Andrew Cretella writes: "It’s hard to imagine anyone but the nostalgic fan who actually played the original feeling satisfied with this re-release of X-Men Arcade. If they really wanted to bring this game back, it should have been given for free, as a sort of holiday gift. That may not make good business sense, but 0 dollars is how much it’s worth today."
Pre-orders for the Arcade1up X-Men arcade game open on July 15, also includes Captain America And The Avengers and Avengers In Galactic Storm
A look back at a key moment in one gamer's life at the local video games arcade.
Ground Kontrol in Portland, OR. All ages till 4 or 5 I think and then 21 and over at night. Full bar, top floor is all pinball machines, lower floor is stand ups.
10 minute walk from my place downtown and I'll easily spend $20
Those parties were the best. I remember something similar where myself and a few friends finished Die Hard Arcade. Good write up. You have got me pining for the good old days
Back then it was about trying to get the top score and having fun hanging out with your mates and no one cared about how many pixels a game had
Gamerant
There are no two greater symbols of geek culture than comic books and video games, and comic book games combine these two unique forms of entertainment into one enjoyable experience. Like many other media combinations, some are good and some are awful, but the good ones stick out by letting us play as our favorite heroes, anti-heroes, and outright villains in fantastical settings.
These comic book games are just a few of the best out there, taking the things we love about comics and injecting them with the interactivity superserum that makes games so great.
The beat'um up genre is one of my personal favorites. They're short, they're shallow and they cut right to the chase. For 10 bucks this game is a technical steal. Imagine owning the cabinet coin-op. Wrap your head around what it cost.
While X-men isn't my favorite of the genre, Double Dragon owns that crown, it is well worth the buy to relive the glory days a few times here and there. To play this online with 5 other players is also a damn good nostalgic experience too.
Don't look at these games, these old retro reissues, as anything but a nostalgic walk down memory lane at the price of 4.99 to 9.99 a pop. Seems like a damn fine way to relive some child-hood memories to me.
Now, Sony, please give me an HD version of Double Dragon and while you're at it the Simpsons too.
Yeah this wasn't a good move. At 5$ I would have been swayed but with MAME being so easy to get a hold of, it's going to hurt sales of a straight port.