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"I love Pac-Man as much as the next gamer. The original arcade title helped give the arcade industry the kick in the ass that it needed. That one title alone spawned a ton of sequels, and made Pac-Man a household name. How many other video game characters have pop culture songs written about them?! There’s no doubt that much of the world knows who Pac-Man is, even if they haven’t played any of his titles since that original release. Those people have missed out on years and years of Pac-Man games. The little yellow guy has starred in multiple genres as well, even joining the ranks of Mario in a few 3d adventure games. There’s no doubt that Bandai-Namco is happy to have had the license for so long. Even if all of his titles haven’t been huge successes, the Pac-Man name still commands respect. One of the most recent titles that features Pac is Namco Museum Remix for the Wii. A collection of classic Namco titles that have seen both a Wii and Pac-Man re-imagining. Unfortunately, this game seems to be another attempt at cashing in the Wii’s success as well as the Pac-Man name."
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Gonintendo
"If you played Konami Classics early this year, you know exactly what to expect from Namco Museum DS: a handful of very good classic arcade games rendered with loving detail and fidelity...all on a system wholly unsuited to playing them."
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1up
"I've always been a big fan of Namco's back catalogue. Whenever I go to an arcade or even a restaurant waiting room, I always play at least a round of Pac-Man in one of its various forms. Namco is now giving DS players a chance to play their classic games on an all new compilation. Is this collection worthy your time and money?"
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Siliconera
"How many times can you repackage the same games and market it to nostalgia-hungry teenagers with too much money to spend? According to Namco that number doesn't exist, but luckily for them they have some of the most famous franchises in gaming. Namco Museum DS is the handheld version of their highly successful Namco Museum line of port compilations (duh), ready-made for those of us who can't get enough of seeing all the different ways we can experience Dig Dug. Thanks to its portability, you can now do crazy things while playing your favorite dated arcade games, like... like, you can hang upside down! You can surf while getting in a round of Mappy, the ultimate game of cat and mouse! So while you suckers are out there with your fancy high definition teevees playing your fancy murder simulators while drinking shots of straight vodka, I'll be playing an 8-bit game about shooting bees in space."
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N-Philes
"Though classic arcade compilations are an easy way for rights-holders to make a quick buck, they at least make for fun little handheld experiences when done right. Namco went with M2 for this latest collection of games, and the development team did as much of a bang-up job on this collection as it did for Konami on that company's collection released earlier this year. The downside: the stack of games in Namco Museum is a lot lighter, made even more so with a couple of duds you'll never really play."
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IGN
"Bandai-Namco was nice enough to surprise me with a couple of games yesterday. One of those games was Namco Museum DS. I usually stray far from classic game compilations, unless they really try something new with the original titles. For instance, I am actually fairly interested in Namco Museum Remix for the Wii. On the other hand, I didn’t have much interest in the DS title. The one thing that I really did want to try out was the included Pac-Man Versus. Poor Pac-Man Versus was overlooked on the Cube due to the elaborate setup that was needed to play. Unfortunately I haven’t had the chance to try out that game on the DS collection just yet. I did get to try out the rest of the games on the list for a little bit. So far there is both good and bad in the package, and overall I am getting the feeling that the games just aren’t for me."
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Gonintendo
"It's pretty much a given that if you create a videogame system, Namco will find a way for you to play its old arcade games on it. The Namco Museum series has popped up on just about every system since the original PlayStation, and it's actually quite surprising that it took this long for it to appear on the DS. Heck, the PSP got its own Museum a mere five months after that system was released."
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Gamespy
"Namco was one of the first out of the gate with what we now see as the modern retro compilation. The Namco Museum series dates all the way back to the original PlayStation. It continues today with games like Namco Museum DS, which collects a handful of arcade games, slaps them onto a DS cartridge, and ships them out to stores. It's a fairly straightforward compilation with some interesting options and features."
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Gamespot
"There seems to be no end to Namco Museums, but this one is the first for DS, so let's see what it has to offer.
Pac-Man is the obvious obligatory entry. There are three shooters: Galaxian, its sequel Galaga, and Xevious. Rounding out Arcade mode we have Mappy, The Tower of Druaga, and Dig Dug II. In addition to these (for the most part) heavily anthologized entries, there is one super nifty highlightPac-Man Vs."
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Gamespot
"Just twelve days ago at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Santa Monica our local pocket guru Craig Harris had a chance to take Namco Museum DS for a spin on the showroom floor. In as little as a week and a half we've been able to wake up from our Post-E3 coma, award Namco Museum DS with our "Best DS Multiplayer" E3 award, and go hands-on with the game yet again with our own personal copy of the game. Maybe this "later E3" isn't such a bad idea after all…"
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IGN
"With a system so perfectly suited for quick-burst play sessions and simple graphics, it's no wonder that Nintendo has seen many third parties release retro game collections for it's popular handheld. Namco-Bandai enters the fray this fall with Namco Museum DS. It features seven classics from the early days of gaming, as well as a present-day remake getting a much-deserved re-release."
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Nintendo World Report
"Classic game collections are an awesome fit to the handheld market, and finally companies like Namco Bandai are bringing their old-school library perfectly intact on the Nintendo DS thanks to the magic of arcade emulation. Namco Museum DS features a line-up of eight classic Namco arcade games on the Nintendo DS, including Mappy, Pac-Man, Xevious, Mappy, Galaga, Galaxian, Dig Dug II, and The Tower of Druaga."
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IGN
"Namco Museum DS is a traditional collection of a handful of Namco's 1980s arcade catalog. The company has had tons of great hits over the years, and on the DS, the emulation seems pretty good so far.
The version being shown at E3 contained Galaxian, Pac-Man, Galaga, Xevious, Mappy, Tower of Druaga, and Dig Dug II on the classics side. A version of the four-player Pac-Man Vs. is also available, and can be played using one copy of the cart. Demo versions of the classic arcade games can be sent wirelessly, as well."
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Gamespot
