Rating of arcade games on pc. Arcade games. What will this top give you?
Racing games fall into two categories: car simulators and arcade games. The former assume realism in everything: from specifications car to its behavior on the road, and encourage careful driving. The second ones offer just to have fun: to drive along the tracks, arrange accidents and not worry about the detailed settings of the car. We will tell you about the best representatives of the arcade racing category on PC in this collection.
15. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
A wonderful racing arcade game from Sumo Digital and SEGA, which brings together famous characters from various games: Sonic and his friends from Sonic, warriors from the Total War series, crazy driver from Crazy Taxy, fighters from Team Fortress 2 and many more, with matching vehicles.
A distinctive feature of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is the transformation of racing cars depending on the section of the track: from car to plane, then to boat, and back to car - something that Ubisoft gives as a fresh idea in The Crew 2 was released on PC by Sumo Digital back in 2013. In addition, the project pleases with dynamic gameplay and a variety of modes that can be played both online and on the same screen, in a split-screen.
14. Series Trials
The Trials series dates back to 1999, but only recent releases are worthy of attention - Trials Evolution, Trials Fusion and the spin-off Trials of the Blood Dragon. Exciting tracks, several difficulty levels and, of course, competitive multiplayer are waiting for you, including on one computer.
13. F1 Race Stars
There is a series on Nintendo family consoles Mario games Kart, in which famous characters from Mario games race karts, collect power-ups scattered along the tracks and arrange fun shootouts. F1 Race Stars from Codemasters is strongly reminiscent of this franchise, where cartoon Formula 1 racers compete against each other in locations themed around different countries.
In this arcade, it is important to be not only the fastest, but also the most cunning and resourceful. The leader of the race can quickly become an outsider, catching a couple of shells from rivals, and a lagging player always has a chance to get ahead by picking up an accelerating bonus. You can test your skills in joint races at the same computer and in online competitions.
12. Trackmania Series
Race constructor, in which players can not only participate, in fact, in races, but also build their own tracks using a huge number of a wide variety of elements. Created racing tracks can be published in the community, exposing their creativity to the public.
Of course, competitions remain the main component of Trackmania. Here, gamers race at insane speeds, the tracks bend at unrealistic angles, and the modes contain various gameplay rules: team races, time trials, stunts, and so on.
11. Blur
Another race with bonuses, but instead of abstract cars, licensed cars are presented here - BMW, Ford, Dodge, Audi and so on.
In Blur, players are waiting for races on a variety of tracks in several modes. With the help of bonuses picked up on the road, racers can shoot each other, set mines, accelerate, and so on. You can drive in career mode, as well as multiplayer on the same screen and via the Internet.
10.Split/Second
An original, but, unfortunately, failed in sales game, made in the style of a TV show race, where participants can set traps for each other and even completely redraw the tracks, arranging large-scale destruction.
Everything is implemented very simply: players gradually accumulate a special scale of three divisions, which is used to launch special activities. For one division of the scale, you will be allowed to blow up a car parked on the side of the road, for two divisions you can destroy some kind of tunnel, but three divisions are used for the most global events: drop a cargo plane onto the track, collapse a bridge, send a huge ship ashore. Thus, in Split / Second, speed gives way to tactics: here you can let your opponents go ahead and destroy everyone in one fell swoop.
9. Test Drive Unlimited Series
A franchise in which, in addition to races, the atmosphere of a holiday and relaxation in a tropical resort plays an important role. In Test Drive Unlimited, players find themselves on a huge island (Oahu in the first part, Ibiza in the second), open for exploration and ready for competition.
This is not to say that the games in the Test Drive Unlimited series are the best arcade racing: the controls here are not very responsive, and the races are quite monotonous. But in terms of escapism (avoidance of reality), they are able to give odds to any other projects: it is very easy to immerse yourself in TDU, driving around the island for hours, spending time in car dealerships, buying houses and clothes for the protagonist.
8 Rocket League
Rocket League racing football is more about sports simulation than racing, but still deserves a place in our selection. Here, players are invited to drive nimble cars around the arena and try to drive a huge ball into the goal (throw into the basket). Cars can jump, accelerate and perform somersaults in the air, which makes the competition more dynamic and spectacular.
Rocket League contains big choice cars with extensive customization options, many interesting arenas, several modes, multiplayer with split-screen support, local network and games over the Internet, as well as cross-platform matches between gamers on PC and consoles.
7. Burnout Paradise
Dynamic game with the ability to gouge the opponent's car. Here, the open world is available to racers, presented in the form of the city of Paradise City and its environs. You can explore it for your own pleasure: break shields, perform drifts, tricks and jumps, set time records in races. But first of all, of course, the city serves as a platform for racing competitions. Moreover, on the way from start to finish, the player is not limited by invisible walls - the road can be chosen at your discretion.
