NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe today announced that Namco Museum™: Virtual Arcade is heading to European retailers for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft this coming April 2009. Jam-packed with nostalgic favourites and future classics, Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade will keep seasoned and new gamers playing for years to come.
Players can show off their skills and high scores on the leaderboards in a number of titles which originally appeared on Xbox Live® Arcade, including the award-winning Pac-Man Championship Edition™. The compilation also offers the chance to re-live the old school days of classic arcade games with Galaxian™, Super Pac-Man™ and many more rubbing shoulders in a vast compilation spanning over 25 years of arcade hits.
Features of Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade include:
- Over 30 titles: The largest and most comprehensive Namco Museum™ collection to date will keep you and your friends entertained for hours.
- Xbox Live® Arcade Games: No downloading necessary! Now you can get your XBLA fix and play the critically acclaimed and visually spectacular Pac-Man Championship Edition and the underground drilling classic Dig Dug™.
- Leaderboards: Show off your high score worldwide and compete for the #1 spot.
- New Arrangement Games: In their first console debut, 3 beloved games arrive with a new twist, a fresh new look and fun gameplay - Dig Dug Arrangement, Galaga™ Arrangement and Pac-Man Arrangement.
- Legendary Classics: Get nostalgic and play more than 20 retro fan favorites such as Dig Dug™ II, Pole Position™, and Pac-Mania™.
- Multiplayer: Each game supports between one and four players depending on the title.
Comments
MesonW
18190
Looks like my decision to hold out on buying Pac-Man CE may pay off :)
Not sure about these "arrangements" though. After all, you're buying this because of the retro goodness, not for an average-at-best remake.
AuthenticVIP
19610
You have to wonder about those "arrangement" games. I can say that Galaga Legions and Pacman CE are included in this bundle along with the following, already released XBLA games: Dig Dug, Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, New Rally-X, Mr. Driller Online, and Xevious.
The bundle will also introduce: Baraduke, Bosconian, Dig Dug II, Dig Dug Arrangement, Dragon Buster, Dragon Spirit, Galaga '88, Galaga Arrangement, Galaxian, Grobda, King and Balloon, Mappy, Metro Cross, Motos, Pac&Pal, Pac-Man Arrangement, Pac-Mania, Pole Position, Pole Position II, Rally-X, Rolling Thunder, Sky Kid, Sky Kid Delux, Tower of Druaga, and Super Pac-Man.
All of the games already released for the Xbox LIVE Arcade will keep their 200/200 possible gamerscore for a total of 1800 points! That's good news! But the other games on the disc come with no achievements.
This retail disc was released in North America back in the beginning of November 2008.
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