Paperboy

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What the critics said

• Robert Amsbury of GameRevolution praised the sound effects in the Nintendo 64 version, but considered the music to be repetitive, while noting the game "isn't really all that fun."

  — GameRevolution, 2000 (Robert Amsbury)

• For the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC versions, ACE gave the game a rating of 5 out of 5, noting the "extremely well executed" graphics and referring to the game as a "budget classic".

  — ACE, 1989 · about another version

• UK magazine Computer and Video Games (CVG) gave the Commodore 64 version a 52 percent rating, criticizing its music and "blocky and ill-proportioned" sprites; the magazine gave the ZX Spectrum version an 83 percent rating.

  — Computer and Video Games, 1989 · about another version

• Raze offered praise for the clear and colorful graphics of the Lynx version, but stated that the game "is too old and tired for the exciting and new Lynx."

  — Raze, 1991 · about another version

• Mean Machines was critical of the NES version for its graphics, sound, and controls, and concluded that it was, "A highly offensive product which weighs in as a sadly derisive conversion of a classic coin-op."

  — Mean Machines, 1991 · about another version

• The One gave the Amiga version 80% stating that "it's an almost flawless conversion" of the arcade game.

  — The One, 1989 · about another version

• IGN's Craig Harris reviewed a Game Boy Color version and stated that it "is definitely the worst rendition of the game, even beating out the Atari Lynx's waterdown port of the arcade game."

  — IGN (Craig Harris) · about another version

• Scott Alan Marriott of AllGame praised the Game Boy Color version for its colorful graphics, but noted that the game did not introduce any new changes from the original arcade version, writing, "Those expecting a lot of changes or additions will be disappointed."

  — AllGame (Scott Alan Marriott) · about another version

From the Reception section of Wikipedia's Paperboy (video game) article.

Scores

• 80 IGN1999 4/10; 7/10; 7/10; 8/10; 6.7/10
• 60 GameRevolution2000 C−
• 54 GameSpot1999 5.4/10; 6.8/10
• 30 AllGame 2.5/5; 2.5/5; 3/5; 1.5/5
• – Giant Bomb true
• – N64 Magazine true
• 82 TeamXbox2007 8.2/10 ; · other versions
• 81 ACE1989 816/1000; 800/1000 · other versions
• 81 Raze1990 89%; 78%; 76% · other versions
• 79 Zero1989 79/100 ; · other versions
• 78 Computer and Video Games1991 67%; 88% · other versions
• 70 Eurogamer2007 7/10 · other versions
• 70 GamesRadar+2007 3.5/5 · other versions
• 70 Official Xbox Magazine (US)2007 7/10 · other versions
• 68 GamePro1990 17/25 · other versions

From the review table in Wikipedia's Paperboy (video game) article.

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