Burnout Paradise has a wide variety of vehicles to choose from, from motorcycles and Formula 1 cars to huge SUVs and vans. And although the latter cannot boast of good speed and handling, they can instantly turn an opponent’s car into a pile of scrap metal. The game will suit both owners of weak PCs and owners of powerful configurations: the former can download the original 2009, for the latter, the developers have prepared a remaster of 2018 with support high resolutions and modern graphic technologies.
6 Driver San Francisco
The last part of the Driver series at the time of writing the selection, in which a curious mechanic is implemented: the main character can move into the body of any driver within a certain radius, which allows him to quickly change cars. This ability is used by him to catch criminals - according to the plot, the protagonist pursues a dangerous villain, but at the same time he does not miss the opportunity to participate in racing races.
The developers of Driver San Francisco have implemented an extensive list of licensed cars in the game, including unhurried small cars, and roaring muscle cars, and ultra-fast sports cars, and even trucks. The project contains a cinematic storyline and a huge variety of activities, so all fans of interesting races will like it.
Where to buy: The game is withdrawn from sale in official digital services
5. The Crew
Multiplayer car simulator open world, which allows you to explore a huge territory that repeats the map of the United States - albeit somewhat simplified. The plot Crew revolves around illegal street racing, and players will find many races in an extensive story campaign and online modes.
Of course, the game was not without tuning cars, exploring the world, participating in a wide variety of competitions, including police chases (including on the side of the cops), monster truck races and drift competitions. If this is not enough for you, then the sequel will give you the opportunity to conquer not only roads, but also rivers and skies; at the same time, the transport turns from one type to another right during the race - that is, starting the race behind the wheel of a car, you can finish it at the helm of a boat or plane.
4. Flatout Series
One of best episodes racing arcades, which made it possible to arrange a real celebration of chaos on the track. Cars in Flatout buckle and shatter on collisions, and environments can be destroyed to reveal secret paths or set traps for rivals.
But not only racing here can be fun: another feature of Flatout is mini-games in which you can mock the driver properly - throw him through the windshield as accurately / further / higher as possible to score points. It is worth noting that the first two parts of the series are worthy of attention, while it is better to skip the third and fourth.
3. Forza Horizon series
Forza Horizon is Test Drive Unlimited without flaws: with a huge open territory for travel, an impressive fleet of cars, interesting races and a customizable car behavior model.
Forza Horizon 3 revolves around a huge racing festival in Australia, which is the boss of the player. Apparently, the protagonist is bored just managing the event, so he also takes part in the races. And here they are for every taste: circuit racing, sprints, illegal Street racing, all sorts of tests like drifting and jumps, and all this is crowned with amazing staged events, in which the player competes with a train, a helicopter, and even a fighter jet. Add to this a bright picture, an atmosphere of fun and celebration, the opportunity to examine each car in detail - and you will get the perfect racing game. The continuation of the series, Forza Horizon 4, brings the festival to the north of England, where it lasts all year round - distinctive feature the fourth part was the dynamic change of seasons.
2. DiRT / DiRT: Showdown
1. Need for Speed Series
Of course, you had no doubt that this franchise would take the first place in the top arcade racing. need for Speed since 1994, with varying degrees of success, has been holding the title of the best racing series, and although in recent times she has somewhat lost ground, in the hearts of fans there is a glimmer of hope for her loud return to the pedestal.
Choosing the best game in the franchise is difficult, and there is no need, because many of them deserve to be called the best. Some like to drive a Porsche in Porsche Unleashed, others like the glow of neon and E-ron-dong-dong in Underground 1-2. Someone can not be torn off from moving on the "Blacklist" to the cherished BMW M3 GTR in Most Wanted, and someone wants to take the side of the law in Hot Pursuit and Rivals. Many players are excited about traveling across the US in The Run, some buying Payback for Fast & Furious-style chases. Each part of the series is good in its own way, and therefore Need for Speed takes pride of place in the personal top of every fan of arcade racing.
The first to promote the arcade to the masses was Nolan Bushnell, the founder of the American company Atari. In 1977, he released his most successful invention, Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre. Already by the beginning of the 80s and until the mid-90s, arcades occupied a leading position in the video game market. Everywhere, from large shopping centers to seedy cafes, you could see boys who, with their last money, spent hours sitting behind the neon screens of brand new machines.
So what were these games that once conquered the whole world? We bring to your attention the 10 most popular of them, leading in terms of sales and profits.
