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Namco Museum

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 47
Date: February 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I ordered this item January 21, 2003, my account was debited for the payment and as of February 5, 2003 I have not received the product so at this time I am not very happy about having my money taken and nothing to show for it!

Another Compilation

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 14 / 19
Date: December 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Why buy the new PS2 "Namco Museum" if you already have the original Museum games for PS1? The joystick support on the Dual-Shock controller. No more having to use the push-buttons. The difference in the steering-sensitive Pole Position, which now feels every bit as good as it did on the Atari 5200, is worth the price of admission alone.

Aside from seven of Namco's top arcade classics (Pac-Man, Ms Pac-Man, Galaxian, Galaga, Dig Dug, Pole Position, and Pole Position 2), you get three "Arrangement" variations on the classics. The "Dig Dug" and "Pac Man" Arrangement games are excellent and fun sequels to the originals that actually FEEL like the original games, something you don't see with the "modern" 3-D type games that use the namesakes of classics today (like Centipede, Frogger, and yes, Pac-Man World".) The "Galaga" Arrangement doesn't measure up, however. Also thrown in are "Pac-Mania" and the dreadful "Pac-Attack", which are unlocked after you score miniscule point goals on Pac-Man and Ms Pac-Man. There are no other extras, no images of game consoles, no other obscure titles.

Considering half of this compilation is devoted to the Pac-Man legacy and they still didn't cover all the bases, a nice idea for the "Museum" series might have been for Namco to release a "Pac-Man" compilation with every arcade version of the game that existed (adding stuff like Super Pac-Man, which was on the out-of-print Namco Museum 2, as well as the upgrade "Pac-Man Plus" that some arcades used in their Pac-Man machines) as a standalone, then another Museum collection for the others. It's not like there weren't more games that would have been nice in this compilation. Where's Xevious?

So all in all, it is a nice compilation to have, but don't plan on selling your PS1 Museum games. You're not going to find Toy Pop for PS2 anytime soon.

Great Games, Weak Package

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The games are as great as ever, but Namco is being really cheap. Only 6 games, and 2 of them are just near-identicle sequels - this is a $... DVD-ROM, there should have been more, such as Xevious, Mappy or Rally X.

Classic but nothing to jump over

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: May 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

It's good to see some classic games on the PS2. The game has one super flaw and that is no auto save and load so you must constantly save and reload your data while playing (this is seriously annoying). You'll play this game with nostagla the first day or so but after that it'll be on the shelf collecting dust as you remind yourself you brought a PS2 for ground breaking new games not pac-man.

OK

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is an OK game. The games it has on it are Pac-Man, Pac-Man Arrangment, Ms.Pac-Man, Galaga, Galaga Arrangment, Galaxian, Pole Position, and Pole Position 2. The Graphics aren't very good because they're old games. The sound is fine. If you're looking for a serious game don't get this. Some games are hard, and some are easy. If you are a fan of the Atari I highly recomend this game. If you get enough points on Pac-Man You can on unlock Pac-Attack, and Pac-Mania. This an ok game.

It's fun to relive old-time games

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I grew up playing some of the games on this disc and loved them growing up. I still enjoy playing them, but it's not the same as it used to be. Today's graphic and story-line capabilities slightly ruin playing these games for me.
I do enjoy the nostalgia of playing them, but find myself getting bored sooner then I used to.

Welcome to Gaming Nostalgia!!! Leave the Coins at Home!!!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: February 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

NAMCO Museum is a great nostalgic trip to the video game arcades of the 1980s, especially for those like myself who first began gaming with such titles as Pac-Man and Pole Position. The games themselves are not new; the fact that they have finally been brought to the PlayStation2 IS new.

The old favorites such as Pac-Man, Galaga, DigDug, Pole Position, Pole Position II, Ms. Pac-Man, and Galaxian are all here as almost pristine replicas of their original arcade forms and sounds; all that is missing is the stand-up arcade box. Recent years have seen some of these games updated and modernized in "Arrangement" formats: Pac-Man Arrangement, DigDug Arrangement, and Galaga Arrangement.

