Pac-Man is one my all time favourite games. He’s recently been given a new lease of life on XBLA in Pac-Man Championship Edition and if you’re a self confessed game addict and haven’t played this yet, you really must!
Our unmistakable little yellow friend first has come along way since his early pill popping days down the local arcade. He invaded our homes on the Atari 2600 before appearing on almost everything that had a microchip in it. Often these games were unofficial clones, some better some worse than their licensed counterparts, and sometimes more cunningly disguised so as not to tempt prosecution! Stand up and be counted Hungry Horace!
Atari 2600 Screenshot
Our wafer thin pal put on a few pounds and became American, no I mean, spherical (sorry! ;) ) in later games. He even found himself traversing a place named after him. I'm sure had Pac-Man known about Pac-Land before he started running around mazes being chased by ghosts he'd have gone into real estate.
Even as late as 2003 Pac was still at it and, as with most drug users, he'd gone onto the hard stuff. Glue pills no longer did it for him so concrete power pills were the order of the day.
Next a surprising move, family friendly Nintendo teamed up with Namco and brought us an all new take on the Pac-Man series. "Pac-Man vs" was a multi player affair in 3D mazes and was revealed to a sneering and sniggering E3 the very same year. Was this the best Nintendo could do? It seemed so as Sony swept all aside at the huge show.
Our wafer thin pal put on a few pounds and became American, no I mean, spherical (sorry! ;) ) in later games. He even found himself traversing a place named after him. I'm sure had Pac-Man known about Pac-Land before he started running around mazes being chased by ghosts he'd have gone into real estate.
Even as late as 2003 Pac was still at it and, as with most drug users, he'd gone onto the hard stuff. Glue pills no longer did it for him so concrete power pills were the order of the day.
Next a surprising move, family friendly Nintendo teamed up with Namco and brought us an all new take on the Pac-Man series. "Pac-Man vs" was a multi player affair in 3D mazes and was revealed to a sneering and sniggering E3 the very same year. Was this the best Nintendo could do? It seemed so as Sony swept all aside at the huge show.
Gamecube Pac-Man Vs – released as a bonus disk with R:Racing Evolution.
But Pac-Man's never say die drug habit is insatiable and he's back again, on Live Arcade. The Live Arcade is getting quite a few excellent retro futuristic and classic remakes and Pac is right in there with them. Gorgeous to look at and slick to play. This has lost none of the simplistic original charm but has certainly upped the ante and added new gameplay features, tactics and even more charm. This game will keep you going for a long time.
It's a little pricey at 800 points when the likes of JetPac Refuelled, Sonic, Track and Field and more are a mere 400 but it is worth it.
If you fancy giving Lee or I a challenge for that No.1 spot on the Gameov3r Friends Leaderboard then get Pac CE downloaded, join the FORUM, add our Gamer Tags and get munching! Come on! You know you can’t resist a challenge!.
But Pac-Man's never say die drug habit is insatiable and he's back again, on Live Arcade. The Live Arcade is getting quite a few excellent retro futuristic and classic remakes and Pac is right in there with them. Gorgeous to look at and slick to play. This has lost none of the simplistic original charm but has certainly upped the ante and added new gameplay features, tactics and even more charm. This game will keep you going for a long time.
It's a little pricey at 800 points when the likes of JetPac Refuelled, Sonic, Track and Field and more are a mere 400 but it is worth it.
If you fancy giving Lee or I a challenge for that No.1 spot on the Gameov3r Friends Leaderboard then get Pac CE downloaded, join the FORUM, add our Gamer Tags and get munching! Come on! You know you can’t resist a challenge!.
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I hate Pac-Man with a passion. Am I the only one?
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