Paperboy

 Xbox 360
User Score
6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6

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  1. Andyman
    Feb 14, 2007
    3
    Without the unique bicycle handlebar controller of the arcade game, Paperboy is lackluster in every possible way. Save your money.
  2. macavity
    May 4, 2007
    0
    i did not buy my 400$ next gen xbox 360 to play games i played 20 years ago. someone please put a stop to this nostalgic arcade crap. this also messes up all the game rating systems because people rate paperboy an 8 and rate oblivion a 9. if paperboy gets an 8 then oblivion must get 900, you know?...what will this logic lead to? companies making arcady games, thats what...they will see thei did not buy my 400$ next gen xbox 360 to play games i played 20 years ago. someone please put a stop to this nostalgic arcade crap. this also messes up all the game rating systems because people rate paperboy an 8 and rate oblivion a 9. if paperboy gets an 8 then oblivion must get 900, you know?...what will this logic lead to? companies making arcady games, thats what...they will see the potential of making retro games, idiotic button mashings...this will divert the xbox360 programmers to do just plain old idiotic games. i need inovation and ass kicking-technology licking approach to game making,
    if i see another rave about a crap arcade game, im gona puke man!    … Expand
  3. VERNAISDEAD
    Sep 9, 2014
    10
    Its good to see some remakes and re releases of old and hard to find games from previous systems being released. Those who like to leave negative ratings because they dont like the genre are the ones who mess up the rating system on here. If you don't like this or that kind of game then you aren't gonna accurately rate. Unless it is due to some kind of flaw or glitch. Same with those whoIts good to see some remakes and re releases of old and hard to find games from previous systems being released. Those who like to leave negative ratings because they dont like the genre are the ones who mess up the rating system on here. If you don't like this or that kind of game then you aren't gonna accurately rate. Unless it is due to some kind of flaw or glitch. Same with those who rate older 360 games lower due to graphics when they were up to par when the game was released so please think of that when rating. Some people actually want to find a good game here and those of you who do this are messing it up for us!! If you really want old school nintendo games and have internet at home, I would say to buy a WIIU since they now sell almost all old nintendo games through their site for a couple bucks each and you can download likely all of them with room to spare on your console.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

86
#86 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2007

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Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. IGN
    67
    Paperboy just doesn't have the substance to keep anybody but the leaderboard obsessive or Paperboy nuts interested for very long.
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  2. GameSpot
    68
    If you ever cared about the arcade version of Paperboy, you'll get some nostalgic excitement from this emulation of the original.
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  3. TeamXbox
    83
    Aside from some iffy hit detection (2 pixels to the right of the front door won’t trigger a delivered paper at times), an RC car that’s relentless in its pursuit of your carrier (it’s pesky to say the least), and the omission of Paperboy’s Ditty from the soundtrack (j/k), Paperboy "delivers" as advertised in the classifieds.
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