Meh. Its ok. Its not as hard as it would like to think it is and its also a little too short and devoid of replay value to really recommend properly.
2016
Game looks awful and you really wish there was a little more to it in the design department but gameplay-wise its surprisingly very good. Sure the difficulty is all over the place but its very much a game with its heart in the right place, even if it cant quite stick the landing looks-wise.
I.... This game makes me feel unwell. Oh no.... I feel like I walked into somebodys fetish. Its gross. Agh.
2020
CHONK
2012
Im probably being overly generous but this is probably one of the main games that got me into the weird wild world of Indie gaming. Its wacky, messy and full of sheer ridiculous moments. Sure its also obtuse as hell sometimes but I wouldnt have it any other way.
1983
No - I refuse point blank to give this anything more than one and a half stars. Graphically its gorgeous but quite frankly if I wanted to watch a second rate Don Bluth cartoon, i'd buy a dvd or rent something online.
Gameplay wise this is just one over-long QTE sequence where sheer memorisation triumphs over any sort of skill. Thankfully I have the PC version so I dont have to spend out the sheer amount of credits this game must have demanded to make any degree of progress. Just bleh.
Gameplay wise this is just one over-long QTE sequence where sheer memorisation triumphs over any sort of skill. Thankfully I have the PC version so I dont have to spend out the sheer amount of credits this game must have demanded to make any degree of progress. Just bleh.
1985
Its Joust but fairer with better controls. Breezy light fun.
1982
Ok but what if we added a load of clunky mechanics to Pac-Man that makes it five times more annoying to play?
1983
I wish I could say I enjoyed Mappy but I dont. I find the controls so awkward and clunky to the point where I just hate playing the game. I get why people like it but I dont think i'll ever be in that camp.
1979
Its fine but its far too basic and simple to keep things intresting. Theres a reason why the series properly kicked off with Galaga and not Galaxian.
1996
Namco are cowards and need to put more of these on other collections. Looking at you Genpei Toma Den and Ordyne.
1997
Shame the museum setup has been ditched but in its place is probably one of the strongest game lineups for the Ps1 series.
Very much worth it if only for the Xbox Live Arcade titles (Pac-Man, Mrs Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Galaga, New Rally-X, Galaga Legions, Pac-Man Championship Edition andn Mr Driller Online). The rest of the collection has a lot of decent stuff but its clear they have just been flung on without any real care to make them look decent.
Honestly kinda clunky. Its unlock mechanics are weird and it feels like a chore to actually get the games up and running. Theres better ways to play these games.
Not a great start to this series, graphics are particularly ugly and to be fair, graphics have never been this series strong point but the mis-matching of photos and awkward cheap CGI makes for a bad time.
Gameplay wise most of the puzzles are fine but they are far too scattered and haphazard with clues and solutions being placed in nonsensical locations. It causes you to have to note every little piece of information regardless of it its relevant or not.
As I mentioned, theres still some ok puzzling but this game really is only for the most loyal of Nancy Drew fans.
Gameplay wise most of the puzzles are fine but they are far too scattered and haphazard with clues and solutions being placed in nonsensical locations. It causes you to have to note every little piece of information regardless of it its relevant or not.
As I mentioned, theres still some ok puzzling but this game really is only for the most loyal of Nancy Drew fans.