Midway Arcade Origins is a 2012 video game compilation developed by Backbone Entertainment and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. A successor to the Midway Arcade Treasures series, it compiles several arcade games that were owned or published by Midway Games from 1981 to 1992. The compilation was published after Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment had acquired the rights to the games following Midway's bankruptcy. The game was made playable on the Xbox One via the backwards compatibility program.
Games Midway Arcade Origins compiles 31 emulated arcade games owned by the now-defunct Midway Games. A majority of the titles, with the exception of Vindicators Part II, have appeared in the compilation series Midway Arcade Treasures. +Games included in Midway Arcade OriginsTitleGenreOriginal releaseDeveloperDefenderShoot 'em up1981Williams ElectronicsStargateShoot 'em up1981Vid KidzWizard of WorAction1981Dave Nutting AssociatesJoustAction1982Williams ElectronicsRobotron: 2084Shoot 'em up1982Vid KidzSatan's HollowShoot 'em up1982Midway GamesSinistarShoot 'em up1983Williams ElectronicsBubblesAction1983Williams ElectronicsSpy HunterVehicular combat1983Midway GamesMarble MadnessPlatformer1984Atari GamesRoot Beer TapperAction1984Marvin Glass and AssociatesGauntletDungeon crawler1985Atari Games720°Sports1986Atari GamesChampionship SprintRacing1986Atari GamesGauntlet IIDungeon crawler1986Atari GamesJoust 2Action1986Williams ElectronicsRampageAction1986Midway GamesSuper SprintRacing1986Atari GamesAPBAction1987Atari GamesSpy Hunter IIVehicular combat1987Midway GamesXenophobeAction1987Midway GamesXybotsShooter1987Atari GamesToobin'Action1988Atari Games, Midway GamesVindicators Part IIShoot 'em up1988Atari GamesArch RivalsSports1989Midway GamesSuper Off RoadRacing1989Leland CorporationTournament Cyberball 2072Sports1989Atari GamesPit-FighterFighting1990Atari GamesRampartStrategy1990Atari GamesSmash TVShoot 'em up1990Williams ElectronicsTotal CarnageShoot 'em up1992Midway Games
Reception On Metacritic, a review aggregator, the Xbox 360 version has a score of 61/100 from eleven reviews, and the PS3 version has a score of 58/100 from four reviews. In IGNs review, Samuel Claiborn wrote the collection features great games, but technical problems – including poor controls – makes the online leaderboards the only reason to play it.
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