Namco Anthology
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Namco Anthology
Overview
The Namco Anthology games are compilations of
The menu interfaces in each collection are presented as a website, where the games are divided into individual "webpages".
Development and release
The Namco Anthology games were created by
Namco Anthology 1 was announced in January 1998 and released on June 4.[10][4][8] Namco Anthology 2 was released on September 23 of the same year.[11] Namco considered releasing both collections in Europe, though ultimately both remained exclusive to Japan.[12] Namco Anthology 2 contains technical issues that prevent it from running properly on the PlayStation 2, with some games freezing up entirely.[13] Both games were digitally re-released for the PlayStation Network on December 18, 2013 under the Game Archives series.[14]
Reception
Publication | Score |
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Famitsu | 28/40[4] (1) 32/40[11] (2) |
Joypad | 3/10[3] (1) |
Video Games | 2/4[5] (1) |
Publication | Award |
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Famitsu | Gold Hall of Fame (2) |
Namco Anthology 2 was ranked as the tenth best-selling game in Japan during the month of October 1998.[15] The two have sold a combined 62,607 copies in its lifetime; 26,130 for Anthology 1 and 36,477 for Anthology 2.[16] Famitsu staff believed Anthology 1 those that didn't grow up with the games included wouldn't enjoy it, and only Conqueror's Continent would be attractive to new players. Staff also believed the collection was inferior to the Namco Museum series in the aspect its games can easily be obtained on their original platforms, where as most games in Namco Museum are hard to get ahold of.[4] Grégoire Hellot of Joypad thought Conqueror's Conquest was the best title, but was inferior to similar tactical games such as Super Robot Wars. He didn't think the other three appealed to import gamers, and have long since been usurped by titles of better quality.[3]
Notes
References
- ^ ISBN 4-88991-645-8.
- ^ ISBN 978-4887490123.
- ^ a b c Hellot, Grégoire (September 1998). "Toutes les sorties Japonaises et US - Namco Anthology 1" (in French). No. 78. Joypad. p. 84.
- ^ a b c d e "ナムコアンソロジー1 (PS)". Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on November 10, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Import - Namco Anthology Vol. 1" (in German). WEKA Consumer Medien. Video Games. August 1998. p. 45. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ Kalata, Kurt (January 2015). "Namco Valkyrie Series". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "今度は"アンソロジー" 家庭用ゲームの復活だ". Namco WonderPage (in Japanese). Namco. Archived from the original on January 29, 1998. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Future Publishing. PlayStation Magazine. p. 18. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "PlayStation/ナムコアンソロジー2TVCM". Namco WonderPage (in Japanese). Namco. Archived from the original on December 2, 1998. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Ohbuchi, Yutaka (April 16, 1998). "Japanese Game Calendar". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 11, 2000. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "ナムコアンソロジー2 (PS)". Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on November 10, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ "Pro News: From Our Man In Japan". No. 21. International Data Group. PlayStation Pro. June 1998. p. 17. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- Dengeki. August 31, 2001. Archived from the originalon March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ "『ナムコミュージアムVol.5』、『ナムコミュージアムアンコール』、『ナムコアンソロジー』シリーズがゲームアーカイブスで12月18日より配信開始". Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. December 18, 2013. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ IGN Staff (October 9, 1998). "Japanese Top 10". IGN. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ "Game Search (based on Famitsu data)". Game Data Library. 1 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.