Narc review:
Arcade games are coming back in a big way, due mostly to society’s growing need for retro-infused relics that they otherwise would’ve never cared about. Sega has put out a handful of collections that cover most of their biggest arcade hits, along with Capcom, Namco, and assorted others. Frankly, if the game company existed from early ‘80s to the mid ‘90s, there is a collection out for them. Probably the most high profile of these collections are the Midway Arcade Treasures franchise, which brings back those fond memories of yesteryear for those of us who weren’t playing Pong when it first came out. Instead of taking the same route with their famed NARC franchise, they decided to hand the project over to VIS Entertainment and offer up a next-gen update to the tried-and-true formula. Sadly, VIS and Midway chalk up a miss with their first game of 2005. While the game does offer some mediocre fun, it grows tiresome like any of VIS’s other games (also see: State of Emergency).
Narc review: