Feature: Xbox Live Arcade Games

Xbox Live Arcade on the Xbox 360 has proven to be a huge success with both retro arcade titles and indie developed games. Are they some of the best games on the system? We think so.

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• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Tetris Splash

  Hope you like fish with your Tetris.

  Review by Matt Paprocki — on Oct 11, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 2

  Another classic from Sega comes to Xbox Live Arcade, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - classic 2-D speed.

  Review by Ryan Thompson — on Sep 13, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Fatal Fury Special

  Keep the retro fighters coming.

  Review by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 10, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Street Trace: NYC

  A unique, full featured $10 title that's mixed on quality.

  Review by Matt Paprocki — on Sep 08, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Streets of Rage 2

  Let us hope this is a sign of an eventual resurrection for the franchise.

  Review by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 31, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

  One of the greatest puzzle games ever devised finally has online play the world over.

  Review by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 30, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Spyglass Board Games

  Just try explaining to your friends that Checkers is more intense than Gears of War.

  Review by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 14, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Track & Field

  The ultimate in brainless button pushing.

  Review by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 09, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Bomberman Live

  Hey kids! Learn to blow up your friends with explosives! Piss off anti-game politicians! It's fun!

  Review by Matt Paprocki — on Aug 04, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Yie Ar Kung-Fu

  This is simply not a good game, and definitely not one that should run $5.

  Review by Matt Paprocki — on Jul 29, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Super Contra

  Add up another classic to the Live Arcade's line-up.

  Review by Matt Paprocki — on Jul 26, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Golden Axe

  While we all wait for a updated sequel that may never come, the original shows its legs in this port.

  Review by Matt Paprocki — on Jul 17, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Band of Bugs

  Does Band of Bugs stand out alongside other Xbox Live Arcade games, or is it prime to be squashed?

  Review by Brian Szabelski — on Jun 29, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Pac-Man Championship Edition

  I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more Pac-Man!

  Review by Brian Szabelski — on Jun 18, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Mad Tracks

  Well, at least there's downloadable content coming for this game in the future.

  Review by Brian Szabelski — on Jun 11, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Worms HD

  Worms is back and in 2-D. Yay!

  Review by Ryan Thompson — on Jun 06, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Eets: Chowdown

  It's not Lemmings damn it!

  Review by Jason Westhaver — on May 13, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Double Dragon

  The first full arcade-accurate port on a home console, and with online co-op.

  Review by Matt Paprocki — on May 12, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: Gyruss

  It would be nice if the player could shoot the enemies from time to time.

  Review by Matt Paprocki — on May 03, 2007

• Xbox Live Arcade Review: 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures

  No putting from the rough jokes, I swear.

  Review by Matt Paprocki — on Apr 19, 2007