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Namco Museum DS
(2007, Video Games - Arcade, Rated E, Play it on: Nintendo DS)
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Common Sense says
Take a trip back in time to play classic arcades.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 7 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Namco Museum DS was written by Andrew Bub
Parents need to know that these are faithful recreations of classic arcade games. They're old, kind of silly, and at times frustrating, but ultimately rewarding.
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What’s the Story?
The idea for NAMCO MUSEUM DS is simple: Namco lets you play eight old but classic video games: Pac-Man, The Tomb of Druaga, Galaxian, Galaga, Dig Dug II!, Xevious, Mappy, and Pac-Man Vs. Of these, the two Pac-Man games standout as classics.
In Pac-Man, you control a little half-rounded figure who eats dots that appear in a changing maze. You dodge ever-faster ghosts in the pursuit of dots, power pellets, and fruit. With Pac-Man Vs, you can play a multiplayer version of Pac-Man using only one game cartridge, but each player must own a DS. One player becomes Pac-Man while up to three other players become ghosts that chase him through the maze; whichever ghost catches Pac-Man gets to become Pac-Man in the next round.
Is It Any Good?
Unfortunately these games were built to be played in a vertical coin-operated system and the DS screen is horizontally shaped. Even with this not ideal screen fit, the controls are terrific, and the game selection has a few bona fide hits in it. For some people, Pac-Man Vs. is reason enough to own this museum. You can't play it in single player, but if you have friends with DS units, this is a great game to play together.
Namco Museum DS is not a bad deal if you want a trip down memory lane but it becomes a definite purchase if you have friends who enjoy playing Pac-Man Vs together. It would have been a better compilation if it had included fan favorite Ms. Pac Man. Your kids won't believe how simple and how primitive video games once were. But they'll be impressed -- or frustrated -- by how challenging they still are.
Publisher’s Details
Developer: Namco Bandai
Released on: 9/21/2007, Price: $19.99, not online enabled
ESRB Rating: E
Released on: 9/21/2007, Price: $19.99, not online enabled
ESRB Rating: E
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive consumerism
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Easy to play
Vintage Arcade Games Are Fun
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Namco Museum brings some classic games back to life on the Nintendo DS
Namco Museum brings some classic games back to life on the Nintendo DS. By using an easy to use interface, Namco Museum consists of 7 classic games which are: Galaxian, Pac-Man, Galaga, Xevious, Mappy, The Tower of Druaga and Dig Dug. http://voiceofagamer.wordpress.com/2008/03/16/namco-museum-review/ Whilst you are enjoying the game of your liking you can configure all sorts of options within the game at bottom screen of your DS. You’re able to change the game options such as how many lives you start off with, re-assignment of buttons, changing the screen settings (vertical / horizontal), changing the hardcore options and dip switches as you would on the real system board. There are also some handy hints for each game as well the instructions to play if you’ve never played the game before. If you get tired of playing the single player games by yourself, you can play Pacman Vs. with your friends and they don’t need a copy of the game. You’re also able to allow them to play demos of the arcade games. Along with the classic games, you’re given the ability to listen to all the sounds and music from each game and can create a play list if you really want to. There is also a detailed game description available for each game. A neat feature is that you’re actually able to see the original instruction card and the system board of the game you select. You can also move the image in any direction as well as zoom in and out. Namco Museum has a nice and clean interface making it very easy to use. In addition to the arcade games, there is a fair bit of content to read up on for each game. The only downsides I can see to Namco Museum is that there might not be enough arcade games and it’s likely to only suit those who’ve played these arcade games before or just generally like arcade games.
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