Namco Museum Essentials

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  • Summary: [Playstation Network] With five classic games and a brand new arranged Xevious title, players can re-live the old-school days of classic arcade gaming with legends including Pac-Man, Galaga and Dig Dug. Namco Museum Essentials is jam-packed with nostalgic favorites and a future classic that[Playstation Network] With five classic games and a brand new arranged Xevious title, players can re-live the old-school days of classic arcade gaming with legends including Pac-Man, Galaga and Dig Dug. Namco Museum Essentials is jam-packed with nostalgic favorites and a future classic that will keep you and your friends entertained for hours! The debut of a classic envisioned, Xevious Resurrection offers a new twist, a fresh digitally enhanced look, co-op gameplay and intense shooting action. Show off your skills in the High Score Attack Mode and compete against the world for the #1 spot. Collect stamps and NM Points to unlock Trophies and rewards to use in PLAYSTATION Home to customize your avatar and Club house. Connect with friends and share your play history, challenge your friends' high score rankings and view their rewards. [Namco Bandai Games]… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Worth Playing
    80
    Overall, it's a very worthwhile package and one that you won't regret picking up.
  2. TotalPlayStation
    80
    Namco Museum Essentials provides precisely what the name implies: a handful of iconic, still-fantastic games with a slick social wrapper to keep them relevant. Simple as that.
  3. IGN
    72
    The presentation here is top-notch, which is really what makes or breaks the package for me. However, it kind of sucks that there isn't support for two players in most of these games.
  4. Cheat Code Central
    68
    The inclusion of Dragon Spirit and Xevious Resurrection keep things feeling fresh, but they're not substantial enough to get gamers excited.
  5. PS3bloggen.se
    60
    Namco Museum Essentials is exactly what it says it is – a collection of 5 oldschool games and 1 remake. For this kind of money I would either like to have more classics or a few remakes, not a mix of the two. Thumbs up for the stamp system and online score boards, though.
  6. Play UK
    60
    Most of the games in Namco Museum Essentials are plenty dull to play. [Issue#193, p.103]
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  7. Games Master UK
    30
    Definitely avoid at this price. [Aug 2010, p.101]
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  1. Yojimbo2015
    Jun 22, 2023
    7
    Compilation of classic Namco arcade games including the evergreen Pac Man, Dig Dug and shoot 'em ups Dragon Spirit, Galaga and Xevious. AlsoCompilation of classic Namco arcade games including the evergreen Pac Man, Dig Dug and shoot 'em ups Dragon Spirit, Galaga and Xevious. Also included is attractive reboot Xevious Resurrection which is one of the few updates that is actually better than the original and it's worth the time for this title alone. A quality retro compilation.… Expand
  2. FNaF
    Dec 19, 2018
    0
    Did Namco bring only 5 classic games on the Playstation 3? Just so stupid!!!