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Retro Game Challenge
Good Critical Reception
Platform:
DS
Genre:
Action
ESRB:
Everyone
Players:
1
Developer:
Namco Bandai Games
Publisher:
Xseed Games
Release Date:
February 10, 2009
Critic Reviews
The following reviews are used to calculate the overall reception for this game. All applicable scores are converted to our simplified rating system based on the specifics offered by each publication or the tone of each review. You can read more about how we do this here.
Publication Quality: Not Rated
Author: Jeremy Parish
Excellent
February 10, 2009 - Despite the constant presence of two kids on the lower screen, RGC is aimed directly at people who fondly remember saving their pennies to purchase titles the likes of Metroid or Super Mario Bros. 3. But don't worry, youngbloods -- you can play it and enjoy it, too.
Publication Quality: Not Rated
Author: Simon Parkin
Good
April 13, 2009 - For many of us trying to recapture those childhood feelings of awe and wonder, Retro Game Challenge gets to the very heart of why we still play videogames and for that is to be applauded.
Publication Quality: Not Rated
Author: Chas Guidry
Good
February 23, 2009 - Lovingly recreated gameplay combines with a playful presentation to make Retro Game Challenge a unique simulation of the adolescence of video games that's easy to enjoy no matter which decade you were born in.
Publication Quality: Not Rated
Author: Carolyn Petit
Good
February 6, 2009 - While the games here have their flaws, the kid in you who once loved 8-bit games will be won over by the charms of this knowing homage to their glory days.
Publication Quality: Not Rated
Author: Henry Gilbert
Good
February 12, 2009 - Ultimately, how much you'll like this depends on the player. It works on several levels, but Retro Game Challenge is more enjoyable the nerdier and possibly older you are.
Publication Quality: Mediocre
Author: Daemon Hatfield
Good
February 9, 2009 - The developers of Retro Game Challenge didn't just accurately recreate 8-bit gaming -- they made a bunch of really good games.
Publication Quality: Not Rated
Mediocre
February 13, 2009 - Retro Game Challenge is a great concept, but the execution makes things more tedious than they needed to be. If it were a bit more open-ended about which games you could play at any given time and didn't double-up on some of the games, it'd be a pretty cool little collection.
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