This arcade game was developed and released by "Universal" in 1982. It is a mixture of Pac-Man and Dig Dug games. The player's task is to help the main character, ahead of the enemies, dig tunnels and collect all the cherries scattered across the field. If Mr.Do collides with an enemy or an object falls on him, he loses a life. The game ends after the loss of the last life.
The graphics in the game were bright and colorful, but rather primitive. Live animations and funny level intervals are also the main advantages, so that players can wipe their sweaty palms before the next round.
In its first year of release, 30,000 machines were sold in the US. Systems like the Atari 2600, ColecoVision and Commodore 64 were the first home consoles for this arcade. Mr.Do will later be released for more advanced systems such as SNK's Neo Geo, Nintendo's Super NES and Game Boy systems.
Although it never replicated the success of its predecessor, Donkey Kong Jr. remains one of the most profitable Nintendo projects of the 80s. The game was developed by Shigero Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda. He turned the old hero Mario into a villain who captured Donkey Kong's father.
The game consists of four large stages, each of which has to be overcome, rising to the top, to victory. Having won the next level, the player must again follow the same path, but in more difficult conditions.
Donkey Kong Jr. was sold with a circulation of 30,000 machines during the first year. It was later ported to the Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Colecovision home consoles, and, of course, Nintendo's own NES system.
Galaxian, developed by Namco, is often mistakenly considered part of Space Invaders is an arcade game previously released by Taito. Midway Games Corporation is to blame for this, as it was they who imported these games from Japan to the United States with a difference of only one year.
Galaxian is an example of a very successful game on very primitive equipment. The developers managed to use all available resources to release the game in full color. It's full of animated sprites with a variety of attacks, a multi-colored scrolling star field, and some pretty good background music. In addition, the enemy characters have a certain personality. Galaxian also managed to avoid the typical bugs of the time - slowing down the game and flickering sprites.
Thanks to its visual and sound accompaniment, Galaxian has become the benchmark for all the games of the so-called Golden Age of Arcade games (including those from this list).
Among her fans were both the players themselves and critics. There was not a single hall in America slot machines wherever you can play it. So, Galaxian rightfully takes its place in the top ten most popular arcade games of all time.
This is the first video game by Eugene Jarvis, a legend in the global gaming industry. All the same Space Invaders and Asteroids served as its prototype. The player is faced with the task of protecting astronauts from a distant planet from aliens falling from the sky. The big advantage of this arcade was the projection of the game scene, which was much wider than the screen itself. This allowed players to traverse the terrain horizontally as much as they wanted.
For more convenient control of the ship, its height, acceleration and attack, the developers proposed a set of 5 buttons, unusual for that time. Luckily for Jarvis and Midway, Defender turned out to be a surprisingly profitable project. Largely due to the fact that its ports fit almost all that exist at that time, game consoles. To date, over 60,000 vending machines have been produced in the United States with a total profit of $1,000,000,000 as of 2002.
The end of the 70s came, and a new pop culture of the 80s began to take shape, based on the computer revolution. The first available personal computers appeared, and the first acquaintance with them was precisely through simple video games, such as Asteroids, which was released in November 1979.
The atmosphere of Asteroids immersed players in the role of the astronauts of a tiny ship drifting through the expanses of the Galaxy. The main danger on their way was asteroids. The controls allowed the ship to rotate, accelerate, and fire at asteroids, shattering them into pieces until they completely disappeared. To stay alive, it was necessary to avoid collision with the debris of the asteroid, which became more and more difficult from level to level.
It was one of the first arcade games to enter the player's personal name and earn points. This made it possible to set personal records and organize competitions. Another advantage of the game was the use of vector graphics (a rarity in games to this day) and the "floating" control scheme, with which the weightless mode was simulated.
Sales exceeded 100,000 copies, with revenue approaching $800,000,000 by 1991. Thus, Asteroids broke Defender's record in record time.
In the May 1982 issue of Electronic Games Magazine, Stan Jerocki of Midway called Ms. Pac-Man hit the female version of the previously published arcade game of the same name.
At the beginning of 1982 Ms. Pac-Man was already known all over the world, and the rules of the game did not differ much from its predecessor. The players had to guide the yellow elf through the maze, the size of the whole screen, and eat all the cakes (in the game - these are dots) that are on his way. Having met a ghost, one had to either avoid a collision, or eat a special "energy" point and, having caught up with him, get a bonus. Fruit bonuses can increase points, which makes it possible to get an extra life.
And although the exact amount of income is not known, by the end of the 80s over 125,000 machines were sold. In 2001, she, along with the Galaga game series, received its continuation as part of the 20 Years Later project.
