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Namco Museum Vol. 4

Volume 4 for the PlayStation features: - Pac-Land (1984) - The Return of Ishtar (1986) - Genpei Touma-den (1986) – renamed The Genji and the Heike Clans outside of Japan. - Assault (1988) - Assault Plus (1988)…

68 8 November 1996

Namco Museum Vol. 4 is an arcade developed by NOW Production, released 8 November 1996 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

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What Namco Museum Vol. 4 is

Namco Museum Vol. 4 is an arcade game developed by NOW Production and released in 1996. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Volume 4 for the PlayStation features: - Pac-Land (1984) - The Return of Ishtar (1986) - Genpei Touma-den (1986) – renamed The Genji and the Heike Clans outside of Japan. - Assault (1988) - Assault Plus (1988) – as a hidden game. - Ordyne (1988)
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Pac-Man series

Namco Museum Vol. 4 is the 91st of 282 entries we hold in the Pac-Man series. The next entry was Pac-Man VR in 1996. Its critic score of 68 is 2 points below the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX at 98.

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How it was received

Namco Museum Vol. 4 holds a critic score of 68 out of 100. That places it above 32% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 1996 averaged 70, so it scored 2 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Namco Museum Vol. 4 launched on 8 November 1996, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Twisted Metal 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Twisted Metal 2.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Namco Museum Vol. 4 — frequently asked questions

When did Namco Museum Vol. 4 come out?
Namco Museum Vol. 4 was released on 8 November 1996 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation.
Does Namco Museum Vol. 4 have multiplayer?
Yes. Namco Museum Vol. 4 supports multiplayer.

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