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Discs of Tron xbox360 Game Reviews
Discs of Tron
Critic Score
Metascore: 40 Metascore out of 100
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4.5 out of 10
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[Xbox Live Arcade] Discs of Tron, a follow-up 1983 arcade game, enables players to fight Sark, the defender of Master Control Program, in one-on-one battles taking place in three-dimensional futuristic arenas. Players must move between platforms while throwing energy-charged discs at Sark and deflecting oncoming discs to avoid being "derezzed." The game includes the original version as well as an enhanced version with new graphics and audio features. Through Xbox LIVE Arcade, players can also compete in both games against another player in four online modes. [Disney Interactive Studios]

PUBLISHER: Disney Interactive Studios
DEVELOPER: Backbone Charlottetown
GENRE(S): Action
PLAYERS: 2
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: February 13, 2008

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80
Official Xbox Magazine
Old arcade pros will miss the coin-op's grippy spinner knob, but the right analog stick approximates it well; finesse players can still win games with superior targeting skill. [July 2007, p.79]
50
EuroGamer
Despite the lacking port, the game is one of the more enjoyable super-vintage titles to appear on XBLA and it's a testament to the core design that its fun hasn't dulled too dramatically in the past twenty-five years.
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45
GameSpot
Discs of Tron is a prettied-up port of an '80s arcade game that's barely even recommendable to die-hard Tron fans.
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40
Games Radar
An interesting blast from the past, but much like the visuals of the original film, it really doesn’t hold up over time.
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30
IGN
It's a shame that a classic could be given such poor treatment with meager graphics, bad sound, and inaccurate controls. The one new element, the online multiplayer, runs poorly and is no fun to play. All-in-all, one of the worst XBLA ports to date.
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30
Team Xbox
Poor graphics, crippled controls, and a multiplayer option that feels like it’s been tacked on like an afterthought on a Post-It all add up to make this game one blast from the past that really should have stayed where it came from.
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29
GameZone
The game is 800 Microsoft points, and it is really something that they should just give away. Bad graphics, controls, sound and multiplayer means a bad game and it should not have been.
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20
Official Xbox Magazine UK
Without even a two-player mode, this won't last you ten minutes. [Aug 2007, p.103]

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