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{{short description|2005 video game}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}{{Infobox video game
| title = Namco Museum Battle Collection
| image = Namco museum battle collection cover.jpg
| caption = North American cover art
| developer = [[Namco]]
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|Namco|NA|[[Namco Hometek]]|EU|[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]}}
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|February 24, 2005|NA|August 23, 2005|EU|December 9, 2005}}
| director = Yasuhiro Nishimoto<ref name="Manual"/>
| producer = Nobutaka Nakajima<ref name="Manual">''Namco Museum Battle Collection'' instruction booklet. Namco Ltd. Retrieved August 23, 2005.</ref>
| genre = Various
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
| series = ''[[Namco Museum]]''
| platforms = [[PlayStation Portable]]
}}
'''''Namco Museum Battle Collection'''''{{efn|Known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Namco Museum'''''|ナムコミュージアム||lit. ''Namuko Myūjiamu''}}}} is a 2005 [[video game compilation]] developed and published by [[Namco]] for the [[PlayStation Portable]]. It is the first ''[[Namco Museum]]'' since the original PlayStation series to be developed in Japan. It includes 21 games - four of these are brand-new "arrangement" remakes of older Namco games, while the rest are emulated ports of [[Namco]] arcade games from the 1970s and 1980s. These ports include an options menu that allows the player to modify the in-game settings, such as the screen orientation and number of lives. Players can send one-level demos to a friend's console via the "Game Sharing" option in the main menu.

''Battle Collection'' was the first PlayStation Portable game to make use of the system's game sharing function. The Japanese version of the game, simply titled ''Namco Museum'', was split into two different volumes - the second volume includes three games not found in international releases, these being ''[[Dragon Spirit]]'' and two new "arrangement" games based on ''[[Pac-Man]]'' and ''[[Motos]]''. ''Battle Collection'' was met with a positive response from critics; reviewers applauded the large library of games, emulation quality and multiplayer features, although would heave criticism towards the Game Sharing option, which many deemed "useless", and for the game requiring a firmware update to boot. In Japan, the first game sold 79,572 copies in its first week of release.<ref>{{cite web |title=GID 416 - Namco Museum - PSP |url=http://garaph.info/gamesearch.php?titleenglish=Namco+Museum&stte=0&titlejapanese=&platform=&stpl=0&publisher=&stpu=0&date1=&date2=&std=&price1=&price2=&sltd1=&sltd2=&gameid=&orderby=&res1=&res2=&opt=1 |website=Garaph |access-date=28 June 2019}}</ref>

