Namco Museum Remix shakes up Wii with classics and remakes this fall

22 May 2007

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Posted by:Ferry

Namco Bandai has revealed they are developing Namco Museum Remix for Wii due for fall 2007. The compilation will feature a selection of acclaimed classics and re-imagined takes on some acclaimed hits of the past.

The game features five ground-up “remixed” versions of recognizable licenses, including Pac’N Roll Remix, Galaga Remix, Pac-Motos Remix, Rally-X Remix and Gator Panic Remix. The games will not only feature all-new graphics, but they will sport new Wii-enhanced controls that, according to Namco, will enable players to “… whip, swing, twist and shake up the video game classics.” Many of these will also support a multiplayer mode.

On top of everything else, Namco Museum will include nine additional classics: Galaxian, Dig Dug, Mappy, Xevious, Gaplus, Super Pac-Man, Pac & Pal, Pac-Mania and Cute Q.

Descriptions for each remixed game:

* Pac’N Roll Remix: Pac-Man will roll his way to victory instead of chomping his way through. Players navigate Pac-Man by rolling him through worlds where he will face deadly obstacles, roll-up classic pac pellets and use awesome power-ups.

* Galaga Remix: With Galaga invaders arriving from the far reaches of space, players must try to shoot down the invading forces and save Pac-Man from ultimate destruction. With up to four-players able to challenge the oncoming invaders, and scores being tallied for each player, wiping out an alien species has never been so much fun.

* Pac-Motos Remix: The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to knocking your opponents off a series of unique and colorful stages all while using the Wii controller to move, dash and power-up your Pac-Man. Players engage in a small arena where the goal is to knock opponents off while grabbing power-ups and navigating through challenging environments.

* Rally-X Remix: With up to four players capable of taking the screen at once, this classic Namco title is brought new life with slick graphics, power-ups and a new intuitive control scheme using the Wii remote to steer.

* Gator Panic Remix: Gators pose a serious problem and Pac-Man is here to solve it. Players use Pac-Man to whack at emerging gators that appear on screen. The player with the most gator whacks at the end of a match wins.

“Namco Museum Remix breathes new life into all time classic games like Galaga, Rally-X and Pac’n Roll by taking their fun and famous gameplay and adding new twists which are easy to grasp, involve multiple players and offers a level of fun that is only possible with the Nintendo Wii,” said Makoto Iwai, COO and senior vice president, Namco Bandai.

Update June 17: Found the first gameplay videos.