Review of Namco Museum Virtual Arcade for Xbox 360 by Protomario

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Published on January 24, 2011 5:48:27 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TF7iu_EKvI

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Namco Museum Virtual Arcade (2008)

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So many games on one disc!

This collection was released for the Xbox 360 on November 4, 2008 in North America, May 15, 2009 in Europe, and June 3, 2009 in Australia. Namco Museum Virtual Arcade is made up of two sets of games. The first set includes nine Xbox Live Arcade games. While they do come with the disc, they aren't actually accessible from the disc itself. Instead, it adds these to your Xbox Live Arcade menu. The second set includes Museum games; these are the ones accessible directly from the disc. They don't come with achievements or online play. Namco Museum Virtual Arcade is the first Namco Museum game to include Sky Kid Deluxe (1986), while all of the rest were already or previously available on consoles.

Xbox Live Arcade Games

* Dig Dug (1982)
* Galaga (1981)
* Galaga Legions (2008)
* Mr. Driller Online (2008)
* Ms. Pac-Man (1981)
* New Rally-X (1981)
* Pac-Man (1980)
* Pac-Man Championship Edition (2007)
* Xevious (1982)

Museum Games

* Baraduke (1985)
* Bosconian (1981)
* Dig Dug II (1985)
* Dragon Buster (1984)
* Dragon Spirit (1987)
* Galaga '88 (1987)
* Galaxian (1979)
* Grobda (1984)
* King & Balloon (1980)
* Mappy (1983)
* Metro-Cross (1985)
* Motos (1985)
* Pac & Pal (1983)
* Pac-Mania (1987)
* Pole Position (1982)
* Pole Position II (1983)
* Rally-X (1980)
* Rolling Thunder (1986)
* Sky Kid (1985)
* Sky Kid Deluxe (1986)
* Super Pac-Man (1982)
* The Tower of Druaga (1984)

Arrangement Games

* Dig Dug Arrangement (2005)
* Galaga Arrangement (2005)
* Pac-Man Arrangement (2005)

The Arrangement games are placed with the Museum games, and are the same as they were on the PSP's Namco Museum Battle Collection, although New Rally-X Arrangement isn't included this time. Additionally, on all games, the original 2-player modes from the original arcade versions (where applicable) do not appear here; all games are one player only. The Xbox Live Arcade games have "multiplayer" modes, but only online. The Xbox Live Arcade games can only be played when the disc is inside the system. The games must be downloaded from Xbox Live Marketplace for their regular prices in order for the games to be retained in the system's game library.

Reception: Praised for selection of XBLA games, but a disappointing presentation lowered most scores.

IGN: 6.5 GameSpot: 7.5 Metacritic Average: 69

Reference-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco_Museum#Namco_Museum_Virtual_Arcade

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