Product Reviews
Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions is a collection of games in the two title series, all re-created or designed from scratch for play on Nintendo 3DS. Straightforward ports of both coin-op classics are available, while the handheld's extended range of interface hardware is put to use with touch-screen inputs, gyro-sensor targeting, tilt-and-roll controls, and other motion-sensing play options. The new "Pac-Man Tilt" game is a blend of side-scrolling platforming and pinball, with players using flippers and power-ups to guide the round yellow hero through perilous, neon-colored levels. In "Galaga 3D Impact," the 3DS itself is wielded like spaceship controls; players move the handheld in real space, to target and blast the insectoid alien invaders they see, through the viewscreen, in the virtual space around them. Also featured are small-screen versions of the fan-favorite Pac-Man Championship Edition, and of Galaga Legions, a modernization of the series' definitive fixed-screen shooter action, with colorful, flowing 3D graphics. Additional options, variations, modes, and remakes of Pac-Man and Galaga play are available as well. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide