I tried the latest Xbox Live Arcade Demos

Frogger 2 - It is published by the company that would have almost all of their games delisted from Xbox Live, including the original Frogger. Which is a very sad thing because, while I’ve never played the original Xbox Live Frogger game, it’s a port of the arcade classic. Even if they replaced the music with random note music*, it would certainly be a lot better than this. Graphics that actually look worse than the original, horrid music, bad level design**, bad collision detection, and it’s almost nothing like the original arcade game aside from the lily pads. Avoid at all costs.

Commando 3 - Of course, I bet most people will buy it because of the Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Extravaganza Another Crazy Beta, but even without that, it is a great game for anyone who likes fast arcade action. And who doesn’t? My only real problem about this game is that if you go anywhere near a vehicle, you go into it, which especially gets annoying when you reach the point where you have to get off. Otherwise, it’s definitely a better sequel than probably any of the Frogger 2s.

* This actually happened with the port of Frogger on the Konami Arcade Classics TV Game.
** For example, there’s a part in the beginning of the first level that is impossible to pass unless you find another, seemingly hidden (read: one without a checkered flag on it) path on the right side of the screen.

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