Although maybe I’m missing something as it’s rather strange that Wireless play is the lone option on the Pac-Man Vs title screen. I’m guessing there is not an online option for Pac-Man Vs as I don’t see the option. It might be more challenging than others. Luckily, my wife and mother-in-law have DS Lites and enjoy playing, so I have it easer than most when it comes to finding local players. Playing wirelessly with only one game cartridge worked fine, but of course a multiple cart setup will save you the initial upload/download time of the game data. The only downside is that you lose the charm of handing off the GBA in disgust to whoever’s ghost captured you. Obviously, it also simplified the setup a bit as you know longer need a GBA tethered to a Gamecube with a link cable in order to play it. Overall, the DS version did an excellent job of re-creating the slick, competitive Pac-Man experience and keeping the overall look and feel of the game. One person take the role of Pac-Man while the others possess the ghosts and team up on Pac-Man. It lets up five players battle it out in a Pac-Man “simulation”. However, being a huge fan of the original Gamecube release, I eagerly anticipated being able to play this multiplayer classic wirelessly both at home and on the go.įor those of you that aren’t familiar of the game (or read my review), Pac-Man Vs was actually a project of Shigeru Miyamoto, the mastermind behind Mario, Zelda, and most of Nintendo’s most successful game. wasn’t included in this release, I would probably have waited to pick this up at a $10 sale price or something. With relatively low expectations, I went in hoping for the best for what was included. Instead, Namco Museum DS is limited to Pac-Man, Galaxian, Galaga, Mappy, Xevious, Dig Dug II, and The Tower of Druaga. My ultimate goal for a new Namco Museum portable release was to be able to replace my Namco Museum and Pac-Man Collection GBA cartridges in addition to having a mobile Pac-Man Vs. Unfortunately, I initially couldn’t help but be underwhelmed by both the quantity of games and the selection of some games over others. Since this game package says “Namco Museum” on it instead of “Pac-Man VS”, we should expect to see some additional retro gems to keep us busy. In short, it takes everything you love about the original Pac-Man and turns it into an ingenious multiplayer experience. Pac-Man VS, is more than special and it is essentially the main reason to pick up this compilation. Obviously, in order to make this worth the $20, Namco needed to add something special. In addition to a collection old Namco arcade classics, the package would also offer a wifi-enabled version of Pac-Man VS. Just a couple months later, Namco amazingly announced that they would be releasing a new Namco Museum DS that was almost exactly what I asked for. (If you aren’t familiar with the original Pac-Man VS., take a look at my review) On my Nintendo DS Wishlist of games or compilations I would like to see on my DS Lite, I specifically listed a new Namco Museum collection that would have some Namco classics on it and possibly include a new version of Pac-Man VS that would make the under-appreciated Gamecube party game and make it more accessible on the DS. Those of you who have been reading for a while know I have been waiting for this release for a while.
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