==Games==
''Namco Museum Battle Collection'' includes a total of 21 games; 17 of these are ports of [[Namco]] arcade games from the 1970s and 1980s, including ''[[Pac-Man]]'', ''[[Ms. Pac-Man]]'' and ''[[Galaga]]''. They encompass several different game genres, such as [[maze game|maze]], [[shoot'em up]] and [[platform game|platform]]. Each of the arcade game ports allow the player to modify the in-game settings, such as the number of lives and screen orientation, as well as access to a sound test and autosave feature.<ref name="IGN Page 1">{{cite web |author=Nix |title=Namco Museum Battle Collection (Page 1) |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/25/namco-museum-battle-collection |website=IGN |date=25 August 2005 |access-date=25 August 2005 |archive-date=17 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517201838/https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/25/namco-museum-battle-collection |url-status=live }}</ref> A "Game Sharing" option can be accessed from the main menu, allowing the player to send one-level demos to a friend's PSP system. Alongside the arcade games, four new "Arrangement" games have been included, which are new to this collection.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gibson |first1=Ellie |title=Namco classics for PSP |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/news180805namco |website=Eurogamer |access-date=18 August 2005 |date=2005-08-18 |archive-date=2019-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924022400/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/news180805namco |url-status=live }}</ref> These games include 3D graphics and incorporate new features, such as power-ups, new stages, world maps and boss fights.<ref name="IGN Page 2">{{cite web |author=Nix |title=Namco Museum Battle Collection (Page 2) |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/25/namco-museum-battle-collection?page=2 |website=IGN |date=25 August 2005 |access-date=25 August 2005 |archive-date=16 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716024724/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/25/namco-museum-battle-collection?page=2 |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite their similar name, they share nothing in common with the "Arrangement" games found in both ''[[Namco Classic Collection Vol. 1]]'' and ''[[Namco Classic Collection Vol. 2]]''.<ref name="GameSpy Page 2">{{cite web |last1=Theobald |first1=Phil |title=Namco Museum Battle Collection - Page 2 |url=http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/namco-museum/646169p2.html |website=GameSpy |access-date=29 August 2005 |archive-date=29 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629171617/http://psp.gamespy.com/playstation-portable/namco-museum/646169p2.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+Games included in ''Namco Museum Battle Collection''
|-
! colspan="5" scope="row" | ''Arrangement'' games
|-
!Title
!Genre
!Release date
!Vol. (Japan)
|-
|''Pac-Man Arrangement''
|[[Maze game|Maze]]
|2005
|1
|-
|''Galaga Arrangement''
|[[Shoot'em up|Fixed shooter]]
|2005
|1
|-
|''Dig Dug Arrangement''
|[[Maze game|Maze]]
|2005
|1
|-
|''New Rally-X Arrangement''
|[[Maze game|Maze]]
|2005
|1
|-
|''Motos Arrangement''{{efn-lr|name=localization}}
|[[Platform game|Platform]]
|2006
|2
|-
|''Pac-Man Arrangement Plus''{{efn-lr|name=localization}}
|[[Maze game|Maze]]
|2006
|2
|-
! colspan="5" scope="row" | Arcade games
|-
!Title
!Genre
!Original release
!Vol. (Japan)
|-
|''[[Galaxian]]''
|[[Shoot'em up|Fixed shooter]]
|1979
|1
|-
|''[[Pac-Man]]''
|[[Maze game|Maze]]
|1980
|1
|-
|''[[Rally-X]]''
|[[Maze game|Maze]]
|1980
|1
|-
|''[[King & Balloon]]''
|[[Shoot'em up|Fixed shooter]]
|1980
|2
|-
|''[[Galaga]]''
|[[Shoot'em up|Fixed shooter]]
|1981
|1
|-
|''[[Bosconian]]''
|[[Shoot'em up|Multi-directional shooter]]
|1981
|2
|-
|''[[New Rally-X]]''
|[[Maze game|Maze]]
|1981
|1
|-
|''[[Ms. Pac-Man]]''
|[[Maze game|Maze]]
|1982
|1
|-
|''[[Dig Dug]]''
|[[Maze game|Maze]]
|1982
|1
|-
|''[[Xevious]]''
|[[Shoot'em up|Vertical-scrolling shooter]]
|1983
|2
|-
|''[[Mappy]]''
|[[Platform game|Platform]]
|1983
|2
|-
|''[[The Tower of Druaga]]''
|[[Role-playing game|Role-playing]]
|1984
|2
|-
|''[[Grobda]]''
|[[Shoot'em up|Multi-directional shooter]]
|1984
|2
|-
|''[[Dragon Buster]]''
|[[Action role-playing game|Action role-playing]]
|1985
|2
|-
|''[[Dig Dug II]]''
|[[Platform game|Platform]]
|1985
|2
|-
|''[[Motos]]''
|[[Platform game|Platform]]
|1985
|2
|-
|''[[Rolling Thunder (video game)|Rolling Thunder]]''
|[[Shoot'em up|Run'n gun]]
|1987
|2
|-
|''[[Dragon Spirit]]''{{efn-lr|name=localization}}
|[[Shoot'em up|Vertical-scrolling shooter]]
|1987
|2
|-
|}
{{notelist-lr|refs=
{{efn-lr|name=localization|Only available in the Japanese release.}}}}

