''Midway Arcade Origins'' is a 2012 video game compilation developed by

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and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the

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and

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. A successor to the '' Midway Arcade Treasures'' series, it compiles several

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that were owned or published by

Midway Games Midway Games Inc. (formerly Midway Manufacturing and Bally Midway, and commonly known simply as Midway) was an American video game company that existed from 1958 to 2010. Midway's franchises included ''Mortal Kombat'', ''Rampage (franchise), Ra ...

from 1981 to 1992. The game was later for the

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via the backwards compatibility program. The compilation was published after Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment had acquired the rights to the games following

bankruptcy.

Games

''Midway Arcade Origins'' compile 31 emulated games originally released for arcades by the now-defunct

. A majority of the titles, with the exception of '' Vindicators Part II'', have appeared in the video game compilation series '' Midway Arcade Treasures''.

Reception

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, a

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, the Xbox 360 version has a score of 61/100 from eleven reviews, and the PS3 version has a score of 58/100 from four reviews. In ''

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''s review, Samuel Claiborn wrote the collection features great games, but technical problems – including poor controls – makes the online leaderboards the only reason to play it.

References

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