Arkadian Warriors - Xbox Live Arcade review

AKA "Champions of Norrath Lite"

GamesRadar+ Verdict

Pros

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    Cartoon-y art style

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    Co-op mode

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    Shiny graphics

Cons

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    2 player co-op limit

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    Monotonous dungeon crawling

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    Feeling like you've played this before

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Dec 10, 2007

Here’s something you don’t see every day: an original game for Xbox Live Arcade. Not that there’s anything wrong with ports of classics or movie spin-offs; but the promise of an all-new experience sparks more of an interest than “Hey, let’s play this game that we’ve already played, like, 10 years ago.” That said, it was sort of a bummer when we loaded up Arkadian Warriors and found ourselves playing Champions of Norrath Lite - that game came out only 3 years ago; we haven't even had a chance to forget it, yet.

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GenreAdventure
DescriptionA cute little dungeon crawling adventure. If you liked Champions of Norrath, you'll probably like this - assuming you can bring yourself to shell out $10 for a game you've already played.
PlatformXbox 360
US censor ratingEveryone 10+
UK censor ratingRating Pending
Release date12 December 2007 (US), (UK)
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