The Best Arcade Games for Xbox Series X

Update 16 August 2023: Quantum: Recharged added at rank #22.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is an action-packed adventure game from Dotemu, a company well-known for reviving classic titles with modern touches. Featuring gorgeous graphics, voice acting from the original cartoon actors, and a powerful soundtrack featuring Wu-Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah and Raekwon, this game is sure to bring back the joy of the original games while still feeling fresh. With side missions and hidden characters to discover, you'll be sure to keep coming back for more.

• Gorgeous graphics and animation
• Original voice cast
• Variety of moves
• Variety of power-ups
• Deep cuts of characters from the original series
• Powerful soundtrack by Wu-Tang Clan

• Can be difficult to master controls at times

• arcade
• cooperative
• ninja
• brawler
• classic
• boss
• side-scrolling
• fight
• retro
• pixel
• beat-em-up
• online
• combo
• action
• local

Good match + 54 Bad match - 104

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Immerse yourself in 50 years of gaming history with Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration! Enjoy over 100 classic and new games, unlock hidden gems, and delve into fascinating interviews and archival material. Whether you're a nostalgic gamer or a history buff, this collection will keep you entertained and educated.

• Rich collection of classic and new Atari games
• Exciting hidden games to discover
• Comprehensive history through interviews and archival materials
• Good value for money
• Appeals to both gamers and history enthusiasts

• Absence of Activision games and some licensed games
• Limited subtitle availability for non-English speakers

• arcade
• classic
• retro
• historical
• 1980s
• interactive
• software
• voxel
• compilation
• vector
• platform
• shoot-em-up
• education
• pinball
• pvp

Good match + 33 Bad match - 91

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Dive into the nostalgia with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection. Relive the classic TMNT games, journey through New York City, sewers, enemy bases, and even time itself. Enjoy the unique features like button mapping, cheat codes, and a wealth of bonus content. A must-play for TMNT fans and lovers of classic beat 'em-up games.

• Great value for the price
• Access to Japanese regional versions
• Easy activation of cheat codes
• Nostalgic experience
• Wealth of bonus content

• Limited online play
• Button mapping limitations
• Some bonus content is disappointing

• arcade
• retro
• compilation
• classic
• fight
• platform
• side-scrolling
• online
• sprite
• boss
• cooperative
• local
• strategy
• action

Good match + 45 Bad match - 82

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Arcade Paradise is a story-driven game that lets you renovate a rundown laundromat and turn it into a local hit arcade. Unlock 30+ individual arcade titles, mostly based on classic arcade hits, and upgrade your arcade to attract more patrons. Enjoy the underlying element of familial strife, while completing maintenance tasks like picking up trash and unclogging the toilet.

• Variety of arcade games
• Well-paced upgrade loop
• Interesting story elements
• Mini-game style maintenance tasks

• Can be grindy
• Time limit restricts how much you can play the games

• arcade
• management
• simulation
• retro
• classic
• old-school
• local

Good match + 27 Bad match - 63

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Akka Arrh is a modern take on a scrapped project from the 1980s, providing players with a fast-paced, addictive, arcade shooter experience and psychedelic visuals. Protect your life rings as you chain together combos and go for a high score!

• arcade
• shooter
• psychedelic
• top-down
• wave
• abstract
• bullet-hell
• shoot-em-up
• score
• classic
• combo
• colourful

Good match + 2 Bad match - 8

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Swordship is a futuristic lightning-fast dodge’em up which flips the script on the traditional arcade shooter. Turn both the tide of battle and enemies on themselves by dodging, weaving and diving your way through an onslaught of enemies hell-bent on tearing your Swordship apart.

• rogue-like
• arcade
• underwater
• futuristic
• action
• abstract
• shooter
• top-down
• 3d
• naval
• stylized
• sci-fi
• split-second
• pulse-pounding
• colourful

Good match + 5 Bad match - 6

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Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.

• platform
• post-apocalyptic
• retro
• arcade
• old-school
• pixel
• action
• america
• 2d
• perma-death
• scroller
• futuristic
• classic
• mech
• fast-paced

Good match + 13 Bad match - 19

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Final Vendetta is an arcade-style throwback inspired by the 16 and 32-bit-era of gaming. It features large, gorgeously animated character sprites, true-to-the-era hand-drawn pixel art backgrounds and timeless old school flourishes. Perfectly combining elements from Final Fight and Streets of Rage 2 with generous dashes of NEO GEO style, Final Vendetta is a master class in kicking ass!

• Classic visuals and gameplay
• Coop play for up to two players
• Challenging bosses

• Limited lives on Easy or Hard mode
• Some cheap enemy attacks and grabs

• beat-em-up
• arcade
• boss
• pixel
• classic
• brawler
• old-school
• soundtrack
• fight
• side-scrolling
• retro
• combo
• cooperative
• scroller
• arts

Good match + 21 Bad match - 46

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Fire missiles to protect your bases! A classic arcade game's back and recharged!

• arcade
• classic
• endless
• remake

Good match + 8 Bad match - 19

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Soar sky-high in Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX, an electrifying entry in the classic arcade shoot-‘em-up series! Customize your music, wallpapers, game mode, and more before launching into high-octane aerial action!

• top-down
• jet
• bullet-hell
• arcade
• shoot-em-up
• shooter
• space
• aliens
• flight
• cooperative
• shoot
• pixel
• local
• boss
• 2d

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