Midway Arcade Origins
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| Developer(s) | Backbone Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One |
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| Genre(s) | Various |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Midway Arcade Origins is an arcade compilation released on November 6, 2012,[1] in North America and in Australia. It is the successor to the Midway Arcade Treasures series, and includes a selection of games that were included in those compilations, with the sole exception of Vindicators Part II which will be included in Midway Arcade Origins. On January 19, 2017,[citation needed] Midway Arcade Origins was added to the Xbox One via the backwards compatibility program.[2]
Games
Thirty-one games are included:[3]
- 720°
- APB
- Arch Rivals
- Bubbles
- Championship Sprint
- Defender
- Defender II
- Gauntlet
- Gauntlet II
- Joust
- Joust 2
- Marble Madness
- Pit-Fighter
- Rampage
- Rampart
- Robotron: 2084
- Root Beer Tapper
- Satan's Hollow
- Sinistar
- Smash TV
- Spy Hunter
- Spy Hunter II
- Super Off Road
- Super Sprint
- Toobin'
- Total Carnage
- Tournament Cyberball 2072
- Vindicators Part II
- Wizard of Wor
- Xenophobe
- Xybots
Reception
On Metacritic, a review aggregator, the Xbox 360 version has a score of 61/100 from eleven reviews,[4] and the PS3 version has a score of 58/100 from four reviews.[5] In IGN's review, Samuel Claiborn wrote the collection features great games, but technical problems – including poor controls – makes the online leaderboards the only reason to play it.[6]
References
- ^ Sarkar, Samit (2012-11-06). "Midway Arcade Origins available today on PS3 and 360". Polygon. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ Sullivan, Lucas (2019-06-11). "Xbox One backwards compatible games list - every old game you can play today". GamesRadar. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ Nunneley, Stephany (2012-09-19). "Midway Arcade Origins announced, contains over 30 classic titles". VG247. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ "Midway Arcade Origins (Xbox 360)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ "Midway Arcade Origins (Playstation 3)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- ^ Claiborn, Samuel (2012-11-13). "Midway Arcade Origins Review". IGN. Retrieved 2019-06-14.