In the late 80s, Japanese Nintendo company made desperate attempts to gain a foothold in the US market. Hiroshi Yamauchi, the company's president at the time, gave aspiring game developer Shigeru Miyamoto a special challenge, and he did it, drawing inspiration from characters from Poppy the Sailor, Beauty and the Beast, and King Kong. It cannot be said that the release of Donkey Kong became a culturally significant event in 1981. And this arcade game also did not have a stunning success at first. This was only the beginning of the appearance of the main character Mario, who later became the mascot of Nintendo.
The game was a novelty for its time, as it was one of the first platformers. Players run, jump, climb stairs, avoiding various obstacles. Their task is to save Paulina from the clutches of a villain named Donkey Kong. To help them, a hammer is given, which allows them to temporarily fight off barrels falling on them and attacking villains.
The success of Donkey Kong was overwhelming: in the first year alone, more than 120,000 machines were sold in the amount of $ 280,000,000!
"Street Fighter-2" appeared in 1991 and immediately became a huge success. The fighting game-competition attracted so many players that the arcade industry received a boost for the next decade.
A year later, the Japanese corporation Capcom remade the original version of the game and released a new one based on it - street fighter II': Championship Edition. In the previous game, 4 main characters were introduced in game form. Now their new color scheme allowed two players to fight as the same fighter. The game had many subsequent versions that were improved: the fighters themselves were improved and the game acquired a strategy suitable for more experienced players.
The game has been ported and re-released several times. It could be played on any home console.
In total, both games sold over 200,000 machines in the US, collecting a mind-boggling amount of $2,500,000,000 in less than 5 years!
Pac-Man needs no introduction. First released in 1980, this game has sold all over the world. And even now, having withstood 30 reissues of its original version, it's available on every platform, from Android to the ZX Spectrum 2015. Of course, it's not a genre par excellence, but Pac-Man was the mother of a whole generation of video games.
After a short musical introduction, the players will have to guide the main character through 256 labyrinths, where, in search of food, he will have to fight ghosts. The maze is completed if Pac-Man eats all the tortillas and avoids all the ghosts. And if the player also manages to get a magical energizer cake, he gains the ability to absorb the ghosts themselves, albeit for a short time.
Pac-Man was one of the first characters who managed to bypass the middleman and migrate directly from the world of toys, comics and cartoons to the screens of slot machines. After just a couple of years, Pac-Man sold 400,000 gaming machines, earning a staggering $2,500,000,000. This means that 10,000,000,000 25-cent coins were thrown into the machines.
Now Space Invaders look pretty primitive, but when they first appeared in 1978, it was a breakthrough in engineering. Computers were then in the process of becoming and did not have much power. Even with their simple monochrome graphics and only 4 notes of music, they couldn't always handle the space invaders without interference.
In Space Invaders, the player controls a laser cannon to defend against hordes of enemies that gradually descend on him from the sky. It was necessary to destroy all the enemies before they descend to the planet and the inscription “Game Over” appears on the screen. The more alien spaceships appeared, the more the game accelerated. But this did not happen on purpose, as many thought. It's just that a weak processor coped with the game more easily when there were fewer objects on the screen.
The idea of Space Invaders was based on the plots of such classics as "War of the Worlds" and " star Wars"Of course, this idea has more than paid off! Space Invaders is still the most popular arcade game in the world. In the first four years, the income from the sale of 360,000 machines with it amounted to $ 2,702,000,000.
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Arcade - a separate genre computer games, characterized by simple, even somewhat primitive, nevertheless, very exciting gameplay. The gameplay in such toys is short in time, but incredibly intense, it requires the gamer to have maximum concentration, dexterity and the ability to plan their actions one step ahead. If you also like to while away your time for such gaming applications use our rating best games-arcade of all times.
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The most famous game of the golden age of arcades. The main goal in it is to shoot flying saucers and asteroids, while avoiding collision with their debris. The gamer's ship is made in the form of an arrow, it can turn left and right, shoot and move forward.
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A typical arcade game in its classic version. The main task is to manage spaceship located at the bottom of the screen. The ship moves only horizontally, you need to move it left and right and at the same time shoot enemy objects, destroy them and earn points. When all enemy ships are destroyed, the player will automatically move to a new level.
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Players have to protect the Earth from alien invaders, and for this you need to build towers, collect weapons and at the same time fight off the aggressors by all available means.
7 Field Position
On the 7th position in the rating of the best arcade games is "Pole Position" - a car simulator for managing a team of Formula 1 racers. The gamer will have to take control racing car, go through the qualifying race and go directly to the races, where you can compete with several cars.
