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TURN YOUR HOME INTO AN ARCADE WITH 6 CLASSIC HITS!
Namco Museum Vol. 3 offers up the most exciting titles found in
our massive arcade archives. Galaxian, Ms. Pac-Man, Pole Position
II, Dig Dug, Phozon, and The Tower of Druaga - all preserved in
the Namco time so you can enjoy them today on the
PlayStation game console.
GET AN EDUCATION AT THE ARCADE. Each game has its own room,
displaying the artifacts arcade fans love to absorb. See the
original arcade marquees, motoards, marketing materials and
character graphics.
ALL THE OPTIONS. NO EXTRA CHARGE. Become a real arcade operator
without wearing the tool-belt and overalls. Control game
difficulty, the number of lives a player starts with, extra
lives, etc. simply by adjusting each game's dip switch.
YOU'RE HOLDING THE GENUINE ARCADE ARTICLE. You get all the
graphics, sounds and gameplay of the original coin-op hits. The
exact arcade translations - authentic in every detail.
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From the makers of Soul Calibur comes a tour of the ancient days
of gaming. For those who remember Ms. Pac-Man and Atari, for
those who loved Dig-Dug, and those of you who spent way too many
quarters on Galaxian, this little treasure is for you.
While it does contain some forgettable titles such as Phozon, a
deadly boring puzzle game, and the Tower of Druaga, a sad, sad
attempt at a top-down role-playing game, Namco Museum Vol. 3 is
worth its price for the addictive classics alone. Pole Position
II is also included, and, unlike modern racing games where you
can knock sing racers out of the way with a quick side swipe,
Pole Position II's car explodes at the slightest contact. This
was too much of a habit to break, but the nostalgia alone can be
worth the effort.
Although this is a fun trip into video game history, younger
gamers could be bored due to the low-tech nature of the package.
But parents of the new video game generation should feel free to
plug this into their child's PlayStation and say aloud, "When I
was your age..." --Allen Stewart
Pros:
* Memorable classics such as Ms. Pac-Man, Galaxian, and Dig-Dug
* A save high scores function
* The classics are still really addictive and fun
Cons:* Has a few forgettable titles such as Phozon and Tower of
Druaga
* Young players won't appreciate this selection
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Review
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The Namco arcade libraries must be wearing thin. While the first
two volumes of Namco's Museum series boasted classics like
Pac-Man, py, and Xevious, the third installment doesn't carry
that same head of steam with it. With Namco Classics v. 3, you
receive a couple of hits, but have to walk a few dogs as part of
the bargain.
The main attraction on this volume has to be Dig-Dug. For you
youngins out there, the game features a little guy with an air
pump (Dig-Dug) who digs underground tunnels searching for Pooka
and Fygar, two crazy-looking monsters who eat Dig-Dugs like
they're going out of style. The object is simple - find all the
Pookas and Fygars and pump them full of air until they explode.
The game is completely addictive and may be enough reason by
itself to pick up the package.
Ms. Pac-Man was the insanely popular sequel to Pac-Man, and it
added several different mazes to the game, as well as adding a
female character in the hope of dragging women of the 80s into
arcades. It worked, and Ms. Pac-Man was nearly as big a hit as
the original, which only added to the rolling keg of fury that
the entire Pac-Man series encompassed.
The number three game on the package has to be Galaxian. It took
Space Invaders, tossed in some color, and added diving enemies to
the equation. It was a large scale hit in its day, but was
quickly overshadowed by Galaxian's successor, Galaga. The other
three games on the package are lackluster in comparison. Pole
Position II features four tracks of racing and is compatible with
analog driving controllers such as the Negcon, but lacks the
small as of speech that the original arcade version
contained. The Tower of Druaga is a maze game with some RPG
elements that seem like a nice idea, but don't really stand up to
the test of time. Phozon is a complete pile of t that would
fit into a puzzle category fairly easily. Players control a small
circle and must construct shapes by attaching pieces to the
circle while avoiding the evil Phozon. The shapes get larger and
harder to construct, but you'll likely lose interest long before
the game gets that hard.
If you've already bought the first two volumes, you may want to
continue your collection for completeness' sake. If you don't
care about owning all five volumes, you may be better off leaving
this one out. In the end, this volume is a real letdown, and from
the looks of the titles left, the series should be all downhill
from here. -- Jeff Gerstmann
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- TURN YOUR HOME INTO AN ARCADE WITH 6 CLASSIC HITS!.
- Namco Museum Vol. 3 offers up the most exciting titles found in our massive arcade archives. Galaxian, Ms. Pac-Man, Pole Position II, Dig Dug, Phozon, and The Tower of Druaga - all preserved in the Namco time so you can enjoy them today on the PlayStation game console..
- GET AN EDUCATION AT THE ARCADE. Each game has its own room, displaying the artifacts arcade fans love to absorb. See the original arcade marquees, motoards, marketing materials and character graphics..
- ALL THE OPTIONS. NO EXTRA CHARGE. Become a real arcade operator without wearing the tool-belt and overalls. Control game difficulty, the number of lives a player starts with, extra lives, etc. simply by adjusting each game's dip switch..
- YOU'RE HOLDING THE GENUINE ARCADE ARTICLE. You get all the graphics, sounds and gameplay of the original coin-op hits. The exact arcade translations - authentic in every detail..