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- Rating:7
Love the old arcade titles... not so buzzed about the price!
So I was really excited for this free download of Game Room. There are a bunch of games I have been looking forward to playing, that I haven't in a long time. However I was a little bummed about first impressions. I ... Read Full Review
10 of 10 users found the following review helpful
What Gamespot Users have to say about Game Room (2010)
- Rating:8.5
I wish there was more support for this wonderful idea.
At first when this first came out, I wasn't feeling it because they were all these stipulations about pay this much for this much of the game, but they've since changed it, and while I still think that if you bought any ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful - Rating:6.5
Game Room is a blast from the past....and an unsavory hole in your wallet.
When the Xbox 360 was first released, classic arcade games were one of the first inaugural offerings made available from Live Arcade that players would purchase with Microsoft Points, download and enjoy right out of the ... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful - Rating:7
Despite it's many strengths, there are a few things many will find a little disappointing.
I'm really not sure what to think of the newly released "Game Room". Upon its sudden appearance on the dashboard as part of the "Block Party" promotion, I became quite curious about what this veritable smorgasbord of cla... Read Full Review
3 of 3 users found the following review helpful - Rating:6
With more 80's flare than the A-team, Game Room brings the 80's back like a blast from the past! B-B-Boom!
Game Room Review Introduction: Game Room is the result of the development teams at Krome studios and Microsoft to bring back a blast from the past in the form of ancient arcade, Atari 2600, and Intellivision titl... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful - Rating:5.5
Game Room had the potential to recreate the arcades of our childhoods. With a bit more effort, it could have succeeded.
Imagine your Xbox 360 avatar walking around your very own virtual arcade, filled with your favorite classics and the atmosphere you remember, where you can meet up with friends and play the great games of yesteryear... ... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful - Rating:6
Game Room is a case of a great idea poorly executed but can be recitified if Microsoft fix things.
OK. We've all seen retro compilation before. But none from Microsoft. There's a reason for that. They're still the new kids on the block and have no REAL history yet. But they are here attempting to provide a venue for t... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful - Rating:7
Play with your old favourites, if you have the money.
Game Room is an application for the Xbox 360 that allows you to download old games from Atari 2600, Intellivision, and arcade games (well, so far). You can buy one play for each game of 40 MS ($.50). Or you can buy the g... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful - Rating:7
A Real Blast from the Past!
As I was born at the beginning of the 80's, I grew up with an Atari 2600 first bought for me by my dad (R.I.P.) and me and my cronies used to gather round a small black and white TV to play the likes of Defender, Tennis,... Read Full Review
0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
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