== Ports ==
The ''Pac-Man Arrangement'', ''Galaga Arrangement'', and ''Dig Dug Arrangement'' games were featured in the 2008 compilation title ''[[Namco Museum Virtual Arcade]]'', and were also ported to [[iOS]] under the names ''Pac-Man Remix'', ''[[Galaga Remix]]'', and ''Dig Dug Remix'' in 2009. ''Galaga Remix'' and ''Dig Dug Remix'' include the original arcade versions of ''Galaga'' and ''Dig Dug''. ''Pac-Man Arrangement'' was featured in the 2014 compilation title ''[[Pac-Man Museum]]''. All ports lack the 2 player modes found in the original games.

As of 2018, ''Pac-Man Remix'', ''Galaga Remix'' and ''Dig Dug Remix'' have been delisted from the App Store and are no longer available for download. Additionally, the games do not run on devices running [[iOS 11]] and higher as the system has dropped support for 32-bit apps. ''Pac-Man Museum'' has been delisted from all digital storefronts as of 2020.

''Pac-Man Arrangement'' (labelled as ''Pac-Man Arrangement CS Ver.'' to distinguish itself from the 1996 game) is included in ''[[Pac-Man Museum+]]'' as an unlockable title, released in 2022.

==Reception==
{{expand section|date=October 2017}}
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 72.02%<ref>{{cite web |title=Namco Museum Battle Collection |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/psp/927484-namco-museum-battle-collection/index.html |website=GameRankings |access-date=28 June 2019 |archive-date=17 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517201836/https://www.gamerankings.com/psp/927484-namco-museum-battle-collection/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
| MC = 73/100<ref>{{cite web |title=Namco Museum Battle Collection |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/namco-museum-battle-collection/critic-reviews/?platform=psp |website=Metacritic |access-date=28 June 2019 |archive-date=15 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315153702/https://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/namco-museum-battle-collection |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 1UP = B+<ref name="1UP">{{cite web |last1=Parish |first1=Jeremy |title=Namco Museum Battle Collection |url=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3143275&did=1 |website=1UP.com |access-date=30 August 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603183328/http://www.1up.com/reviews/namco-museum_2 |archive-date=3 June 2016}}</ref>
| IGN = 7.5/10<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/games/namco-museum-battle-collection|title=Namco Museum Battle Collection|website=IGN|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref>
| GSpot = 7.5/10<ref name="GameSpot">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/namco-museum-battle-collection-review/1900-6131840/|title=Namco Museum Battle Collection Review|first=Jeff|last=Gerstmann|authorlink=Jeff Gerstmann|date=24 August 2005|website=GameSpot|access-date=16 November 2017|archive-date=25 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025075132/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/namco-museum-battle-collection-review/1900-6131840/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GSpy = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="GameSpy Page 2"/>
}}
''Namco Museum Battle Collection'' was met with a mostly positive critical reception. Many would praise the compilation's multiplayer features, emulation quality and large library of games. It has an average critic score of 74.02% on [[GameRankings]] and 73/100 on [[Metacritic]].

[[IGN]] gave the game a 7.5 out of 10, praising the game for its multiplayer features, sound, and graphics. However, they criticized the Game Sharing feature for its limited usage and lack of Arrangement games.<ref name="IGN"/> [[GameSpot]]'s [[Jeff Gerstmann]] gave the game a 7.5, praising the game's 21 game titles, various display options, controls, and good emulation. However, he criticized the game sharing demo for its bare-bones presentation, and requiring the PSP to be at the latest firmware before use.<ref name="GameSpot"/>

==See also==
* [[Namco Museum|List of ''Namco Museum'' compilations]]
* [[List of Namco retro video game compilations]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/nm_psp/ Official website (Japanese)]

{{Bandai Namco compilations}}
{{The Tower of Druaga}}
{{Dig Dug/Mr. Driller series}}
{{Dragon Spirit}}
{{Galaxian series}}
{{Pac-Man series}}

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