Read all about it, it's paperboy [Archive]

MatchBot

13-02-2007, 12:50 AM

Yes that's right folks, the arcade smash hit Paperboy is heading to the Xbox live arcade this wednesday. Details were posted on the gamerscore blog about this little present on Valentines Day.

"The coin-op favorite returns but this time its enhanced with original content specifically designed for Xbox Live Arcade. A new multiplayer mode will allow gamers to deliver the paper co-operatively together on the same console, or over Xbox Live. The game also features new artwork that compliments and enhances the original style, and the audio has been modernized for todays high performance sound systems."

This new version includes:
Seven stages (one for each day of the week) and 3 levels of difficulty Easy Street, Middle Road or Hard Way
New Xbox Live multiplayer: The standard multiplayer mode involves two player co-op play which can take place on the same console or over Xbox Live
High scores are tracked on the Xbox Live Leaderboard

So get that bike out of the shed and download Paperboy this wednesday for just 400 points.
Source (http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/02/12/540898.aspx)

More... (http://www.matchbox360.co.uk/news/XBL Arcade/Read all about it, it's paperboy)

carocat

14-02-2007, 03:27 PM

Is Paperboy any good then? Who has downloaded it?

DayC

14-02-2007, 04:05 PM

I downloaded the demo, it might be a so called "classic" but its terrible in my opinion.

carocat

14-02-2007, 04:06 PM

What is so terrible about it?

DayC

14-02-2007, 04:36 PM

There are games in life which I just generally hate for no good reason at all this would be one of them.

I don't like the way the camera is posistioned or the way he throws papers, the graphics are horrible and i'm bad at it :p

carocat

14-02-2007, 04:39 PM

There are games in life which I just generally hate for no good reason at all this would be one of them.

I don't like the way the camera is posistioned or the way he throws papers, the graphics are horrible and i'm bad at it :p
Ah, so that's the real reason! ;)

Gaskin

14-02-2007, 04:58 PM

Yeah but let's be honest.. DayC > Cat. Paperboy was legendary on the gameboy for a timewaster, don't know if I can be bothered to pay for another XBL arcade game untill they start releasing good ones again. The likes of streets of rage, bomberman and pokemon are on my wanted list.

DayC

14-02-2007, 05:04 PM

Yeah but let's be honest.. DayC > Cat. Paperboy was legendary on the gameboy for a timewaster, don't know if I can be bothered to pay for another XBL arcade game untill they start releasing good ones again. The likes of streets of rage, bomberman and pokemon are on my wanted list.

haha yeah bomberman is a class game but if it was to be pok

Gaskin

14-02-2007, 05:27 PM

Of course, pokemon red and blue ftw. Although crystal was probably the best.

Pirate Balloon

15-02-2007, 01:06 AM

I dont want to play a game which brings back memories of a job which i did every day for **** all respect and money and left me with curvature of the spine.

carocat

19-02-2007, 02:29 PM

Well, I've got it now and I really like it.

I was wondering whoelse got it here to play some Xbox Live?