Pac-Mania
Sign in to saveis 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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Game details · IGDB
Pac-Mania is a variation on the game Pac-Man. You need to guide Pac-Man around a maze and eat all of the dots on the board in order to proceed on to the next round. Numerous, multi-colored ghosts also roam the maze trying to stop you. If you eat one of the power pellets in the maze, the ghosts will temporarily turn blue and run from you. Pac-man can earn bonus points by eating the ghosts when they are in this state. The maze is now in 3-D and is larger than screen which will scroll to follow the action. To help get out of tight spots, Pac-Man now has the ability to jump. But be careful, bec…
- Released
- 1987
- Genres
- Arcade
- Platforms
- Arcade, Wii
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Franchise
- Pac-Man
- Developer
- Namco
- Publisher
- Namco
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
- Video game.series
- Pac-Man
- Video game.genre
- Maze
- Video game.modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
- Video game.arcade system
- Namco System 1
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Pac-Mania gameplay.png
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- publication date
- 1990-00-00
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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.