Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions

Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions
North American box art
Developer(s)Bandai Namco Games
Publisher(s)Namco Bandai Games
Director(s)Takahiro Okano
Takahisa Sugiyama
SeriesPac-Man
Galaxian
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
Release
  • JP: June 23, 2011
  • NA: July 26, 2011
  • AU: August 4, 2011
  • EU: August 26, 2011
Genre(s)Various
Mode(s)Single-player

Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions is a 2011 video game compilation developed and published for the Nintendo 3DS by Namco Bandai Games. It contains six games from the company's Pac-Man and Galaxian franchises—Pac-Man (1980), Galaga (1981), Pac-Man Championship Edition (2007), Galaga Legions (2008), Pac-Man Tilt, and Galaga 3D Impact, the last two being unique games created exclusively for this collection. The collection also includes achievements, online leaderboards, and a trailer for the Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures television series.

Dimensions was created by Takahiro Okano and Takahisa Sugiyama, who were commissioned by Namco Bandai to produce a compilation as a way to celebrate the 30th anniversaries of Galaga and Pac-Man, and to bridge the two franchises together in a single package. The two exclusive games were built to take advantage of the new features included in the 3DS, which had launched before production began. Pac-Man Championship Edition and Galaga Legions were added due to neither having been released on a portable system beforehand, and for being important entries in their respective series.

Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions received mixed reviews from critics. Though the emulation quality and the inclusion of Pac-Man Championship Edition and Galaga Legions received praise, reviewers were critical of the compilation's overall quality, the small screen resolution, and its high retail price. While some believed the exclusive games made the package worthwhile, others believed they were of subpar quality and suffered from poor 3D effects and controls.