Namco Museum Vol. 2 (PlayStation)

GameSpot editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 3.5 stars Very good
  Detailed editors' rating
  Overall score: 7.1 (3.5 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  Jeff Gerstmann
• Reviewed on: 12/13/1996
• Updated on: 05/02/2000
• Released on: 09/30/1996
• Originally published on GameSpot: Namco Museum Vol. 2 (PlayStation) Review

With the success of the first volume of classics, Namco has released the second volume in their five-disc collection of seminal arcade standards. This offering contains six Namco games, including the ever popular Mappy, Xevious, and Super Pac-Man.

When it comes down to it, Namco has transformed the 1995 Playstation into a 1983 arcade machine. The games have been modified slightly to take into account the size and shape of a TV screen, and a few features like pause and continue have been added to certain games. The original dip switch settings of the arcade versions have also made the transfer, allowing players to tweak the difficulty to their liking.

The graphics, while completely pale when compared to even the most pathetic games of this decade, still have a certain charm even after all these years. The sound is packed with blips, bleeps, and other electronic noises sure to remind gamers of the times they cut class to hang out in the corner arcade up the block from the junior high.

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