Pac-Mania
is a 1987 maze video game developed and published by Namco for Japanese arcades; it was licensed to Atari Games for release in North America. In the game, the player controls Pac-Man as he must eat all of the dots while avoiding the colored ghosts that chase him in the maze. Eating large flashing "Power Pellets" will allow Pac-Man to eat the ghosts for bonus points, which lasts for a short period of time. A new feature to this game allows Pac-Man to jump over the ghosts to evade capture. It is the ninth title in the Pac-Man video game series and was the last one developed for arcades up until
Game data
- Released
- 1987-11-30
- User rating
- 3.09 / 5
- Genres
- Action
- Platforms
- Wii, NES, Commodore / Amiga, Atari ST, Genesis, SEGA Master System
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Key facts
- Video game.title
- Pac-Mania
- Video game.image
- Pac-Mania cover.jpg
- Video game.caption
- Japanese arcade flyer
- Video game.developer
- Namco
- Video game.director
- Tōru Iwatani
- Video game.artist
- Akira Usukura
- Video game.programmer
- Taro Shimizu
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7 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Ports
- Reception
- Legacy
- Notes
- References
- External links
is a 1987 maze video game developed and published by Namco for Japanese arcades; it was licensed to Atari Games for release in North America. In the game, the player controls Pac-Man as he must eat all of the dots while avoiding the colored ghosts that chase him in the maze. Eating large flashing "Power Pellets" will allow Pac-Man to eat the ghosts for bonus points, which lasts for a short period of time. A new feature to this game allows Pac-Man to jump over the ghosts to evade capture. It is the ninth title in the Pac-Man video game series and was the last one developed for arcades up until the release of Pac-Man Arrangement in 1996. Development was directed by Pac-Man creator Tōru Iwatani.
Pac-Mania gained a highly positive critical reception for its uniqueness and gameplay. It was nominated for "Best Coin-Op Conversion of the Year" at the Golden Joystick Awards in 1987, although it lost to Taito's Operation Wolf. Pac-Mania was ported to several home consoles and computers, including the Atari ST, MSX2, Sega Genesis and Nintendo Entertainment System, the last of which being published by Tengen. Several Pac-Man and Namco video game collections also included the game. Ports for the Wii Virtual Console, iOS and mobile phones were also produced.