Here's a closer look at what Namco has to offer Xbox owners at the upcoming show:
- Dead to Rights¿, debuting on the Xbox¿ video game system from Microsoft, is Namco Hometek¿s largest in-house developed game to date. A new maximum-velocity, supercharged Action Noir thriller, it features a never-before-seen mixture of storyline, game play elements and mechanics, as well as character interaction. Dead to Rights also introduces Namco¿s new action hero, Jack Slate: a once proud officer now a fugitive hunted by good cops, bad cops, and crooks alike. Without a home and with pitifully few friends, Jack wages war on the criminal element that murdered his father, destroyed his life and continues to rain crime and heartbreak on Grant City. Dead to Rights will be available in July 2002 for Xbox.
- Pac-Man World¿ 2, for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo Gamecube¿ and now for Xbox, takes the timeless pop-culture icon on his most challenging adventure yet. Pac-Man sets out on a quest to recapture the Magical Fruit stolen by the pesky Ghost Gang and the most evil of all entities, Spooky. With new skills like in-line skating, ice-skating, the shimmy and flip-kick, plus using the handy Pac-sub, Pac-Man will battle new enemies and explore new areas. This whimsical adventure also includes 3-D Pac-mazes and classic arcade favorites. Pac-Man World 2, now playing on the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Gamecube, will be available for Xbox in October 2002
- Namco Museum¿, for the PlayStation 2 and now for the Nintendo Gamecube and Xbox, will give gamers a chance to experience the great classics of the Arcade¿s Golden Era. The original quarter munchers: Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Dig Dug, and many other favorites are all here. Old-school gamers will re-live their greatest arcade moments and brand new gamers will experience the excitement of what makes these classic games so much fun to play. Namco Museum, now playing on the PlayStation 2, will be available for the Nintendo Gamecube and Xbox in October 2002.
IGN will have plenty more on Namco and dozens of other videogame companies because we're going to talk to most of them extensively at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
