Vooks writes: "Arcade remakes are what seems to be the norm these days for companies who are finding themselves producing almost no titles. Recently, I had the honour of reviewing Space Invaders Extreme, a very enjoyable and interesting remake of the classic Space Invaders. Space Invaders Extreme featured a brilliant soundtrack that changed as you played the game and made the game feel really engaging, as well as upped the ante to make the gameplay faster and more accessible today.
When I picked up Arkanoid DS, made by the same company in similar vein, I couldn't help but feel extremely disappointed. It's bland, unimaginative and does nothing to make itself more accessible today. It really makes you wonder HOW Taito could put so much effort into one of their arcade revivals and almost no effort into another."
TGH writes
2009 wasn't just the year of big name releases; there was also a very obvious attempt to revive some of gaming's longest running franchises. While that's not necessarily a new idea, it seemed like in this past year developers actually attempted to keep the feeling of the original games instead of just taking the name of a franchise and slapping it on something completely new. Take a look at some of the classics that received some nostalgic love this year, and reminisce about the good old days as you cross your fingers that 2010 holds the same retro...
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doing my best Jonny.
btw - stop fcking about and do some new content on Snappy Gamer, man.
also - this site is terrifying. PEOWW gave Killzone 2 a seven and I had to bat away retards for days.
Holy crap I haven't heard the name Arkanoid since the 80s. Classic 80s gameplay, I encourage everyone who loves classic gaming to get this.
Arkanoids is legendary, I'm glad SE continue to make the classic Taito titles like this and Space Invaders. Simple and fun works a charm.
