There have been periods, since I purchased my Xbox 360, when I've probably spent more time playing downloadable arcade games, than playing full-fledged xbox 360 titles. A few of these have been:
- Bomberman Live: a true classic from the good old days of the SNES! My old flat mate absolutely loved this game and we played it for hours! If I managed to coax enough people into the flat we'd even play 4 player, which is when the game is truly brilliant. It is a true classic with excellent gameplay and a simple lay out, which is hard not to enjoy!
- Arcade Ice Hockey: Another fantastic multiplayer experience. Really brought the livingroom gaming back into perspective. No referees to stop play, quirky powerups to annihilate your opposition, all mixed with the wonderfully physical and skillful game of ice hockey. The only thing games like this and it's American Football counterpart missed out on was a tournament mode! Such a small detail would have made this instant party game genius!
- Castle Crashers: this is actually a very highly rated game and has been ever since it was released. Infact it still surprises me to still see it up right near the top of the top rated arcade games! I only played this single player, but the multiplayer looked fantastic and the great cartoony graphics with the simple RPG elements made it so easy to play and utterly absorbing.
With the standard of arcade games getting higher all the time there have been some stunning looking games that have come out, but I've not been grabbed in the same way that I was with the above, which I would still happily play today!
What irritates me though is there is still no decent dungeon crawling arcade game. There are many which aspire to fill thi void, but they're either stupidly quirky, in a way I can't get into, or just level based loot-fests, which has become the norm in this area over the past decade.
I'd love to see a solid, easy to play dungeon crawler, with a basic experience system, random dungeon generator and an engrossing setting. Something you can play with mates in the same room dropping in and out.
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