Namco Museum (GBA video game)
2001 video game
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Namco Museum (ナムコミュージアム, Namuko Myūjiamu) is a 2001 video game compilation developed by Mass Media and published by Namco for the Game Boy Advance. It contains ports of five of their classic arcade games, Ms. Pac-Man, Pole Position, Dig Dug, Galaga, and Galaxian.
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| Developer | Mass Media |
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| Series | Namco Museum |
| Platform | Game Boy Advance |
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| Genre | Various |
| Mode | Single-player |
Compilation
Namco Museum for Game Boy Advance was one of the first compilations in the Namco Museum series to omit a virtual museum. The GBA version was released worldwide, and was a launch title for the system in North America.[1] The following games, originally featured in Namco Museum Vol. 1 and Namco Museum Vol. 3 for the PlayStation, are included:
- Ms. Pac-Man (1982)
- Galaga (1981)
- Galaxian (1979)
- Pole Position (1982)
- Dig Dug (1982)
The GBA version does not retain high scores when powered off, which is also the case with Pac-Man Collection.
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 79/100[2] |
| Publication | Score |
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| AllGame | 4/5[3] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 7/10[4] |
| Game Informer | 7/10[5] |
| Gamekult | 3/10[6] |
| GameSpot | 7.2/10[7] |
| GameSpy | 82%[8] |
| IGN | 8.5/10[9] |
| Jeuxvideo.com | 4/20[10] |
| Next Generation | 3/5[11] |
| Nintendo Power | 4/5[12] |
| Nintendo World Report | 5.5/10[13] |
The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] NextGen said of the game, "The emulation is perfect, though GBA's mono speaker warps the timbre of the occasional sound effect. [...] If you can actually see it, you'll love it."[11] Bad Hare of GamePro called it "an old-school must-own."[14][a]
The game sold 2.4 million units in the U.S. and earned $37 million by August 2006. During the period between June 2001 and August 2006, it was the third-highest-selling game for handheld game consoles in that country.[15] By December 2007, that number grew to 2.96 million units.[16]
