Developer: Atari GamesPublisher: Atari Games, Elite Systems, Mindscape
Designers: John Salwitz, Dave Ralston, Russel Dawe
Release Date (US): 1984, 1990, 1999
System(s): Xbox 360 (Reviewed), Just about every other system
Modes: Single Player, Multiplayer
Rating: E (This was before ESRB but it's probably E for Everyone)
This was one of the first games I saw to download on XBLA when I first got my 360. I was a little tempted at first to get it, but I waited. I had some MS Points to spare, so I figured why not?
Well, to say the least, it's kind of hard to tell if this is worth the purchase. I mean, 400 points is $5, but $5 is a lot cheaper than what the game sold for when it came out. If you got an extra 400 points around with nothing to use it on, then get this game. If you think about it, this game is cheaper than renting an HD movie from XBLM (usually 480 points), so I suppose it's a "deal" since it won't be deleted off your computer after a week or two (whatever it is).
On to the game. Well, this is pretty much a carbon copy of the NES version I remember from back in the day. I don't care what they say, East Street ain't easy. I just totally blow at this game. Too much crap comes out of nowhere, and cars almost ALWAYS hit you. The next life is at 15,000 points?? Getting a newspaper on the doormat is worth 100 points, and you start off with 10 houses to deliver to. Depending on how you do, more or less people will be subscribing.
You also get a bunch of newspaper bundles around that you can collect when you're low on the papers. I think you get 10 per bundle, but you are maxed out at 10 (which makes sense, no paperboy will have an infinite supply, right?).
Since everyone pretty much has played this game, I'll just hurry up and give a score. But those who have been thinking about getting this game but you're not sure if you should, then do what I said earlier. Get it if you have the extra points, don't go out of your way getting points for this game.
6.3/10 - The old games on NES, SNES, Genesis, etc. all prove that games back in the day were challenging, and still are. What's your highest score on Paperboy? I guarantee you it's less than 20,000 points... unless you play the game like crazy.
Well, to say the least, it's kind of hard to tell if this is worth the purchase. I mean, 400 points is $5, but $5 is a lot cheaper than what the game sold for when it came out. If you got an extra 400 points around with nothing to use it on, then get this game. If you think about it, this game is cheaper than renting an HD movie from XBLM (usually 480 points), so I suppose it's a "deal" since it won't be deleted off your computer after a week or two (whatever it is).
On to the game. Well, this is pretty much a carbon copy of the NES version I remember from back in the day. I don't care what they say, East Street ain't easy. I just totally blow at this game. Too much crap comes out of nowhere, and cars almost ALWAYS hit you. The next life is at 15,000 points?? Getting a newspaper on the doormat is worth 100 points, and you start off with 10 houses to deliver to. Depending on how you do, more or less people will be subscribing.
You also get a bunch of newspaper bundles around that you can collect when you're low on the papers. I think you get 10 per bundle, but you are maxed out at 10 (which makes sense, no paperboy will have an infinite supply, right?).
Since everyone pretty much has played this game, I'll just hurry up and give a score. But those who have been thinking about getting this game but you're not sure if you should, then do what I said earlier. Get it if you have the extra points, don't go out of your way getting points for this game.
6.3/10 - The old games on NES, SNES, Genesis, etc. all prove that games back in the day were challenging, and still are. What's your highest score on Paperboy? I guarantee you it's less than 20,000 points... unless you play the game like crazy.
1 comment:
Didn't even know this was on XLA. You need to get a Wii so you can do reviews on cool shit like Ecco from the Wii virtual console. :)
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