King of the Arcade Review (Xbox Series S)

by Jim Smale · Published June 2, 2023 · Updated June 2, 2023

For our King of the Arcade Review, where we step into the neon-lit world of King of the Arcade, where the 80s never died. Take on the role of Mac McCormick, a former arcade champion who has fallen on hard times, as he fights to save Castle’s Arcade from a hostile takeover by the ruthless landlord Jimmy Joysticks and the seven members of his arcade gang.

King of the Arcade Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
5.7GB download size.
1000 Gamerscore.
Mini-game compilation gameplay.
Two game modes – story, and private arcade.
The story mode revolves around you helping your boss fight off a hostile takeover of the arcade by beating the opponent’s games.
Online leaderboards for the games.
When in the arcade you are free to walk around.
The story mode challenges can be done in any order you like.
Simple familiar controls for each game.
Retro arcade atmosphere.
All the games are played as a fullscreen experience.
In-game cutscenes.
Nods to other games Franchises and movies.
You can skip cutscenes and interactions.
All games are a take on famous games like Duck Hunt and Streets Of Rage but they go by a different yet obvious what it is name.
A nice little trip down memory lane.
You can play mobile games.

King of the Arcade Review Cons:

The voices all sound like a text-to-speech program is being used, it’s fine but also not.
You don’t always get told the controls or objectives of a game.
The controls are not all perfect the driving is really loose and the timing of shots in basketball is delayed.
No camera view distance button so it can be hard to navigate the arcade at times.
The games do t have a restart button and instead you have to leave and then return to the game.
Some of the games are very tedious to play.
A lot of the QTE instances require precision or a restart.
The light gun-based games do not play well at all.

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