{"id":210324,"date":"2018-01-09T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/1982-arcade-game-front-line-now-available-on-playstation-4\/"},"modified":"2018-01-09T14:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T19:30:00","slug":"1982-arcade-game-front-line-now-available-on-playstation-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/1982-arcade-game-front-line-now-available-on-playstation-4\/","title":{"rendered":"1982 arcade game Front Line now available on PlayStation 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was our Metal Gear Solid<\/h2>

Retro-enthusiasts HAMSTER have added another title to the Arcade Archives range. The ever-expanding catalogue is designed to release arcade classics of yesterday onto today’s consoles, with HAMSTER recently stating<\/a> that they hope to put out over 800 titles in all.<\/p>

Yesterday saw the release of Taito’s 1982 arcade Front Line<\/em>, brought screaming into 2018 on the PS4. The predecessor to Capcom’s far superior Commando<\/em> (1985), Front Line<\/em> is a vertically scrolling shooter where you guide a one-armed dude in a red helmet as he rushes the battlefield, gunning down soldiers, lobbing grenades and riding tanks.<\/p>

Look at his legs! What’s going on there?<\/p>

Front Line<\/em> costs $8, which is too much for a game that can only be played today for novelty’s sake. I am 100% behind the Arcade Archive range. But HAMSTER have to get realistic about pricing. You can’t charge the same price for Front Line<\/em> as you do for Garou: Mark of the Wolves,<\/em> or even Bubble Bobble<\/em>. <\/p>

Surely some of these more dated titles should retail for half that? Another option would be to bundle two “lesser” titles together. But if you have $8 to spend, and you want something from the ACA range, there’s so much more value available elsewhere in their catalogue.<\/p>

Front Line<\/em> is available to download now on PS4. It also has a “T” rating!<\/p>