![]() Galaxian is another Galaga title, but with Galaga '88 on the disc, it's already a little redundant. If you've ever enjoyed a Galaga game but have never played through Galaga '88, you need to check it out. ![]() ![]() It takes everything that worked well about the original Galaga and tweaks it just a bit, including the enemy designs and overall look of the game. Galaga '88 is probably one of the best versions of Galaga out there. I had never played or heard of this before, so I was pretty happy to come across it on this compilation disc. The soundtrack is great, the gameplay is fun and challenging, and even though it's pretty archaic compared to current top-down shooters, it's still well worth trying out. It's a top-down shooter that features air and ground enemies, giving you a basic air projectile plus bombs. It's interesting, but way dated, and while I feel like it's worth seeing, it doesn't really play that well.ĭragon Spirit, on the other hand, is completely awesome. One boss unlocks the door to get back to the map, and you do this over and over again until you get to the end boss for a map, which is always a big, giant dragon. ![]() Each level has a few different paths that lead to small boss encounters in certain rooms. This is a side-scrolling action/adventure title with a hero character who walks along an overworld map to set locations that work as levels. If I were going to compare Dragon Buster to anything, I'd say it's a bit like Zelda 2, but it actually predated the Zelda series by a couple of years. All three of the "arrangement" titles on the disk ? Pac-Man, this one, and Galaga ? can all be avoided. Made in 1996, it sports ugly graphics, poor (and really low-sounding) music, and a really garish take on the sprites from the original. If you've never tried it out, you should at least give it a go, if for no other reason than nostalgia.ĭig Dug Arrangement is a pretty horrible remake of the first Dig Dug title. This sequel isn't anywhere near as difficult as the original Dig Dug and not quite as fun either. This one is pretty fun, and while the controls take a bit to get used to, it's well worth checking out.ĭig Dug 2 is a definite departure from the original Dig Dug, with most of the action taking place above ground but on small islands populated by the standard Dig Dug enemies. You can fire out of the front and rear at the same time, and the only way to destroy the stations is either a direct shot into the center (which is hard to line up), or by taking out each of the pods surrounding the center. I had never played this one prior to this compilation, but it's not something I could see myself going back to again and again.īosconian is kind of like an Asteroids/ Sinistar-style shooter, where you pilot a small ship along eight different directions and try to destroy these multipart space stations while avoiding mines and enemy ships. It's pretty difficult in reality, with only two hit points for your character and some pretty floaty controls that make accurate aiming feel really tough. Once you clear the room of enemies, you can move on to the next room, and so on. They're not all gems, and I thought I'd outline the list a bit with some small impressions of each title.īaraduke is an odd side-scrolling shooter that plops you into rooms that are filled with varying amounts and types of enemies. A few others have carried over from some of the PS2 compilations, though, so it's not all-new stuff, but it's still a pretty generous number of titles that old-school gamers will definitely appreciate. Altogether, minus the XBLA titles I listed earlier, you're getting 25 arcade titles, with only five of those having shown up on a previous Xbox release in the past. That's a pretty hefty amount of points if you haven't picked up any of these titles yet, and even if you picked up one or two in the past, the low price point for this entire compilation makes these additions well worth it.Īlong with those XBLA entries, you're getting a list of additional games that span the gamut of Namco's 1980s titles, and a few more current additions that are probably a bit unnecessary. Pac-Man, Original Pac-Man, New Rally-X and Xevious. Not only do you get your typical mix of different arcade titles from the 1980s, but this disc also comes packed with all of Namco's current Xbox Live Arcade offerings, including the recently released Galaga Legions and the ever-popular Pac-Man: Championship Edition, along with popular titles like Dig Dug, classic Galaga, Mr. Fans of old-school Namco arcade compilations are probably going to find a lot to like in this latest entry, Namco Museum Virtual Arcade.
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