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Regardless of their age, the simple, undemanding diversions found in Pac-Man Collection are perfect for today's portable systems.
Specifications: ESRB: Everyone See full specs
Price range: $14.99
Gamespot editors' review
- Reviewed on: 07/17/2001
- Updated on: 05/17/2006
- Released on: 07/12/2001
Following the release of Namco Museum, Namco has given its prodigal pellet muncher his own star vehicle on the Game Boy Advance. Pac-Man Collection is a slick retro-gaming compilation that features three original Pac-Man games as well as a new action-based Pac sequel. If ever there were doubts, Pac-Man Collection proves that handhelds and classic gaming do indeed go together.
The collection opens with Pac-Man Arrangement, a new interpretation of Pac-Man that mixes classic pellet-eating gameplay with sundry power-ups. Jails, ghost-nabbing pouches, strength builders, teleportation pads, and speed boosters are just a few of the many useful objects available in the game's 22 arenas. Amusingly, the ghosts can make use of these items too. Three-dimensional visuals portray the jungle, factory, and park locales of Pac-Man Arrangement with relative ease, while familiar "doo doo doo" theme music is bolstered by the addition of new-age marimbas and steel drums.
Next up is Pac-Man, the game that led to Pac-Man Fever in the first place. With only minor quibbles, this version of Pac-Man is the closest to arcade perfect since Namco Museum Vol. 1 hit the PlayStation in 1996. Navigating a maze of power pellets and Pac-hungry ghosts, you will be relieved to note that all the revered "wakka wakka" sound effects and graphical smoothness of Namco's original have hit Nintendo's handheld intact. Since gameplay is spot on, right down to Blinky's tricky directional changes, about the only real criticisms lie in the game's display options. Like Ms. Pac-Man in the Namco Museum compilation, Pac-Man forces you to choose between a diminutive full-screen option or a heavily cropped scrolling display, neither of which is very comfortable on the GBA's 2.9-inch screen.
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