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Missile Command

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Game Info

Publisher: Atari

Developer: Stainless Games

Genre(s): Action

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: July 4, 2007

Summary

[Xbox Live Arcade] In one of the most well-known arcade games of all time, players must defend the coast from mysterious enemy invasions in Missile Command. Try your hand at this classic arcade game in its original old-school form, then experience the completely re-stylized version featuring evolved graphics and the newly introduced Throttle Monkey mode. Cutting-edge next-gen graphic and sound support: Support for 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios, including HDTV, with Dolby Digital surround sound and full-screen anti-aliasing. Full Xbox LIVE support: Player profiles, leaderboards, and twelve all-new achievements are available for missile commanders. Accessibility: The game features a rich and immersive environment. Defend the coast against all comers. [Microsoft]

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What The Critics Said

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Console Gameworld

If you are jaded by more exciting modern games, this will definitely bore you. Otherwise, it's a great makeover of one of the classically addictive games.

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Digital Entertainment News

Not a game you'll play for hours on end, but good fun for short amounts of time.

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Games Radar (in-house)

The only possible "don’t-buy" concern in Missile Command is that, like fellow old-school, arcade quarter munchers "Robotron" and "Defender", it’s relentlessly, almost brutally difficult...You will find some nice multiplayer action though, and at five bucks, this is a no-brainer.

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Official Xbox Magazine

Twenty-seven years later, the game's Live Arcade version is still stressing us out, but in good ways. [Aug 2007, p.79]

IGN

A title that stands the test of time. Despite the game's eventual tedium, it will only set players back 400 Microsoft Points (US$5), and is still a memorable experience, one that both accomplished and new missile commanders will want to experience.

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IC-Games

We doubt Atari will convert many new players with such basic gameplay but pop on the rose tinted glasses and you could almost forgive the unforgiving controls.

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Team Xbox

I wanted to like Missile Command more than I did. While it was fun to play again—and the 400 Microsoft Points price tag (about $5) is a small cost—it’s another case where a control pad isn’t the best input device.

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Gamers' Temple

This Missile Command is off target.

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Official Xbox Magazine UK

There's not actually that much to do here. [Sept 2007, p.108]

Xbox World 360 Magazine UK

The 'evolved' modern mode is duff, but classic Missile Command has still got it. [Aug 2007, p.92]

Eurogamer

Cheap, cheerful, timeless fun, and ultimately short-lived - but isn't that the whole point?

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Talk Xbox

With the lack of its original trackball controller, new and exciting gameplay, and only bringing in tacked-on modes, Missile Command unfortunately won’t meet expectations of ones who had fun with it nearly 30 years ago.

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X360 Magazine UK

It's just a shame that the left analogue stick is no substitution for the original arcade trackball. [Issue#24, p.101]

GamerNode

It's the original version with an awful new one tacked on. This is the very definition of cash-in.

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GameSpot

Missile Command on Xbox Live Arcade only serves to illustrate that an analog stick can't replace a track ball.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Brendan O. gave it a10:
Brilliant Classic.

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