<s>
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
developed	O
by	O
Cattle	O
Call	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
includes	O
five	O
Namco	O
arcade	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
1980s	O
:	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
,	O
Galaga	B-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
,	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
Xevious	B-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Spirit	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
alongside	O
an	O
exclusive	O
Xevious	B-Application
sequel	O
,	O
Xevious	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
progress	O
is	O
rewarded	O
with	O
stamps	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
redeemed	O
for	O
virtual	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
custom	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
hub	O
space	O
featuring	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
;	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
small	O
game	O
library	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
in	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
emulation	O
quality	O
,	O
unlockable	O
extras	O
and	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
six	O
games	O
-	O
five	O
of	O
these	O
are	O
Namco	O
arcade	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
sixth	O
,	O
Xevious	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
,	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
this	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
is	O
excluded	O
from	O
each	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Xevious	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
completing	O
certain	O
objectives	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
rewarded	O
with	O
stamps	O
that	O
were	O
redeemable	O
for	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
now-defunct	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
service	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
shirts	O
,	O
hats	O
and	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
over	O
50	O
unlockable	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xevious	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
is	O
a	O
vertical-scrolling	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
serving	O
as	O
a	O
modern	O
update	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Xevious	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
control	O
their	O
respective	O
Solvalou	O
starships	O
—	O
white	O
for	O
player	O
one	O
and	O
black	O
for	O
player	O
two	O
—	O
and	O
must	O
wipe	O
out	O
the	O
Xevious	B-Application
forces	O
and	O
their	O
supercomputer	O
leader	O
GAMP	O
before	O
they	O
take	O
over	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
several	O
stages	O
,	O
referred	O
in-game	O
as	O
"	O
areas	O
"	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
outer	O
space	O
,	O
forests	O
,	O
deserts	O
featuring	O
the	O
Nazca	O
lines	O
from	O
Peru	O
,	O
and	O
mechanical	O
bases	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Solvalou	O
and	O
Xevious	B-Application
3D/G	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
areas	O
feature	O
bosses	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
defeat	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
,	O
one	O
being	O
a	O
rematch	O
with	O
the	O
Andor	O
Genesis	O
mothership	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Xevious	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bombing	O
pre-determined	O
spots	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
in	O
some	O
areas	O
can	O
reveal	O
Sol	O
towers	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
destroyed	O
for	O
extra	O
points	O
,	O
and	O
Rally-X	B-Application
Special	O
Flags	O
that	O
will	O
award	O
the	O
player	O
an	O
extra	O
life	O
when	O
collected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
earn	O
stamps	O
by	O
completing	O
certain	O
in-game	O
objectives	O
,	O
unlocking	O
special	O
items	O
for	O
their	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
digital	O
apartment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
help	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
created	O
a	O
custom	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
hub	O
area	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
promote	O
their	O
other	O
digital-only	O
games	O
-	O
players	O
could	O
unlock	O
additional	O
items	O
for	O
their	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
upon	O
visiting	O
the	O
space	O
and	O
could	O
also	O
play	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
Essentials	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
titled	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
BETA	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
titles	O
to	O
utilize	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
's	O
rewards	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xevious	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
was	O
created	O
to	O
remake	O
the	O
core	O
Xevious	B-Application
gameplay	O
for	O
a	O
modern	O
shoot'em	O
up	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
review	O
,	O
IGN	O
called	O
the	O
overall	O
presentation	O
"	O
top-notch	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
and	O
bonus	O
content	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
noted	O
added	O
replay	O
value	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
IGN	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
that	O
multiplayer	O
was	O
excluded	O
from	O
the	O
games	O
except	O
Xevious	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
small	O
game	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
of	O
Xevious	B-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
,	O
Sam	O
Derboo	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
were	O
"	O
very	O
effective	O
"	O
for	O
their	O
budget	O
,	O
noting	O
how	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
resembled	O
satellite	O
photographs	O
.	O
</s>
