Vigilante 8: Arcade

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  • Summary: [Xbox Live Arcade] Take the wheel as fully-loaded auto combat revs into high gear with Vigilante 8: Arcade. It's a down and dirty war on wheels where everyone's riding shotgun. This brand new remake of the classic Vigilante 8 game lets you choose from among eight tricked-out retro-fine 70s[Xbox Live Arcade] Take the wheel as fully-loaded auto combat revs into high gear with Vigilante 8: Arcade. It's a down and dirty war on wheels where everyone's riding shotgun. This brand new remake of the classic Vigilante 8 game lets you choose from among eight tricked-out retro-fine 70s vehicles with some serious firepower. Multiple special weapons let you wreak havoc on five newly-designed and destructible arenas. Complete the single player Quest story mode or test your car-crushing skills in local and Xbox LIVE multiplayer versus or co-op modes. Rebuilt from the ground up, V8: Arcade is modern vehicular warfare at its finest! [Activision]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 15
  3. Negative: 3 out of 15
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    80
    Vigilante 8: Arcade is a glorious throwback to a simpler age in gaming, one that older gamers can appreciate and younger gamers can discover. It will only be as fun for as long as the Live community is there to support it but it's damn fun, so jump on while it lasts.
  2. IGN
    73
    Vigilante 8: Arcade is one of those titles that simply isn’t as fun as you remember it being. It’s not a bad game and it’s great as a novel piece of nostalgia, but the gameplay itself doesn’t hold up all that well.
  3. Game Chronicles
    68
    Although Vigilante 8 Arcade for XBLA maintains the spirit of chaos and destruction of it's 1998 namesake, it lacks the polish one would expect from a game released for a 7th generation platform. However, if you and your friends have an insatiable urge to blow each other up in glorious vehicular combat but you don't want to throw down $60 each for GTA IV, this is certainly a viable alternative that could easily fill a few hours.
  4. Console Monster
    55
    Vigilante 8 may have been good for its time, but sadly not for 2008. There are much better racing games available on the Xbox LIVE Arcade though if you liked the original or enjoyed the trial, it may be worth the 800 Microsoft Points price tag.
  5. Cheat Code Central
    54
    Nostalgia-stricken fans of the original might be able to look past Vigilante 8's deficiencies and find some fun to be had, but those unfamiliar with the aged gameplay won't be won over by the slicker presentation.
  6. 1UP
    50
    Sadly, aside from the malaise-inducing offline modes, most of Vigilante 8: Arcade's issues are technical in nature. Framerate drops, floaty steering and physics, a shaky camera, and environmental clipping are all things you'd expect to be addressed by release (some are likely leftover from the earlier releases), and with just five total arenas available until the premium DLC comes out, it's hard to believe that gamers will stick around long enough to make Vigilante 8: Arcade an essential Live Arcade purchase.
  7. Gaming Nexus
    25
    One of the best car combat games of the 1990s has been reduced to an arcade game with awful control and terrible glitches.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. HieuT.
    Nov 5, 2008
    9
    looks great for an XBLA game. I like the multiplayer the best. My friends and I took the day off and have been playing this non stop! (big looks great for an XBLA game. I like the multiplayer the best. My friends and I took the day off and have been playing this non stop! (big fans of the original) I'm happy we're getting more multiplayer games like this on xbox live arcade. I definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a fun game to play with their friends. Plus points for the price ( 10 bucks!! ).… Expand
  2. Jattaman
    Sep 30, 2022
    8
    Voto per la versione PSX, di cui non c'è la scheda su questo sito.
    Alta giocabilità, bella grafica e divertimento assicurato soprattutto in    Voto per la versione PSX, di cui non c'è la scheda su questo sito.
    Alta giocabilità, bella grafica e divertimento assicurato soprattutto in multiplayer.
    Davvero un bel gioco.    … Expand
  4. MegamanZeroX19
    May 30, 2020
    6
    Algunos autos no se pueden manejar bien y posee varios glitches.Si jugaste la versión de Play station 1 disfrutarás de esta versión,ya queAlgunos autos no se pueden manejar bien y posee varios glitches.Si jugaste la versión de Play station 1 disfrutarás de esta versión,ya que puedes cambiar los controles para que sean iguales a la versión de Play station 1.… Expand
  5. drlowdon
    Feb 6, 2014
    5
    Vigilante 8: Arcade is a pretty good example of why some things are best left in the past. Back in the PSone days it was a multiplayerVigilante 8: Arcade is a pretty good example of why some things are best left in the past. Back in the PSone days it was a multiplayer favourite but this remake is hardly ever played in my house. Perhaps it was just easier to overlook many of the flaws fifteen years ago but imprecise controls, a camera that never seems to point in the right direction and dated graphics all made it difficult to have much fun this time around.

    This XBLA release shows that there is potential in the driving shoot em up genre but a great deal more time and attention needs to be spent on the game than this if it is to offer any long term appeal.    … Expand
  6. patrickRoufa
    Nov 16, 2008
    5
    If you are a fan of the origional download the demo first. I loved the V8 games when i was little but i cant seem to remember the carsIf you are a fan of the origional download the demo first. I loved the V8 games when i was little but i cant seem to remember the cars handling this badly and akwardly.. i dont know if i've been spoiled by the years of innovation or if the "arcade" devs just screwed it up. the game is clunky and clumsy and seems to have left behind all of the character that made the first on so loved. there are much better games to play online right now and much better things to spend 10 bucks on.… Expand
  7. SevenALive
    Nov 11, 2008
    4
    The camera controls really affect game playability. I am getting frustrated with the camera which really takes away from the game. If your carThe camera controls really affect game playability. I am getting frustrated with the camera which really takes away from the game. If your car flips over, there is no reset button, so your stuck! It's just not nearly as fun as i remember played the original on the N64. I guess if you were playing on XBL and they fixed the bugs it would be better.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#71 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2008