Pac-Man invades Namco Museum Remix on Wii

by Ludwig Kietzmann { May 18th 2007 at 4:55PM }

You remember Namco Bandai's Galaga, don't you? The very mention of it should conjure images of a lone spacecraft darting through unrelenting waves of giant insects, with bullets whizzing by and an unusually pleased Pac-Man rolling past. Oh, you don't remember him being there? That's because you haven't seen Namco Museum ~~Rehash~~ Remix for the Wii yet -- the "Remix" part referring to the inclusion of gluttonous gaming icon, Pac-Man, into every one of the revamped titles.

The image above is from Galaga Remix, a point-and-shooter (yes, really) that forms part of the five Wii-vitalized games included in Namco Museum Remix. Others detailed by IGN are:

Pac 'n Roll Remix -- Much like the early DS game, Pac-Man has to roll his obese body to the end of the level while overcoming enemies, obstacles and a self-image problem.
Pac-Motos Remix -- Pac-Man knocks his opponents out of dangerous arenas. He'll eat them later.
Rally-X Remix -- It's a 3-D version of Rally-X, only with Pac-Man driving the car (miraculously sans arms and legs).
Gator Panic Remix -- Whack-a-Mole, but with gators. And Pac-Man.

Galaxian, Dig Dug, Mappy, Xevious, Gaplus, Super Pac-Man, Pac & Pal, Pac-Mania and Cute Q will also be included, though they'll all have to make due without a "remix." Namco Museum Remix releases on Wii this Fall.

Gallery: Namco Museum Remix (Wii)

[Via Wii Fanboy]

Tags: Dig Dug, DigDug, Galaga, Galaxian, Namco, Namco Bandai, NamcoBandai, Pac-Man, Xevious

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Gavin @ May 18th 2007 5:15PM

A mini-game collection for the Wii? Shocking!!!

Rubang B @ May 18th 2007 5:18PM

Shooting at Pac-Men with the Wii remote sounds awesome. And hopefully the Pac 'n' Roll Remix implements Kororinpa's control scheme. This game looks surprisingly good.

When I was 4 and playing Pac-Man once, a strange man at the arcade told me that in the future all the games in the world would star Pac-Man, and he'd drive cars, and I could shoot at him with a magical laser that came out of a remote in my hand that wasn't even plugged into my TV. I wish I believed him. He also told me what stocks were good.

BPM @ May 18th 2007 5:19PM

I never heard of "Gator Panic" before, and now I know why:
It's a cellphone game Namco made in 2004.

Still, this sounds like an interesting compilation.

Pac-Mania and Super Pac-Man FTW!
Dig Dug and Mappy are welcomed additions, too.
Never played Pac & Pal before. Sounds interesting, though.

Rubang B @ May 18th 2007 5:21PM

One man's "minigames" are another man's "retro classics." You've played Pac-Man, Xevious, Dig Dug, and Galaga, right?

Marlos Hill @ May 18th 2007 5:30PM

ARE YOU SERIOUS??!?

Cmon... i mean im buyin into the whole revolutionary yada yada shishboombah just like the next guy but GIVE ME A BREAK with the damn marble-madness/super monkey ball type games and mini-game collections and show me SOME GOODS!

Dammit my wii is probably tired of Wii Sports Bowling hahaahhaa

Rubang B @ May 18th 2007 5:34PM

Go back to 1980 and tell somebody this is just some mini-games. You'd get shot.

Mr Khan @ May 18th 2007 5:41PM

@ Rubang

be objective, dude, go back to 1925 and tell them thier movies look like shite, its the same thing

I tell you though, this game looks like one of the most trippy experiences since Toe Jam & Earl, despite it being an obvious cash-in

Diskoboy @ May 18th 2007 6:09PM

No Pac Pix Remix?? I'm disappointed.

Rubang B @ May 18th 2007 6:28PM

Some of my favorite movies came out in the 1920s or earlier! Hah!

Mr Khan @ May 18th 2007 6:31PM

Well that's what i meant, what was fun in 1980 is still fun now, but the industry has also moved beyond that, same as some 1920s movies are still good, but again, there have been significant advances

not saying i don't think this looks good, trippy good