Namco Museum has finally been brought to the Game Cube. Sadly, overtime it has lost its charm, and, surprisingly, in this case most of its substance. The original Namco Museum for the Playstation was a huge success and will always be known as a strong game. It had a selection of classic games, which all played very well and really did fulfill the arcade game feel. It also had a huge museum (hence the name Namco “Museum”) which was filled with history on each of the games with unlockables for high scores. This museum was what made the game what it was. But as the years have passed, the sweet memory of Namco Museum on PS cannot be renewed. Why? Because the GC version of Namco Museum doest not actually include a museum. Instead, the developers decided to put in a couple of updated versions of some of these games along with their old original counterparts. All you are given when you play Namco Museum for GC is a list of games to play. No unlockables or history of any of the games. Nothing to really backup the classic games. To talk about game play is hard. In some strange way or another, the developers brought these old classic games back to life with controls which do not respond and will lead to the ultimate inability to get very far in any of the games. The controls were worse in some games than in others. The Pac-Man and Pole Position games were the worst when it came to unstable controls. In Pole Position I was flung off the track more than once due to overly sensitive controls while in Pac-Man I was gobbled up by ghosts because the controls decided not to let me turn the corner. So the classic games are mediocre, but what about their updated versions? Well, I’m sorry to say folks, but, these are even worse. Not only are the controls also despicable within these pathetic excuses for games, but the screen is so jumbled that it is hard to determine just what exactly is going on. When you make a game about old arcade games, you tend to not come upon many chances for good graphics. The remake games attempt to give out good graphics, but their attempts fail miserably, turning the screen into a turmoil of spasmodically moving colors which, as I said before, detracts from the playability. The only thing good about the graphics are the realistic arcade box effects. Otherwise, don’t be stupid enough to buy this game thinking the graphics are going to be revamped. The sound for the game is what you would expect from a game of this caliber. It’s mostly a bunch of bleeps and dings. Other than that, you have some mediocre menu music and some annoying music in the remake games. This game won’t really get a lot of playtime. It’s more so one of those games you might come back to every once in a while when you feel like a quick session of Galaga. Overall, this game isn’t anything new, it’s all been put on other systems before, and earlier versions of this game are much better.
Namco museum brings back all of the great games to the gamers today. You can spend hours upon hours playing all of these old classics such as pacman, dig dug, and a whole bunch more. These games have the same exact level... Read Full Review
I first had the Namco Museum for Nintendo 64. We liked Pole Position and Galaga, but besides that, it got old pretty fast. For the NextGen consoles. Namco Museum has a great added feature. 2 player! While it may not ... Read Full Review
