Namco Museum

"5-in-1! Arcde gaming at its best!"

Ah, Namco. You've given us some of the finest arcade games in your years. Now, thankfully, we can enjoy five of them once again in Namco Museum, a collection of your five of your best hits. What are these games, you ask? Well, let's take a peek:

Ms. Pac-Man (10 out of 10)

''Ms. Pac-Man'', the sequel to the popular game, ''Pac-Man'', features the hungry, ghost-chomping star's equally famous female counterpart. (Tough to me, it's just Pac-Man wearing a bow.) Just like in ''Pac-Man'', you must chomp your way through each maze and gobble all the pellets in sight while avoiding those nasty ghosts along the way. Grab a power pellet to make those ghosts turn tail.

Dig Dug (9 out of 10)

There's lots of baddies underground, and Dig Dug (at least that's his name according to the instruction manual) must flush them out. Dig your way through tons of dirt to find those nasties, then use your trusty pump to blow them up and make them pop! But beware-- they can move through the dirt as well-- and they'll be heading your way!

Galaga (9 out of 10)

In ''Galaga'', a cool space shooting game, you must destroy the enemy fleets-- before they destroy YOU! There really isn't that much to say about this game, but nevertheless it is a great game.

Galaxian (9 out of 10)

The aliens are coming! Get them! ''Galaxian'' is similar to ''Galaga'', only it has a few minor differences. (For example, your ship can not shoot as quickly, and you are unable to have two ships at once.) The objective, however, is not. You must do the same thing as you do in ''Galaga'': Shoot the enemy ships before you end up getting shot yourself.

Pole Position (7 out of 10)

A very complex and hard-to-beat game, ''Pole Position'' has you starting out racing for the fastest time to qualify, then finally racing head-to-head against the other competing racers. And don't forget-- avoid hitting billboards and other cars-- or else... BOOM! The most challenging game Namco has ever made to this day.

Overall Score: 10 out of 10

Yeah, I know that 10, 9, 9, 9, and 7 average out to be about 9, but I gave extra points because of its old-school greatness. This truly a great game, and definitely one to have in your Game Boy Advance game collection. If you'd rather have Nintendo-made games, then just think of it as ''Game & Watch Gallery''-- except it's Namco games and there's no Modern Mode. Well... What are you waiting for?! Get this game!

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 03/04/04