Midway Launches Arcade App for iOS

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[FONT=&amp]Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has just made retro gamers very happy with the launch of Midway Arcade for iOS, a compilation of 10 classic arcade titles for your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. The game aims to provide the ultimate arcade experience, with a virtual showroom featuring the classic arcade games such as Spy Hunter, Joust, and Rampage, as well as tickets and virtual prizes. Other skill-based games featured in the collection include Pool, Air Hockey, Roll Ball and Basketball. Aside from the pre-loaded games, players will also get the chance to download further Midway classics as in-app purchases, including a Fantasy Game Pack featuring Gauntlet I and Gauntlet II, as well as Wizard of Wor, and an Action Game Pack containing APB, NARC and Total Carnage. Players will also be able to earn achievements, compete against their friends, and view their progress on the leaderboards.[/FONT]

“The games featured in [FONT=&amp]Midway Arcade[/FONT] helped define the arcade gaming space and the App Store is the perfect platform to deliver these legacy games to the current generation of gamers,†said Greg Ballard, Senior Vice President, Digital Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “Long-time arcade fans can reconnect with their early favourites, and new players can fall in love with these groundbreaking arcade classics.â€

Click here to download the app for $0.99/£0.69: Midway Arcade for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation) and iPad on the iTunes App Store

[FONT=&amp]Source: Warner Bros. Interactive [/FONT]