Namco Museum 50th Anniversary

by Namco

Product Features

• Pac-Man - The most popular arcade game of all time
• Ms. Pac-Man - Explore, collect, and chomp your way through different mazes as Pac-Man's female counterpart
• Galaga - Fend off frantic swarms of bee-like aliens, while avoiding enemies' powerful tractor beams
• Dig Dug - Tunnel your way underground and use your pump to blow up attacking enemies
• Galaxian - Destroy flying aliens as they move in from formation to attack you

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000A2GX22
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: August 8, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,988 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Xbox

From the Manufacturer

In honor of its 50-year anniversary, Namco is creating the single largest compilation of Namco Arcade Classics ever to grace console gaming systems. The new retro menu interface allows players to explore a virtual arcade hall where each of the game's classics will be standing in its original arcade form... except this time no quarters will be required! Players will also be able to post high scores to the Xbox Live Leaderboards (for the Xbox version only).

While previous versions of Namco Museum contained up to 12 titles, Namco Museum 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection contains 14 of the best Namco original arcade titles ever!

14 Classic Arcade Games Include:

• Pac-Man
• Ms. Pac-Man
• Galaga
• Galaxian
• Dig Dug
• Pole Position
• Pole Position II
• Rolling Thunder
• Rally X
• Bosconian
• Dragon Spirit
• Sky Kid
• Xevious
• Mappy

Sky Kid and Rolling Thunder are two new titles new to Namco Museum.

Product Description

THE ULTIMATE ARCADE COLLECTION, IT'S PARTY TIME 14 CLASSIC HITS PAC MAN, MS PAC MAN, GALAGA, SKY KID ROLLING THUNDER AND MORE

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Time Namco ALMOST Got It Right!, September 7, 2005

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BRADLEY R HUTSON "hutsman" (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Namco Museum 50th Anniversary (Video Game)

This compilation is a "new and improved" version of Namco's previous efforts of giving us some of their great arcade classics to play at home in their original versions, with no quarters required! Each game is represented on-screen by a stand up cabinet complete with marquee, all arranged in a circle inside the "arcade." You can even watch the games show their demo modes on their miniature screens. The translations of "Pac-Man" and "Ms. Pac-Man" are the closest to the real thing that have ever been made available to play at home. Gone are the altered graphics and sound effects, lame art on the screen sides and what I came to know as the old "Ghost-will-beat-you-to-the-power-pill-every-time-if-it's-too-close-to-call" glitch found in every version of these games since 1995's "Namco Musuem Volume 1" for the Sony Playstation. This time, they are NEARLY perfect translations. They still seem to be ever-so-slightly off, but this is likely as good as it will ever get for them at home. This disc also contains 12 other games available from the start (Bosconian, Dig-Dug, Dragon Spirit, Galaga, Galaxian, Mappy, Pole Position, Pole Position II, Rally-X, Rolling Thunder, Sky Kid and Xevious), as well as two more unlockables (which start out with a very cute handwritten "Out of Order" sign taped to their screens until you meet the requirements to access them), "Pac-Mania" and "Galaga '88". The requirements to unlock them are very easy, so you will have access to them as well in no time. Also included on the disc are a handful of 80's tunes that play while you're on the machine selection screen, including "Come On Eileen", "Talking In Your Sleep" and "Working For the Weekend", among others. With this disc being priced so low and the number of games it contains, you can't miss with it if you are a child of the 80's like me or just have a soft spot for those games from back in the day when no rating system was required!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 50th Anniversary?, September 2, 2005

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submachine (NYC USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Namco Museum 50th Anniversary (Video Game)

Namco may be 50 years old, but the games in this collection aren't even half that.

Not that it matters. Pac-Man and Ms.Pac-Man are the two definitive video games of the 80's.

Galaga: the best of the space-invaders type games.
Pole Position I and II: the first modern racing games.
Dig Dug: the only digging tunnels and pumping enemies up game
Xevious: futuristic top-down scrolling shooter
Plus Rolling Thunder, Rally X, Bosconian, Dragon Spirit, Sky Kid, Mappy and Galaxian.

Namco Museum 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection is a must-buy, it completes the trilogy of classic arcade compliations, along with Atari Anthology and Midway Arcade Treasures.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgic Namco, December 23, 2005

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Michael Kerner "Michael Kerner" (Brooklyn, New York U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Namco Museum 50th Anniversary (Video Game)

There is so much to say with nostaligic video games these days. Yet, with so many different games that have been coming back and definitely remaining a constant in the industry. That has been the case with Namco and their brand of video games. We've seen classics from their main attraction, Pac Man revive the company over and over again to still stand as a popular favorite for every video game system. That also was shown with the Namco Museum reflection of the classic video game library. While the games have all been released for each of the ssytems, another edition was over the horizon, without a quarter to place into the slots.

Namco Museum 50th Anniversary Arcade collection for the Microsoft Xbox, is a collection of 14 games for everybody to love and enjoy. The collection of games is mostly nothing new for people who bought the previous edition. Neverthless, for anybody who hasn't played these classic gems, that is another story. The games here have all been restored and remastered nicely, with a main menu soundtrack that feaures classics from the 80's like the Fine Young Cannibals hit She Drives Me Crazy. The compilation includes so many greats that still stand including Pac Man, Ms. Pac Man, Dig Dug, the original driving machine Pole Position, and Galaga. While the game doesn't showcase the arrangement editons of games like Pac Man, and Dig Dug, the classic editions still stand still, and just remain as good guilty pleasures. The control for these games is very simple and easy for all gamers alike old and new.

While so many people might not seem interested in the classics right now, and are just considering newer games like Need For Speed: Most Wanted, and Project Gotham Racing, Namco Museum's 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection for the Xbox is a great buy for any gamer who has a feeling for the arcade greats.

Graphics: B+

Sound: B

Control: B 1/2+

Fun & Enjoyment: B 1/2+

Overall: B+

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