Namco Museum 50th Anniversary (PlayStation 2)

GameSpot editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 2.5 stars OK
  Detailed editors' rating
  Overall score: 5.9 (2.5 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  Jeff Gerstmann
• Reviewed on: 09/09/2005
• Updated on: 05/17/2006
• Released on: 08/30/2005
• Originally published on GameSpot: Namco Museum 50th Anniversary (PlayStation 2) Review

It's official: There are now more Namco Museum compilations in Namco's library than there are actual classics. With constant releases for any platform that will support it, Namco seems desperately dedicated to making sure you can always find a version of Bosconian whenever and wherever you need it. With a standard list of games that's been given this same compilation treatment before, as well as a very low-frills presentation, Namco Museum 50th Anniversary is an ill-fitting tribute to such a long-lasting and classic collection of arcade games.

Though a couple of the games in this pack haven't been released outside of Japan, each one of the 16 in this collection has been included in one of the many previous Namco Museum compilations. The overall list of initially available games consists of Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Galaxian, Dig Dug, Rally-X, Pole Position, Pole Position II, Xevious, Dragon Spirit, Bosconian, Rolling Thunder, Mappy, and Sky Kid. Earning not-especially-high scores in some of the games will unlock Galaga '88 and Pac-Mania.

The games in the collection play as well as they used to, but in some cases the sound effects seem slightly out of pitch when compared to the original. Also, the only control you're given over the display is the ability to control the size of the screen. You won't find the same sort of alternate display modes found in the PSP version here. Standard TV resolutions make most of the games look blurry. Support for high-definition resolutions would have made an impact on that problem, but the game doesn't have any HD support at all.

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