Arcade Darts
SCORE: 87
Icon Games Entertainment is starting to impress us here at Family
Friendly Gaming. Arcade Darts is their second downloadable title that we
are reviewing. This game is on the Playstation 3 (PS3), and Playstation
Portable (PSP) for a mere $3.99. I suppose it is more accurate to state
this is a PSP Mini game. If you download it on your PS3 before
transferring it, then you can play this game on the PS3. Family Friendly
Gaming was granted a reviewable copy from the publisher.
Graphically the darts, and dart boards (yes plural my friends) look
pretty good. The pool halls, or wherever the boards are located are not
so inviting. There are various avatars available for the player to
select from. Thankfully they are all kept family friendly. Not all of
them have loving or pleasant looks on their faces, but they are not
scary looking either. Icon Games Entertainment kept the animations on
the action, and that is honestly all we need in a dart board game.
I was enjoying the music in Arcade Darts. Something interesting of note
is the darts move back in forth before you throw them. This determines
how straight you throw the dart. I noticed this moved in time with the
music. Little things like that in a bargain priced downloadable game
stick out in my opinion. I did not hear any offensive language or sounds
while playing Arcade Darts on the PSP.
I feel that Arcade Darts is worth the price of admission. There are
enough dart boards, and darts to unlock to keep gamers busy for a couple
of weeks at least. The Career mode will take some replay to complete,
and the different dart board games will also require various attempts.
If you have any interest in darts then you will find your money well
spent on Arcade Darts.
There are six different game variations in Arcade Darts. They are 301,
501, 701, Around the Clock, Around the Clock Reverse and Cricket.
Thankfully the rules are included under the options section. I had Paul
help me with where the doubles were on the board, and once I had those
two nuggets of information I was doing really good. The difficulty level
in Arcade Darts is at exactly the right place. I loved how I could get
better and experiment with the controls in the Practice area. Arcade
Darts includes various game play modes such as a Career, Versus, Custom,
and Arcade (editor: on top of Practice).
It took me a bit to get used to the rhythm of when to hit the buttons to
select the left right, and front back placement. Once I had that down I
was having a lot of fun with this family friendly title. I really hope
to see sequels to Arcade Darts in the near future. Icon Games
Entertainment has a good thing in terms of this game. I will be
recommending this game to friends, and family members I know.
- Sam
Graphics: 80%
Sound: 92%
Replay/Extras: 90%
Gameplay: 85%
Family Friendly Factor: 88%
System: Playstation 3/Playstation Portable
Publisher: Icon Games Entertainment
Rating: 'E' for Everyone
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