Abstract: Pinball wizards wrestle at NSW championshipsPlease Log in to update your video settingsBritish studio Rare has packaged together 30 games from its long history into one whimsical package on Xbox One.Thirty games in one package, Rare Replay is such a stunn...
Published: 2015-08-10, Author: Tony , review by: nzgamer.com
Abstract: Whether you have been playing video games for three years or thirty, chances are, UK developer Rare has been a part of your video gaming career. Rare Replay is a celebration of these 30 years, packaging 30 games into what is essentially a memoir of the st...
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Published: 2015-08-04, Author: Dan , review by: eurogamer.net
Abstract: With this hardware generation seemingly locked into a cycle of re-releases and remasters, it takes a certain stroke of genius to make a common or garden compilation appealing. Generous to a fault, and stuffed with more than its fair share of stone cold ti...
30 games, most of them legendary, Engaging Snapshot and Playlist game modes, Handy rewind and auto-save features, Fascinating behind-the-scenes videos, Viva Pinata 1 and 2
Not all games are stone-cold classics, Some older games poorly introduced
A fascinating voyage through thirty years of video games history, with some truly fantastic games along the way. Not all the oldies are goldies and some of the earliest struggle to hold up, but any compilation that can pull in classic platformers, pioneer...
Published: 2015-08-03, Author: Danny , review by: gamesradar.com
Includes many recognizable classics from Rare's back catalog, Bonus content is insightful and worthwhile, 'Snapshots' offers new ways to play old favourites
Emulation quality is adequate, but inaccuracies abound, Controls are poorly mapped in some games, and can't be changed, You'll wonder why some games were included at all
Rare Replay is an incredibly high-value retro compilation, which adds to its impressive (but sadly not exhaustive) line-up of classics with new ways to play and interesting bonus content...
Abstract: Remakes, remasters and re-releases. I'm sure we've all had just about as many of them as we're able to stomach. “If I have to play another re-release of an old game,” I said not weeks ago, “I'll cut one – or all – of the junior staff.” But then something...
Great presentation, Fascinating extras, Userfriendly tweaks, BanjoKazooie
Some slowdown
Rare Replay is an incredible package. Its presentation is charming, the extras are amazing, and so many of the games included here are still a blast to play. Whether it's your first time through or you're revisiting decades later, Rare's journey through t...
