking notes? Expand