Arkanoid Live! is a sequel of sorts of the 1980's arcade classic Arkanoid, developed and published by Taito, and now available as a download on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Taito is one of the oldest video game companies in the world, making pinball machines in the 1960s and video games as early as 1973. Their track record as one of the only 40-year companies in this young industry speaks for itself, and Arkanoid Live! continues that long tradition of great games.
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Arkanoid Live! will cause some fond reminiscing of days of your misbegotten youth spent hucking quarters in dark rooms full of neon and bleeps. However nice the graphics updates are though, there's not a huge amount of reasons to recommend this game. There are better puzzle games to play and cheaper, more accessible (as in, you don't need Xbox Live or need to be rooted to a T.V.) versions of the game out there. All that said, is still a blast to play and you'll likely find the controller hard to abandon if you do grab it, and some decent multiplayer options are in here as well.
