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Doing a little to much
I am a die hard PAC-MAN fan, bought the game on every platform that I own. I purchased this game for the iPhone several years ago, was thrilled it was available for an iPhone, to take with me on the go, all was good until the huge update. Apparently someone wanted to make the game, franchise with collectibles, and different game styles, that made this game a serious issue for me, number one, to much loading, PAC-MAN is a simple game to run, and play, if my phone has poor connection to service, game has trouble loading up, next to many menus, I just want to open the app, and play, not search for a particular style of PAC-MAN, all that should be an option, for people who want this. I’m fine with just my CLASSIC MAZES, I hope you can update this issue, separating the CLASSIC from all this other content added. Give us our regular CLASSIC MAZE PAC-MAN for the iPhone.
Thanks for reading,
LevarShow lessBLMarsh
A disgusting corporate mess
I’ve been a gamer my entire life. And I’ve got this lovely, high quality iPad. You’d think I’d use it for portable gaming fun, right? Nope. I never do. And ‘games’ like this are why. Once upon a time, this used to be excellent. You could unlock tons of unique mazes and you had them in a collection, play them whenever you want. Simple, high quality fun. I had no trouble spending some money on it. But it’s clear that some useless, worthless corporate parasite got to this, as all of that is gone. You know how a lot of gamers laugh at the idea of mobile games? Yeah. This is an example of that. Nothing but micro transactions , “energy” meters, ads for junk you shouldn’t even consider buying, currencies designed to confuse you so you lose track of how much you are spending, stupid timed nonsense, and hey, ALL of those fun mazes are gone. Even if you spent money on earlier versions to get them. Seriously. Let that show you just what companies like this think of you, the consumer. To them, you’re just a wallet. Nothing more. This really is a great example of that. you wanna play Pac-Man? Go get emulators on your pc or Mac and play the real game. Or buy used copies of one of the MANY console versions. Because THIS one is just a shambling husk of what it once was.Show lessSophie_Carre
Awesome and brings memories but the thing is.
6 years ago I played the game on the App Store because 1. So I don’t have to find a arcade with a 80’s classic Pac-Man machine. 2. Going to the arcade to play Pac-Man. So downloading it is so much better and easier and gave me so many memories even nostalgic ones too you even didn’t had to play on WiFi either. But which is weird in 2018 they removed the game for the Ralph breaks the internet of a Pac-Man crossover and I didn’t like it because it removed the main game, telling me to install it but now I’m happy it’s back then I haven’t played the mobile version in ages and I saw a big kinda cool modern update with a 50th anniversary, but it kinda removed most of the Pac-Man / nostalgic style of the game but now I’m now disappointed that you now have to play on WiFi and now brings ads so now and they really changed the game but Pac-Man team please bring the memories back please try to make it fun again for everyone please. 🥲Show lessDJSkellt
Nostalgic reminder
It’s pretty cool to bring Pacman back through apps. Although the controls of the game are awful they purposely built so you can lose. Whenever I lose knowing Pacman could’ve made a turn when I controlled him, I leave the app all together. It’s kinda ridiculous as if some kid would want to purchase lives. They could’ve done well enough since this game is nostalgic, but the developers were too greedy and messed up. The game also asks if there are any issues but they don’t list the obvious with what’s wrong. I just play this when I’m bored. Although there’s so much room for improvement, I don’t mind the arcade idea or any of the new stuff but the control issue is annoying.Show lessCalilife415
Bonus points for the OG puzzles but
I was super excited to find the original pac-man on an app, but within the first 10 minutes of playing became extremely aggravated because numerous times the way I swiped on the screen just simply didn't register. I am assuming this is because you have to swipe DIRECTLY on the joystick, and apparently have to have INCREDIBLE accuracy when doing so. If the direction you swipe isn’t dead on the joystick, forget about it. Multiple games were lost right off the bat due to the aggravating movement controls. Extreme bonus points for having the OG game available, but so far the movement controls are less then sub-par. I’m gonna continue to play simply because I love pac-man, so I will update my review if the movement control issue is a user issue VS an actual game mechanic issue😂Show lessJuggalettestoner
Conclusion: Stick to MAME
I have mixed feelings about this app, as much as I love Pac-Man, and I’ve stuck through years of updates and visual redesigns to know what they really got. It’s a little saddening.
1. There’s no Ms. Pac-Man. I know she’s owned by a separate company but they should’ve worked things out. The Sanrio event was the closest thing to her.
2. Terrible ad usage. A $0.99 has always been the best option. And why use microtransactions?
3. Mediocre level design. Hit or miss, even with the events, as cute as they are.
4. THAT control glitch. I call it a “stutter”. Stuttering in this game is so bad it’s responsible for an entire star being removed.
5. Confusing interface, especially since you cannot buy anymore mazes with in-game currency. They should’ve been available both for tournament play and for fun/practice.
6. Reliance on Wi-Fi. The original arcade game and your maze collection should not be enclosed behind an offline connection.
7. “Original Game” not original. Main point is the inferior extra life score and arguably lazy detail and sound design. You only have 4 lives total no matter what and that’s it.
If this is what Bandai Namco brought for their most popular arcade title then I’m beyond grateful Dig Dug, Galaga and Mappy did not receive the same treatment recently. With Q*bert it’s even worse.
Whether you want to have this app is your call, but if you use MAME then this app is not all that interesting.Show lessCarlinal47
Don’t fix what ain’t broke
Should of left the original version alone!vincef168
Love it but could use an update
First to start off it is a really good way to make the day a little fun so far no glitches. So the ads part were annoying but I just ended up buying for $2.99 so it doesn’t bother me anymore. As for the swipe feature was frustrating but I recommend setting the sensitivity to as low as possible that kinda made it more smooth for me. Story is okay I wish it was just normal with no special rewards to get stars that don’t do anything besides getting a higher score. As for the classic I don’t know why but on easy mode it it’s maybe 1 second the ghost become vulnerable, thought it was because of the mode but I would get ghost staying vulnerable about 3-4 second might be random or a glitch but all and all isn’t a fun game to me I don’t stress about little things and just have fun with it!Show lessTrustthrocess(;
Ranking each mode from worst (4) to best (1)
4.Story Mode 3.Tournaments 2.Adventures 1.Classic Story Mode is monotonous and long, but at least it’s a good way to earn toxic. There are three tasks to do in each stage and beating them all gives ya more. But there are so many stages, and that’s why I don’t like it. Tournaments are limited time events where you compete against players around the world for a high score, and depending on where you ranked among them, you’ll get a great prize! But the tournaments go on for a long time, so you’ll have to check in a lot in order to make sure you don’t lose your place. Adventures are limited time events themed around holidays, that are much shorter than Story Mode and lets you have souvenirs if you 100% them. Lastly, Classic is just normal PAC-MAN. 10/10, incredible, fun. Overall good game, but it could be better.Show lessyesyes7878
My Review
This game is totally MORE than awesome!!!
This game matches the PAC-Man Game in the big and small arcade devices.
I give it 200 out of 299!Beijing567
