Digital Spy  Search Digital Spy  Gaming Review  'Paperboy'
(iPhone)  Released on Friday, Dec 17 2010  Also available for:
Xbox Live, Mobile, PC Genre: Action Developer: Vivid Games
Publisher: Elite Systems  Another day, another retro port
arrives on the iPhone. The classics of yesteryear have found a
new audience since the rise of the App Store, although pointless
rehashes have proven just as prevalent as inspired revivals.
Paperboy is the latest nostalgic port to do the rounds on
Apple's digital storefront. It's fair to say that this one has
been around the block a few times, having been already been
released for everything with a processor. With this in mind,
it's worth questioning whether we really need another version.
The answer to this depends on whether you still hold a candle
for the original, as every aspect of its gameplay arrives onto
the touch-screen platform intact. However, this is far from a
lazy cut and paste job. Developer Vivid Games has gone the extra
mile where presentation is concerned,