Aces of the Galaxy

 Xbox 360
Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 27
  3. Negative: 4 out of 27
  1. Totally360
    40
    To summarise then, all the ingredients for a shooter are here, but they've been cooked at the wrong gas mark for a ludicrously short time resulting in a shoot 'em up pie that's only half baked and lacks the tasty moreishness that any good game in the genre should have from the word go.
  2. games(TM)
    40
    Too short-lived to justify even the standard Live Arcade entry fee. [Aug 2008, p.113]
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  3. Xbox World 360 Magazine UK
    40
    Other on-rail shooters are a lesson in design Aces of the Galaxy must have skipped. [Sept 2008, p.95]
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  5. X-ONE Magazine UK
    40
    At least you don't use the right analogue stick to aim. [Issue#36, p.114]
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Awards & Rankings

89
#89 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2008
90
#90 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2008

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User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. BrodyT.r
    Jun 4, 2008
    10
    Awesome old school arcade space shooter! Definitely worth the 800 points!
  2. RyanM.
    Jun 4, 2008
    10
    This has to be the best Xbox Live Arcade game out there.
  3. Astex
    Mar 24, 2011
    0
    absolute rubbish game basic robbed formula of a game seen it on lots of other games before just dont buy it or you regret it you should buyabsolute rubbish game basic robbed formula of a game seen it on lots of other games before just dont buy it or you regret it you should buy castle crashers instead… Full Review »
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