<s>
is	O
a	O
2011	O
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
six	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Galaxian	O
franchises	O
—	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
,	O
Galaga	B-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
Galaga	B-Application
Legions	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Tilt	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Galaga	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
being	O
unique	O
games	O
created	O
exclusively	O
for	O
this	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
also	O
includes	O
achievements	O
,	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghostly	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
television	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dimensions	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Takahiro	O
Okano	O
and	O
Takahisa	O
Sugiyama	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
commissioned	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
compilation	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
30th	O
anniversaries	O
of	O
Galaga	B-Application
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
and	O
to	O
bridge	O
the	O
two	O
franchises	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
exclusive	O
games	O
were	O
built	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
had	O
launched	O
before	O
production	O
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
Galaga	B-Application
Legions	I-Application
were	O
added	O
due	O
to	O
neither	O
having	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
portable	O
system	O
beforehand	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
being	O
important	O
entries	O
in	O
their	O
respective	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
&	I-Application
Galaga	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
emulation	O
quality	O
and	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
Galaga	B-Application
Legions	I-Application
received	O
praise	O
,	O
reviewers	O
were	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
compilation	O
's	O
overall	O
quality	O
,	O
the	O
small	O
screen	O
resolution	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
high	O
retail	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
&	I-Application
Galaga	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
six	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Galaxian	O
franchises	O
—	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
,	O
Galaga	B-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
Galaga	B-Application
Legions	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Tilt	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Galaga	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
being	O
exclusive	O
to	O
this	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Galaga	B-Application
are	O
both	O
arcade	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
early	O
1980s	O
,	O
while	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
Galaga	B-Application
Legions	I-Application
are	O
modernized	O
updates	O
that	O
were	O
first	O
published	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
except	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Tilt	I-Application
utilize	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
3D	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
ports	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Galaga	B-Application
feature	O
a	O
curved	O
monitor	O
display	O
that	O
replicate	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
machines	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
added	O
option	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
the	O
American	O
upright	O
,	O
Japanese	O
upright	O
,	O
or	O
tabletop	O
cabinets	O
for	O
the	O
screen	O
border	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
also	O
includes	O
access	O
to	O
an	O
online	O
ranking	O
system	O
and	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghostly	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
animated	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Tilt	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
as	O
he	O
must	O
make	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
while	O
avoiding	O
ghosts	O
and	O
other	O
obstacles	O
in	O
his	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tilting	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
changes	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
gravity	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
easily	O
climb	O
up	O
steep	O
inclines	O
or	O
turn	O
into	O
a	O
ball	O
to	O
roll	O
down	O
hills	O
and	O
smash	O
through	O
bricks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
can	O
defeat	O
the	O
ghosts	O
by	O
finding	O
glowing	O
Power	O
Pellets	O
throughout	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Galaga	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
starship	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
throughout	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
levels	O
,	O
destroying	O
formations	O
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
avoiding	O
collision	O
with	O
their	O
projectiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moving	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
in	O
a	O
fixed	O
direction	O
controls	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
&	I-Application
Galaga	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Takahiro	O
Okano	O
and	O
Takahisa	O
Sugiyama	O
of	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
30th	O
anniversaries	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Galaga	B-Application
,	O
the	O
two	O
were	O
commissioned	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
compilation	O
that	O
bridged	O
the	O
two	O
franchises	O
together	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Okano	O
and	O
Sugiyama	O
designed	O
Dimensions	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
hardware	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
recently	O
launched	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
both	O
showed	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
interest	O
lead	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
exclusive	O
games	O
,	O
Galaga	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Tilt	I-Application
,	O
which	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
they	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
created	O
an	O
early	O
prototype	O
where	O
players	O
launched	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
into	O
a	O
goal	O
by	O
tilting	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
while	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
idea	O
believed	O
its	O
concept	O
proved	O
confusing	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Okano	O
reworked	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platformer	O
where	O
players	O
titled	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
move	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaga	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Sugiyama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	O
team	O
of	O
programmers	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
ports	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
Galaga	B-Application
Legions	I-Application
;	O
their	O
inclusion	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
neither	O
having	O
received	O
a	O
portable	O
version	O
prior	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
being	O
important	O
installments	O
in	O
their	O
respective	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
angled	O
monitor	O
display	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Galaga	B-Application
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
depth	O
perception	O
of	O
dioramas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Bandai	O
announced	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
&	I-Application
Galaga	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
in	O
February	O
2011	O
,	O
alongside	O
DualPenSports	B-Application
and	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
and	O
demonstrated	O
it	O
at	O
E3	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
&	I-Application
Galaga	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
generally	O
agreed	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
strong	O
points	O
of	O
Dimensions	O
was	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
Galaga	B-Application
Legions	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
argued	O
that	O
they	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
$5	O
downloads	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaga	B-Application
Legions	I-Application
in	O
particular	O
was	O
liked	O
by	O
Kyle	O
Hilliard	O
of	O
GamesRadar+	O
,	O
but	O
claimed	O
Galaga	B-Application
Legions	I-Application
DX	I-Application
was	O
a	O
better	O
game	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
n't	O
as	O
well-done	O
as	O
those	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
iteration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
included	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Galaga	B-Application
were	O
also	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
were	O
split	O
regarding	O
the	O
two	O
new	O
games	O
,	O
Galaga	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Impact	I-Application
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Tilt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
disliked	O
Tilt	O
for	O
its	O
controls	O
and	O
3D	O
Impact	O
for	O
coming	O
off	O
as	O
a	O
shallow	O
clone	O
of	O
Panzer	B-Application
Dragoon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roberts	O
compared	O
3D	O
Impact	O
to	O
the	O
first-person	O
segments	O
in	O
Steel	B-Device
Diver	I-Device
,	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
exclusives	O
helped	O
increase	O
the	O
attractiveness	O
of	O
the	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
also	O
directed	O
attention	O
towards	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
trailer	O
for	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghostly	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barnholt	O
told	O
readers	O
that	O
they	O
should	O
instead	O
buy	O
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
Xevious	B-Application
if	O
they	O
wanted	O
some	O
classic	O
Namco	O
action	O
in	O
portable	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
