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"Pac-Man" Review (Posted on 04-21-2016)

Pac-man. Could be "Pacman." Never was it "Pac Man." No matter what, it's Pac-Man.

Originated from an oddity titled "Tax-man," Pac-man is represented by a yellow dot rummaging through a maze eating everything in sight, in this case, dots. The goal of the game is to complete finishing all—all—dots while avoiding the enemies, referred to as "ghosts." Along with an increase in difficulty and rising up there in levels, Pac-man can also rack up more points by eating up the infamous fruits that appear on occasion in the middle of the maze, from cherries to peaches. Navigate and avoid the ghosts using the one and only directional pad.

Yeah, that's very much it. This series is ubiquitous to classic/retroactive video gaming, representing a culture deep within the retro gaming community and even using the game's font.

Now, some things to note: one is there are no other options besides 1 or 2 players. Two: during gameplay, you can't even tell which ghosts are who. I'm not sure if that was designed to make things more challenging, despite that each ghost has a distinctive personality/technique in chasing after Pac-Man. but that was a bit of a letdown. Three: Pac-Man has been a hit, couldn't they have injected a specially-made Super Game Boy border for this game? It's Pac-man! Lastly, four: How about options featuring different kinds of mazes for more added fun/challenge?

Since video gamers have exploited a glitch at level 256 on the console version (emulated on this YouTube video), it makes me wonder: are there glitches on this Game Boy version? What's the highest level? Challengers welcome.

In fact, I will do my best to try and find out myself. Then again, you can only expect so much doing the same thing. Other than that, it's a neat, portable version of a classic.

At least the music and the sound effects will come off crisp and pure from these amazing waterproof Bluetooth-activated speakers from iHome! Mother Nature finally met her match; You should too:


© 2008-2019 written and reviewed personally by Kris Caballero.

"Pac-Man" Ratings

Our Rating:
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