5/04/2005
Namco Museum Celebrates 50 Years Of Namco
Posted by (3 May 2005, 11:08 p.m. NZST)
Namco Museum 50th Anniversary is coming this August to the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance and PC. In honour of the company's 50th anniversary, Namco Museum 50th Anniversary introduces 14 exciting, classic games from the 70's and 80's to a new generation of gamers.
"Namco Museum 50th Anniversary brings countless hours of family-friendly entertainment to gamers everywhere," said Jeff Lujan, business director, Namco Hometek Inc. "With Pac-Man, Galaga, Pole Position, and more, Namco Museum 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection offers 14 landmark games in a single package."
The single largest compilation of Namco Arcade Classics ever, Namco Museum 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection allows players to explore a virtual arcade hall where each of the game's classic titles will be standing in its original arcade form. Players will also be able to post high scores to the Xbox Live Leader boards for the Xbox version.
While previous versions of Namco Museum contained up to 12 titles, Namco Museum 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection contains 14 Namco original arcade titles.
Games included: Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Galaxian, Dig Dug, Pole Position, Pole Position II, Rolling Thunder, Rally X, Bosconian, Dragon Spirit, Sky Kid, Xevious, Mappy.
The Game Boy Advance version includes only the Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Dig Dug and Rally-X games.
For more information about Namco Museum 50th Anniversary Collection, visit www.namco.com.