"It's like CHUCK E CHEESE in a box!" was my first thought looking at the joystick unit that can play - MS PACMAN, POLE POSITION, GALAGA, XEVIOUS, and MAPPY. All the games are from the EARLY 80s, and are pretty true to their arcade roots -- bright colors and crisp sounds. Ms Pacman is the female sequel to Pacman, Pole Position is a great early driving game, Galaga is the sequel to Galaxian where you take on alien invaders, Xevious is a shooter game where you fly a craft into enemy territory destroying ships and ground bases, and Mappy is a game where you are a mouse detective avoiding CAT burglars and jumping on trampolines and shutting doors while retrieving stolen items. They are all cute and fun, and my unit seems to work fine! But ...
The joystick takes some getting used to. You have to "click" it into position on Ms. Pacman and if you don't you may continue in a direction you don't want to go. You get used to it! But it's still a little different and diagonal positions don't work ... be careful going from left or right to up or down! On Pole Position you use the knob on top of the joystick as a steering wheel! It works pretty well! I find it easier to control than on my Gameboy or GameCube! Galaga and Xevious work VERY well, and MAPPY has no problems either. And yes, the unit produces a dimmer picture than the original NAMCO unit or the ATARI one -- but you can adjust the TV. To me it's not defective - just takes some adjustments and getting used to. You can pause the unit by pressing MENU while playing - something you couldn't do previously with plug and play! Still no save for high scores and you have to get batteries. There is also a RESET button you can press with a pen or pencil if the controller seems to be giving you more trouble than usual.
Despite the issues ... I am having a blast with the games. I haven't seen a better looking adaptation for Ms Pacman -- they got the aspect for a TV right! The control of POLE POSITION has never been better! Xevious is arcade perfect (unlike its GBA counter"cart")! Galaga plays exactly like the arcade! And Mappy is cute and fun! Jakks Pacific rereleased the ACTIVISION plug n play when people had trouble with the original controls, so you can wait and see if they tweak this one. The original NAMCO PLUG N PLAY is still the best in this line of toys, and ATARI comes in a close second. But it still is a value, and a lot of fun, portable, and highly recommended.
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