At one time, this application set a certain standard for racing simulators. It's about about the time limit, the view of cars from behind, the dynamic musical accompaniment, tracks made exactly like real race tracks.
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Mario is a series of video games created by Nintendo. Main character of all applications - a plumber named Mario. The toy is a classic platform game, the gameplay is simple and unpretentious, the graphic design is quite nice. I would like a little more sounds and music, but fans of classic arcade games usually do not depress the lack of sound.
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Centipede is a modern take on the arcade game that first saw the light of day in 1983. Made in the genre of a fixed shooter. The gamer must defend himself from insects attacking him, killing them and thus earning points. The apotheosis of each round is the neutralization of the centipede, which descends playing field and brings the maximum number of points to the account. There are several game worlds and several different tasks to complete in addition to shooting insects.
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A computer interpretation of a classic toy designed in 1985 by Alexey Pajitnov. Randomly generated figures fall from above, they need to be turned over and moved with the buttons on the screen in such a way as to fill the horizontal row. It will disappear immediately after filling, and the points earned by him will be credited to the gamer's account.
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Here the gamer will meet with an old friend Mario, who must save Paulina from a harmful villain named Donkey Kong. The application was created by analogy with the slot machine game, which was released by Nintendo in 1981.
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The legendary Pac-Man is one of the best arcade games in which you need to remove all the dots, but you should do it carefully, because sometimes ghosts hide under the dots, which do not add points, but, on the contrary, remove them.
1 Space Invaders
Arcade- one of the oldest genres of computer games. The first originate from the time of slot machines and consoles. Today, arcades have undergone significant changes and are gaining popularity again. Bright graphics and an accessible interface have helped win the attention of millions of gamers. Games of this genre have become very popular precisely because of their simplicity. At the same time, the gameplay itself is extremely exciting and "drags" for several hours. On the other hand, they do not have a historical line, so it is quite easy to interrupt during such a game.
Arcade games
The script of games is usually simple and somewhat primitive compared to other genres. The passage is designed for quick reaction, accuracy and ingenuity. For all its simplicity, it cannot be called boring and uninteresting. During the passage of arcade games, the player is offered the accrual of a large number of bonuses. Levels in arcades can be finite or infinite, with the possibility of improving the result. It can be points or additional skills. But, unlike, for example, the role-playing genre, the character himself does not develop in arcades. But the pace of the game increases with the passage of each level, along with this, the number of bonuses and obstacles or enemies increases.
arcade games to play
Arcade games are most popular with children and teenagers. An interesting plot and simple control of the game's functionality help develop coordination, ingenuity, improve the ability to quickly respond and make decisions. The need to keep track of several disparate actions improves the eye. Exciting and dynamic arcade games play make it possible not only on a computer, but also on smartphones. They do not take up much space on the memory card, so you can download a large number of them. The significant advantages of games of this genre include inclusion in the game from the first minutes. They are perfect for passing the time. Having arcade games in your smartphone, you can take a five-minute break or sit in line for several hours - it will be equally interesting. The unpretentious gameplay of arcade games will help relieve stress and relax in the shortest possible time. Many popular arcade games optimized for game consoles xbox, ps3, ps4, wii and have the ability to use a joystick, which makes it easier to control the gameplay.
Arcade for PC
Depending on your preferences, you can pick up arcade games for your computer of any taste. Everyone can find an attractive story for themselves. The arcade genre is broadly divided into several types: classic, (fights), platformers, scrollers.
Classic arcade assume a quick passage of the level, in order to gain more bonuses and points and spend less lives. arcade racing- this is the most simplified driving, far from real simulation, but involving the complication of the trajectory at each subsequent level. These include the first versions
Arcade fighting games- uncomplicated fights between two characters endowed with individual characteristics and techniques. Such arcades are ideal for consoles, since it involves the participation of two players at the same time. Vivid examples of fighting games - Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter.
essence arcade platformers consists in moving and overcoming obstacles by jumping on the so-called platforms (these can be sticks, clouds, various piles). For a brighter presentation, it is enough to recall games such as Mario, Sonic and Disney's Aladdin.
AT arcade-scrollers the screen moves in the direction where the player decides to destroy the enemies that constantly appear in gameplay. The character must also collect various items, get points and bonuses. Games in this genre include DemonStar, Maggot in Distress, and KaiJin.
Despite the abundance of realistic and three-dimensional games of the new generation, the good old arcade do not lose their positions. Their essence is not in the intricate plot and realism, these are truly soulful games. Their main purpose is to give a good mood for the passage of your favorite computer arcade adventures.
