Namco Museum: 50th Anniversary Arcade Collection

"Namco's back catalog deserves better than this slapped-together cash-in."

"If you have never picked up any of Namco's previous Museum offerings, the 50th Anniversary is definitely the best place to start. The selection of titles put together is the most entertaining mix yet for the series. And for those of you who do own any of the other Namco collections, this one is still a great option to fill in some holes in your arcade scrapbook. While the game should have included at least a little bit of museum-quality extras, at $20 it's still a hard deal to pass up."

"So in the end, anyone not already owning a Namco compilation release owes it to themselves to pick this one up, if not for the nostalgia, then to see what the old timers played before the days of that third dimension and “purty” graphics. I had a blast playing through the titles I loved as a kid, and even enjoyed playing some of the crappier games I’d never experienced before, and for twenty bones the price isn’t bad. For the fun, and nostalgia, the price of admission is worth the ride in this game’s case."

"Classic games still have a place in this world of huge, elaborate, game productions because of their timeless, instant gratification designs. It's great to relive these original game designs on current generation systems, and the emulation is rock-solid in this compilation pack. But when you're touting a huge milestone celebration package, and "the biggest compilation of all-star arcade classics," you better back that up. And Namco Museum: 50th Anniversary fails to do anything special to commemorate such a huge moment in gaming history."