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Arkedo Series

This collection of 3 vintage-style games will douse your console in a colorful world and treat you with some serious old-school action! 'JUMP!' is a platformer where your 8-bit hero must collect bombs before…

16 October 2012

Arkedo Series is an arcade developed by Arkedo, released 16 October 2012 on PlayStation 3.

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What Arkedo Series is

Arkedo Series is an arcade game developed by Arkedo and released in 2012. It was published by Sanuk Games. It is available on PlayStation 3 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This collection of 3 vintage-style games will douse your console in a colorful world and treat you with some serious old-school action! 'JUMP!' is a platformer where your 8-bit hero must collect bombs before they blow up, while avoiding nasty little bats, 2-way powered crabs, sharp stalactites, spikes from hell, and a bunch of other oddities. 'SWAP!' is a Match-4 game where you must clear blocks before they reach the top of the screen. Combos, bonus blocks, power blocks and time freezers will help you get through the 5 worlds contained in the game. 'PIXEL!' is the platform adventure game that will have you finally understand why you bought such an expensive HDTV: the halo surrounding big…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Arkedo Series launched on 16 October 2012, within three weeks of Dishonored, Hotline Miami, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Assassin's Creed III.

Released around the same time: Dishonored, Hotline Miami, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Assassin's Creed III.

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When did Arkedo Series come out?
Arkedo Series was released on 16 October 2012 for PlayStation 3.

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