volumes respectively hold a 62/100 and 61/100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic, indicating "mixed or average reviews". As of August 30 2020, 11,850 copies of the physical version of Namcot Collection have been sold in Japan. Critics were particularly disappointed in the Archives releases for their inferiority to the Japanese original. Nintendo Life was critical of their omission of the collector's shelf from the Japanese version, as without it the collections felt very barren of content. The Games Machine agreed, and added the exclusion of artwork scans and other bonus material made it feel inferior to other similar collections already on the market. The Italian division of Eurogamer believed the Archives games, with its exclusion of artwork scans and bonus content, had no reason to bear the Namco Museum name. Bandai Namco's decision to split up Namcot Collection for international territories was negatively-received, with critics finding the idea pointless and confusing. Push Square said that both games' usage of the same menu interface and functionalities "raises the uncomfortable question of why these collections had to be separated into two volumes at all." They believed its method of distribution only made them worthwhile for hardcore Namco fans. Most reviewers enjoyed the emulation quality and selection of titles, particularly Pac-Man Championship Edition and Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti. Nintendo World Report showed admiration towards Mendal Palace, Battle City, and Gaplus for their polished design; they especially praised Gaplus for the quality of its conversion, complementing that it made for a nice companion for Galaga. The Games Machine agreed, and felt that the collections hosted a nice selection of quality titles, like Rolling Thunder. However, they argued it would only appeal to players that grew up playing the NES, believing that otherwise they provided little incentive for newcomers to purchase them. Mappy-Land and Dragon Buster were seen as the worst inclusions, with Super Xevious and Pac-Land also being disliked for their quality. 4Gamer.net showed disappointment in Namcot Collection for its library consisting exclusively of NES and Famicom games, and believed the collection could have been more interesting had it included games from systems such as the MSX, PC Engine, and Sega Mega Drive. While critics felt that the arcade game conversions were still fun to play, they generally agreed that they were not as good as their coin-op predecessors, and that they should have been included in addition to their console counterparts. Notes References