Namco Museum Vol. 2 Explained

Namco Museum Volume 2
Developer:	Namco Hometek
Publisher:	Namco
Genre:	Various
Modes:	Single-player, multiplayer
Series:	Namco Museum
Platforms:	PlayStation

Namco Museum Vol. 2 is a video game compilation developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation in 1996.

Gameplay

Namco Museum Vol. 2 includes the original Namco arcade hits Super Pac-Man (non-Japanese versions only), Gaplus, Xevious, Mappy, Grobda, and Dragon Buster. The Japanese version also includes Cutie Q and Bomb Bee, which are not included in the international versions.

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the PlayStation version of the game, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "Only the most die-hard classic game collectors will want this disc, and they'll only want half of it. Namco should more closely consider the future line-up in its classic series."^[1]

Reviews

• All Game Guide - 1998^[2]
• Electronic Gaming Monthly - Nov, 1996
• GameSpot - Dec 13, 1996^[3]
• NowGamer - Nov 01, 1996^[4]
• IGN - Nov 25, 1996^[5]

Notes and References

1. Finals. Next Generation. 24. Imagine Media. December 1996. 256.
2. Web site: Namco Museum Vol. 2 - Review - allgame . November 15, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141115065832/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2188&tab=review . 15 November 2014 . dead.
3. Web site: Namco Museum Volume 2. https://web.archive.org/web/20031001130057/www.gamespot.com/ps/puzzle/namcomuseumvolume2/review.html/. 2003-10-01. www.gamespot.com.
4. Web site: GamesRadar+. www.nowgamer.com. 23 June 2023 .
5. Web site: Namco Museum Vol. 2, Namco digs deep into the vaults and comes up a little empty-handed. https://web.archive.org/web/20030303144641/psx.ign.com/articles/150/150730p1.html. 2003-03-03. psx.ign.com. 26 November 1996 .