Missile Command - Xbox Live Arcade review

It's rockets vs lightning gun in a reborn arcade classic

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And that’s it. Your job is to watch the bad guys’ shots rain down and intercept them with your own to keep your cities (and also your own missile turrets) from destruction. Naturally, it sounds easier than it is, but ittaps into that sense of machismo and manly power found in the most explosive action movies. You find yourself desperately attached to your cities (especially the two closest to the center, hint, hint) and howling at the betrayal when a missile feigns one way, then branches into three separate shots aimed toward three different targets, or when a smart bomb sneakily jitters on the edge of an explosion, but does not die.

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GenreArcade
DescriptionIt's rockets vs lightning gun in a reborn arcade classic that every Xbox 360 should lock and load.
Platform"Xbox 360"
US censor rating"Everyone"
UK censor rating""
Release date1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK)
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