<s>
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Isopod	O
Labs	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
through	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Isopod	O
Labs	O
was	O
formed	O
by	O
three	O
former	O
members	O
of	O
Luxoflux	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
with	O
some	O
elements	O
of	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Offense	I-Application
included	O
,	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
features	O
online	O
play	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
were	O
divided	O
;	O
multiple	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
fit	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
reviewer	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
glorious	O
throwback	O
to	O
a	O
simpler	O
age	O
in	O
gaming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vehicular	O
combat	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
vehicles	O
are	O
outfitted	O
with	O
weaponry	O
to	O
combat	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
salvage	O
point	O
upgrade	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Offense	I-Application
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
vehicles	O
can	O
be	O
upgraded	O
by	O
picking	O
up	O
salvage	O
point	O
icons	O
dropped	O
by	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
V8	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
features	O
four	O
single	O
player	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
via	O
splitscreen	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
online	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
five	O
levels	O
,	O
each	O
inspired	O
by	O
original	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Offense	I-Application
levels	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
modified	O
layouts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
additional	O
levels	O
were	O
available	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
V8	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
is	O
built	O
around	O
an	O
alternate	O
history	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
serious	O
worldwide	O
oil	O
crisis	O
in	O
the	O
1970s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
eight	O
characters	O
are	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
with	O
each	O
of	O
their	O
vehicles	O
coming	O
with	O
five	O
different	O
colors	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
unlocks	O
the	O
original	O
vehicle	O
model	O
from	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
for	O
use	O
in	O
all	O
game	O
modes	O
upon	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
one	O
unlockable	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
featuring	O
more	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
developer	O
,	O
Isopod	O
Labs	O
,	O
consisted	O
of	O
three	O
key	O
individuals	O
responsible	O
for	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Isopod	O
Labs	O
originally	O
looked	O
to	O
a	O
June	O
release	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
originally	O
submitted	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
certification	O
until	O
August	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
passed	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
certification	O
on	O
September	O
24	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
cars	O
are	O
mostly	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
is	O
a	O
remixed	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
Offense	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
V8	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
supports	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Vision	I-Device
camera	I-Device
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
see	O
their	O
opponents	O
face	O
to	O
face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
Isopod	O
Labs	O
also	O
converted	O
the	O
original	O
cars	O
from	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
as	O
unlockable	O
bonus	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
J3Concepts	O
also	O
created	O
a	O
custom	O
theme	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
blades	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
dashboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
add-on	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
High	O
Octane	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
marketplace	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
a	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
UK	O
reviewer	O
Ryan	O
King	O
called	O
V8	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
"	O
a	O
glorious	O
throwback	O
to	O
a	O
simpler	O
age	O
in	O
gaming	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
applauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
that	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
has	O
to	O
offer	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazines	O
Mitch	O
Dyer	O
also	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
strong	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
positive	O
remarks	O
on	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
weaponry	O
and	O
number	O
of	O
firing	O
modes	O
per	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
felt	O
the	O
controls	O
were	O
weak	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.coms	O
Hayward	O
further	O
agreed	O
with	O
Whitehead	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
sadly	O
 [ ... ] 	O
most	O
of	O
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
:	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
's	O
issues	O
are	O
technical	O
in	O
nature	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vigilante	B-Application
8	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
60,000	O
copies	O
as	O
of	O
June	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
mixed	O
,	O
some	O
reviewers	O
cited	O
its	O
relatively	O
inexpensive	O
800	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Point	I-Device
cost	O
as	O
a	O
selling	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
