Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions has … one save file, folks!

With sad predictability, it would appear that another publisher has cottoned onto the “one save file” scheme experimented with in Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D. Namco Bandai is the unsurprising felon, with word that Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions cannot have its saved scores an𒆙d unlocked content deleted.

Dimensions has no scoring table, . Your high score is all that’s recorded, and it cannot be reset — which naturally puts a dampener on its value as a secondhand title. This also means that once you’ve unlocked all the Achievement-like awards on offer, there’s no chance to start over from scratch. 

I previously argued that The Mercenaries could begin a new, unwelcome trend and Namco Bandai has all but confirmed it. It seems publishers are trying to use the “It’s only a score-attack game” excuse, regardless of the fact that used customers might not want to compete against a stranger’s score, and that new customers might want to start from scratch. What Capcom started is on its way to becoming a “thing”, and I think that’s sad.

So yeah, that’s another 3DS game I was planning to buy but will now ignore. Cool.