However, there ARE a few unlockables, specifically a Tetris-like Pac-Attack! and the three-dimensional Pac-Mania. Pac-Attack! is unlocked by scoring a minimum of 25,000 points in the original Pac-Man; Pac-Mania is unlocked by scoring at least 20,000 points in Ms. Pac-Man. As a Tetris-like game, Pac-Attack! is fairly straightforward. However, Pac-Mania can be frustrating, as the entire maze is never in view (only about one-sixth of the maze is ever seen at once), thus requiring good memory and anticipation skills to determine which dots have been eaten and where the ghosts are likely to appear as Pac-Man is maneuvered around the maze.

Those who spent a lot of time in video game arcades during the heyday of these games likely encountered the same game with differing rules on different machines; for example, Ms. Pac-Man probably had three lives on machines in one arcade, while she had five lives and a higher bonus threshold in another arcade. NAMCO Museum allows for players to customize each game at will, usually altering the number of lives, levels of difficulty, and thresholds for bonuses. For Pole Position and Pole Position II, times and qualifying levels can be customized.

Globally, high scores and game options can be saved to a memory card. However, game data is not automatically saved or loaded. During the start-up process, the player is prompted to choose whether to load saved data or start anew. Should a player's progress change data, this must specifically be saved in the Options screen from the Game Selection menu. This is most important concerning the unlockables (Pac-Mania and Pac-Attack!), as the player must consciously save the data to keep the unlockables actually unlocked.

In the end, this is certainly not a ground-breaking game, especially for a console as powerful as the PlayStation2. However, it is definitely worth owning for the wonderful trip down memory lane. Perhaps the best part, however, is that there is no need for coins!!!

Old time fun

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is for old time fun. Most of the graphics are old and very small. Although it is fun to go back and play these games, the high scores don't get saved, so you have to start over every time.

Good Family Fun for All

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 11 / 11
Date: August 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Good Morning All,

Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Galaga, Pole Position, Pole Position II....who did not play any of one of these guys when they were younger in the 80's? The Namco Museum presents all these classics in all their glory plus some special "new" versions (some that are locked) for your PS2.

Realistically, I only bought this game so my mom can occupy herself sometime with some recreation (she gets so stressed out sometime). She played many of these games back in the day when we still had the Atari 5200 around and these days most games are simpl beyond her. But these old school games are right up her alley.

My favorites of this package are Galaga, Galaga Arrangement, Dig Dug and the Pac Man games (haven't unlocked the Pac Man arrangement games yet). Pole Position/Pole Position II were great games in their time but they are very difficult to play with your standard PS2 controller. You may be better off sticking with Gran Turismo in this case or playing with the steering wheel if you have one.

If you love old school games, this package is for you. The games play very well even with the PS2 controller (except Pole Position).

Namco Museum for PS2

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: April 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Well, Namco has done it again. Their latest collection of video arcade classics, this time for PlayStation2 will be sure to please the classic arcade gamer.

This collection includes: Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga and Galaxian, Dig Dug and Pole Position.

Nowhere else can you get this many really good old arcade classics than on this disc.

Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man are faithfully rendered, and play better than ever on a PS2. There's even some "hidden" levels (look for the easter egg to eat) and a few more surprises.

Galaga and Galaxian have never looked better. They play just as good as I remember them from long ago.

Dig Dug has every level that I can get to. It's just as unusually addictive as I remember from the arcades.

Pole Position looks good, but plays really strangely without a steering wheel.

The inclusion of Pole Position, which some people may find harder to play without a steering wheel, is the only thing that kept this disc from getting a "perfect" five star rating from me. Maybe if enough sell, they'll consider doing more arcade classics for PS2. Well worth your time and money, especially if you're into classic arcade games.

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