Namco Museum Reviews
Namco Museum for Switch is about what you'd expect if you've played any of the other packages that the company has put together over the last quarter of a century. What's here is decent, but there just isn't enough of it.
Namco Museum is a well produced package, but it's also a missed opportunity. If you played – and loved – these games as a kid, dive in. However, if you’re an enthusiast of retro games, and games preservation, Namco Museum – at its recommended list price – lacks the supporting content that would make it an essential purchase.”
This game is probably best being held off on until a price drop.
On the whole, Namco Museum is only really worth purchasing if you either have an unhealthy obsession with at least three of Namco's arcade classics, or want an immensely fun party game and don't care too much about the price or extras. It's great to see that they won't be forgotten, but aside from Sky Kid there were no games that I hadn't already played that I liked. Namco Museum is certainly well put together and presented, but the selection of games just aren't completely enticing.
Other titles are probably best left as distant memories. The presentation of the collection is great, however, and the inclusion of save states, game settings, and online leaderboards make it feel like a fresh, modern day compilation. I think better games could have been included in a collection such as this, but for now, Namco Museum suffices as a decent, but flawed collection of titles.
The games are still funny, even more on the go thanks to the Nintendo Switch handheld nature, but there could have been more of them.
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A high price point and some subjective duds make Namco Museum a stretch in terms of outright value, but the influence these games had on the industry makes them worth at least a cursory glance in the rearview mirror.
That being said, if you enjoy classic 80s and 90s Namco arcade games and are looking for more titles to fill out your Switch library, Namco Museum is an easy purchase. Despite $30 being an expensive price tag, the games included in this collection are worth your while with Pac-Man Vs. taking the collection over the top.
The Nintendo Switch version of Namco Museum is a collection of 10 classic arcade games that includes a unique multiplayer Pac-Man experience.
This was a fun little jaunt down memory lane, but it's really nothing more than another Namco collection in new digs.
Namco Museum offers players eleven arcade greats in a nice new package on Switch. Getting to take these games on-the-go is a nice treat, but they're still the same old games that have been re-released quite often. Pac-Man Vs. does give you a cool addition though, and it's much easier to play this time around.
This Namco Museum release on the Switch is as good as its precursors and brilliantly accentuated with the local multiplayer focused Pac-Man Vs. but it is currently overpriced and I hope this is not a new trend when it comes to future retro gaming releases on the Switch.
Pac-Man Vs. is a genuine classic that deserves a bigger audience, but the high price and limited selection of other games makes this an expensive retro indulgence.
Namco Museum does a lot of things right - but despite the wonderful presentation, it’s still only focused on a limited audience. Putting a value on retro games can often be difficult given how easy it is to obtain and play these titles elsewhere; that said, Namco have put together an extremely desirable package that fits very nicely on the Switch. If it was cheaper it would be easier to recommend to everyone, but as it stands you’re only likely to pick this one up if you’ve got some retro-tinted specs like me. For those of us who do though, it’s a fantastic trip down memory lane.
Namco Museum is a nice way to bring so classic arcade titles to the Switch, but they're mostly not anything we haven't seen on past platforms.
Namco Museum brings back pixel perfect emulation of some classic arcades, such as Galaga, Pac-Man or Splatterhouse. It also includes Pac-Man Vs. four player asymmetric game, but t lacks of extra content and there are too few games available.
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With classic IP at the heart of Namco Museum, all well ported, it’s difficult not to fall in love all over again.
The Namco Museum successfully ports these classic games onto a modern console that allows both new and veteran gamers the chance to experience these historic titles or relive them again.
Namco Museum offers gamers 11 classic games, some newer than others, some better than others. There are great features that make playing some of these older, more difficult games, easier.
While this latest collection of Namco classics may seem pricey at first given the amount of content, it’s the options, presentation, emulation, the inclusion of an HD remaster of Pac-Man Vs., and portability that make it worth Switch owners’ attention.