Gaming Age writes: "Besides that, there's not much else to the release. Like I mentioned earlier, it's nice to have these titles on the PSN, but if you're already content with a previous compilation that features these titles, there's not much reason to pick it up again. Having unlockable Home rewards is pretty cool, but I realize that not everyone uses the service either, so you'll need to weigh in whether or not that's something you'll find appealing. Still, it's not an expensive purchase, and if you enjoy score attacks and leaderboards, maybe you can get a few friends on board and have your own set of challenges, or attempt to place in the upper echelons of the world rankings. All in all, it's a solid port of something we've seen a hundred times already, but still worth playing".
Pac-Man is a fun game, yet that is just the beginning of why it is so fondly remembered by many, even 30 years later.
I love Pac man because I actually experienced the pac man craze as a kid. TV shows, cereal, T-shirts, all before Mario. it was the first mainstream merchandised game I think, and for that alone, Pac-man will always have a solid place in gaming history.
Happy 30th Pac-Man!
nice article btw.
Thanks for the compliment! I also grew up with Pac-Man back in the day and remember watching the cartoon and seeing all the merchandise, it was pretty crazy back then.
PushSquare:
Some people will get 10 minutes nostalgia out of this. Some people will get their first-taste of classic Namco. Others will spend fifty hours trying to best their score in Galaga. And thus it's really hard to put a value on such differing opinion – but honestly, for sub-£10, it's worth the chance.
If you've already played all of these games before (and honestly, who hasn't) and don't have a particular affinity for them, then this compilation may not be as essential as its title suggests. On the other hand, if you're an old-school gaming junkie, or if you'd just really like to have all of these titles together in one place so you can easily access them at any time, then Namco Museum Essentials is a really nice collection.
Throw in the online leaderboards and the awarding of items you can use in Home, and you've got a $10 package that's gone well out of its way to impress you. Overall, it's a very worthwhile package and one that you won't regret picking up.
