Classic Marathon Infinity vs PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classic Marathon Infinity
Experience the epic conclusion to a classic sci-fi shooter trilogy. Engage in single-player campaigns with exploration, puzzles, and combat, or test your skills in intense multiplayer battles. Features enhanced graphics and sound.
- Single-player campaign with story and missions
- Multiplayer cross-play support
- Enhanced HD graphics
- 3D positional sound
- New weapon: KKV-7 SMG
- 25 main levels and 5 hidden levels
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Rage hard.. Marathon Infinity® is the climactic conclusion to Bungie's groundbreaking Marathon® Trilogy. Learn the the truth about the events of Classic Marathon® and Marathon: Durandal® first hand in "Blood Tides of Lh’owon", the single player portion of Infinity. ENHANCEMENTS • High frame rate support • Updated HD Sprite set • 3D positional sound with HRTF • Texture parallax mapping • Multiplayer cross-play with Linux, Mac, PC, and Steam • Fan soundtrack by Talashar FEATURES • 25 levels divided into four chapters • 5 hidden levels • missions include exploration, puzzles and extermination • "Carnage is as easy as point and shoot." ~Marathon Manual • introducing a new weapon: KKV-7 10mm SMG Flechette submachine gun ===== to.be.a.vidmaster ==== What does it mean to be a Vidmaster? It is being balanced in the calm center of a whirling and untouchable tornado of destruction, while showers of grenades patter harmlessly around you and bullets crawl toward you in slow-mo. It is when your brain develops a new bundle of nerves whose only function is to re-route impulses directly from your eyes to your finger muscles, so that you can twist and snap off a rocket long before you’re conscious of the yellow blip in your motion detector. It is when the difference between a roomful of alien warriors and a carpet of them is a matter of seconds. The word "vid" entered the Marathon lexicon during development of the first game, to distinguish the excellent players (particularly in net games) from the fodder. The Oath of the Vidmaster was inscribed into the skip-levels dialog (Command-Option-Begin New Game), to remind players of the highest level of excellence they could aspire to: "I pledge to punch all switches, to never shoot where I could use grenades, to admit the existence of no level except Total Carnage, to never use Caps Lock as my 'run' key, and to never, ever, leave a single Bob alive." To do these things is to invite maximum peril, and requires one to play the game as hard and unrelentingly as possible, at the highest level of skill; to play as a Vidmaster. These three games, the Marathon® saga, are the best training and testing ground for Vidmasters. You can play against aliens alone or in a networked group through more than 80 levels. But the true challenge is surviving in one of the 50 included netgame arenas against other people. It is in such trials by fire that mighty Vidmasters are forged. Rage hard.. ===== BUNGIE™, MARATHON® and the Bungie and Marathon logos are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Bungie, Inc., used with permission.
PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO
Experience classic NEOGEO puzzle gameplay on your smartphone. Reproduce the original arcade look and feel with customizable screen settings and enjoy online ranking modes. Features quick save/load and virtual pad customization for comfortable play.
- Reproduce original NEOGEO look and feel
- Customizable screen settings
- Online ranking modes
- Quick save/load functionality
- Virtual pad customization
- Classic puzzle gameplay
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NEOGEO's masterpiece games are now available in the app !! And in recent years, SNK has partnered with Hamster Corporation to bring many of the classic games on the NEOGEO onto modern gaming environments through the ACA NEOGEO series. Now on smartphone, the difficulty and look NEOGEO games had back then can be reproduced through screen settings and options. Also, players can benefit from online features such as online ranking modes. More, it features quick save/load and virtual pad customization functions to support comfortable play within the app. Please take this opportunity to enjoy the masterpieces that are still supported to this day. [Game introduction] PUZZLED is a puzzle game released by SNK in 1990. Control Rad‘s airship and Am’sair balloon, and make your way up through the block-filled Tower of the Sun in order to meet the God of Sun. Embark on an exciting adventure that will send you the puzzle skies! [Recommendation OS] iOS 13 and above ©SNK CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Arcade Archives Series Produced by HAMSTER Co.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Classic Marathon Infinity at Free against PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO's $3.99. Classic Marathon Infinity also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 29 months) and ratings volume (160 vs 2). PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Classic Marathon Infinity is free to download; PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO costs $3.99 up front. Classic Marathon Infinity sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO asks for nothing beyond the download.
PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classic Marathon Infinity has 160 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Classic Marathon Infinity ships an update every 5 months, PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Classic Marathon Infinity | PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (160 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 160 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.0 GB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dustin Wenz | SNK CORPORATION |
Customer experience
Classic Marathon Infinity
PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO
Bugs and requests
Classic Marathon Infinity
Reported bugs
15 issues- Game crashes on iOS 8 and later versions
- Crashes when loading specific levels (Level 1, Despair)
- Cannot progress past end screen
- Stuck in 'Rage' chapter loop
- Level 0 to 1 transition crashes
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- Black screen except HUD visible
- Cannot open doors
- Texture rendering issues on Level 3
- Sky texture rotated 90 degrees
- Game Center broken
- App Store purchase features not accessible
- Screen zoomed in and distorted on iPad Mini
- Menu covering half screen on iPhone 4s
- Levels advancing out of sequence
- Achievements bugged (level progression)
Requested features
16 requests- Controller support (Backbone, MFi controllers)
- Multiplayer/network gameplay
- Custom map support and community maps
- Map builder tool
- Inverted aim option
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- Adjustable sensitivity settings
- Field of view customization
- Auto-center view toggle
- Run/swim toggle option
- Rearrangeable on-screen controls
- Bluetooth keyboard support
- Bootable from Backbone app
- Texture filtering options
- Scenario packs (Marathon Evil, Rubicon, Tempus Irae)
- Pathways Into Darkness port
- Desktop/CPU version
PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Classic Marathon Infinity
- Master Chief Mode$0.99
- Enhanced Reticules$0.99
- Just a tip$0.99
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- HD Mode$1.99
- Not the smallest tip$1.99
- A good tip$2.99
- A pretty good tip$4.99
- An excellent tip$7.99
- The best possible tip$12.99
- Better than the best tip$20.99
PUZZLED ACA NEOGEO
No in-app purchases
Questions
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