Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions
SCORE: 91
Namco Bandai has been a solid developer
for families for some years now. They have impressed me personally with
a plethora of good games for families. They also make sure to support
new machines as they come out. Which is always nice for sites like
Family Friendly Gaming since it gives something to cover. Pac-Man &
Galaga Dimensions sounds like it is two games. Technically it is six,
and you could even expand that number if you wanted to. I will explain
that shortly.
I played a little bit of Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions at E3 in the year
of our Lord 2011 and it impressed me. To be completely transparent
everything I interacted with in the Namco Bandai booth space impressed
me this year. Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions requires motion from the
player. In fact this is the most active I have been with a hand held
game - ever!
The games in Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions are Pac-Man Tilt, Galaga 3D
Impact, Pac-Man Championship Edition, Galaga Legions, Pac-Man, and
Galaga. There are multiple arcade machines to play the older games like
Pac-Man. The other games are extremely impressive on almost every single
angle.
The graphics in Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions range. The old Pac-Man and
Galaga show their age. But the new versions are amazing looking. The
creativity in Galaga Legions, and Pac-Man Tilt are apparent. Pac-Man
Tilt has some of my personal favorite visuals. I like it when games are
loud, proud, bright and colorful. So please keep that in mind. The 3D
effects in games like Galaga 3D Impact are impressive. There is shooting
violence in the Galaga games. For some reason shooting these odd looking
space ships did not really feel violent, especially in Galaga Legions.
Both of these franchises have distinctive sounds. Sounds that I
appreciate and enjoy. There are some twists here and there but generally
Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions stays true to the roots of the two
franchises found. Speaking of which, there are two major franchises here
in six different games. The shooting sounds never got old, which is
something that has happened to me in other games with shooting.
Have I mentioned how many games are in Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions? This
is insane! I was not expecting this level of content. Each game has
multiple achievements that can be unlocked. It can be as easy as scoring
so many points, or collecting a strawberry. But Namco Bandai did not
stop there. There are unlockable levels, and leaderboards. Yes you can
compare your skills to others.
Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions will have you moving around while you play.
Pac-Man Tilt makes you tilt the Nintendo 3DS a certain way to make it
through certain parts. This adds another level to the interactivity of
the game. Galaga 3D Impact will have you moving the screen all around
trying to line up the enemies. It warns the player not to tilt too far,
but we are human after all. I enjoyed moving things around while I
played, and had a lot of fun playing Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions on the
Nintendo 3DS.
There are numerous lessons in Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions. After all
there are multiple games. The space shooters are about defending the
earth against a horde of aliens. You can avoid the majority of the enemy
craft if you choose to turn the other cheek. There are some that will
have to be shot or you can not progress. Pac-Man is about clearing the
area, collecting all the items, and eating the ghosts. I have often
wondered how a ghost tastes. I would think pretty bad.
- Paul
Graphics: 87%
Sound: 95%
Replay/Extras: 100%
Gameplay: 90%
Family Friendly Factor: 85%
System: Nintendo 3DS
Publisher: Namco Bandai
ESRB Rating: 'E10+' for
Everyone 10+
{Comic Mischief, Fantasy Violence}
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