Namco Musuem: Virtual Arcade...

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 12:24 am

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/17621/Nam ... reenshots/

WOW, even Pac-Man Championship Edition! Impressive, but I wonder if they'll include any unreleased Namco shmups, or Solvalou.

dave4shmups · Post by **dave4shmups** » Fri Nov 07, 2008 2:26 am

This shipped today, has anyone got it?

D · Post by D » Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:08 pm

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/ ... bj=6200038

The museum menu includes more than 20 old-school arcade games that you may remember from your childhood, only these come in high-definition. They include Baraduke, Bosconian, Dig Dug II, Dragon Buster, Dragon Spirit, Galaga '88, Galaxian, Grobda, King & Balloon, Mappy, Metro-Cross, Motos, Pac & Pal, Pac-Mania, Pole Position, Pole Position II, Rally-X, Rolling Thunder, Sky Kid, Sky Kid Deluxe, Super "Pac-Man," and the Tower of Druaga.

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:49 pm

Sure hope Namco gets out of their retro rut, and releases different games from their rather large back catalogue. How long do we have to wait for games like Phelios, Rolling Thunder 2, Metal Hawk, Splatterhouse, and the many others that have never gotten on a compilation?

I mean, how many times are they going to re-release the same damn games?

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:39 pm

*barf*
Seriously many of these games have not aged gracefully. Plus you can pick up previous collections for earlier systems.

I do Like Bosconian.

D · Post by D » Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:08 pm

The Coop wrote:I mean, how many times are they going to re-release the same damn games?

It does seem retarded doesn't it.
I hear ya.

FIL · Post by **FIL** » Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:20 pm

Thats par for the course "retro" compilation wise, they all do it.

E. Randy Dupre · Post by **E. Randy Dupre** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:29 pm

The fact that this doesn't seem to contain Pac-Land makes it an automatic lose.

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:26 am

I picked this up last week and, oddly enough, have not been disappointed. I didn't purchase any of the Namco XBLA releases, so it's a relatively good value. Pac-Man C.E. is awesome, while Galaga Legions and Mr. Driller are quite good. The other XBLA releases are interesting (though useless) diversions.

After spending some time with the Pac-Man games I've actually developed some respect for them. Learning how each ghost reacts in any given situation is quite interesting.

As for the non XBLA emulated games: Like most compilations they're hit and miss. Galaga 88 is good, but some just suck.

Also...God, I hate Dig Dug. Dig Dug can die.

yyr · Post by **yyr** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:54 pm

In case nobody realized this yet: the disc contains ALL Namco XBLA releases to date. Xevious, New Rally-X, Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Galaga, Pac-Man Championship Edition, Galaga Legions and Mr. Driller Online (did I forget any?) They all come with their Achievements too! Total MSRP of the titles I listed is $60, so if you're interested in them, the disc is totally worth it at $30.

The Museum menu with the other games is mostly forgettable. They claim to include Pac-Man Arrangement, Galaga Arrangement and one other Arrangement; but instead of the fun 2-player games that came in the Namco Classic Collection arcade versions, they included the throwaway titles of the same names introduced in the PSP Namco Museum title a few years back, only blown up to fit the full screen. The other games are all no-frills emulations. Options are minimal, there is no tate, and the games auto-start in one-player mode for you; two-player is not possible!

The XBLA games give the package real value but you can tell it's a quick cash-in, shoddily thrown together. Which stinks. But I bought it anyway...

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 6:18 pm

Also, it should be noted that the XBLA games are accessed from the dashboard while the disk is inserted. You don't have to boot it up fully.