Pac-Man vs.

"The Original Pac is back!"

In 1980 Pac-Man, was released all across the world. This addictive game was really hard to pull away from. Now, in 2003+, things haven't changed.

Pac-Man Vs. is the original Pac-Man, with a twist! Three players can take control of the ghosts and only get a short field of vision, while a fourth player takes control of the cheese himself on the Gameboy Advanced and can see the whole field. When you put all of this together, it creates a Iwatani/Miyamoto masterpiece!

Graphics: 8/10

Honestly, the graphics on the Gamecube couldn't be improved much more for a 3D original Pac-Man game, but the graphics on the GBA are sub-par. Yes, it does look like the original Pac-Man, but they just could have made it a little better.

Sound: 10/10

Nothing beats hearing some of those classic sounds and music then send you back in time to your childhood. All of the ''wakka's'' and ''weeooo weeooo's'' are perfectly in place.

Control: 9/10

Not much to say here, on the GBA, you are just playing the original Pac-Man, but when you are a ghost, the thumb stick doesn't do very well for a 2D game. You often find yourself going a direction that you didn't intend to. It makes it even MORE annoying when you're chasing the Packster and you dont turn in time.

Gameplay: 10/10

Ahhh... the gameplay. It is untouched. When you are a ghost, you have to work with and against all of your fellow floating eye-balls. You have to know how to use them to your advantage and make them chase Pac-Man into you. When you are Pac-Man, you are trying to complete your objective by getting as many points as possible, and to not get eaten. You have to be a lot more tricky because you are no longer playing against some 1980 AI. You are playing with people (hopefully with brains) who can guard the Power Pellets, and trap you easily.

If you put all this together, it makes for one REALLY good game. I find myself playing Halo with some friends, and after a match, I say ''lets play Pac-Man Vs.''. They always agree because we always have a lot of fun with it. I strongly recommend you pick this up (assuming you have friends to play it with). You can get it for $20 with Pac-Man world right now. I have also heard that you can get it from R-Racing Evolution and I-Ninja.

Pac-Man Vs. is a GREAT game for all ages and is as addicting as the original one. I strongly recommend you pick one up.... NOW

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 04/04/04