Classic games are brought back to life on the Game Boy Advance with Namco's release of Pac-Man Collection.Classic games are brought back to life on the Game Boy Advance with Namco's release of Pac-Man Collection.Classic games are brought back to life on the Game Boy Advance with Namco's release of Pac-Man Collection.
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Pretty good Pac-Man collection for the GBA!
I think Pac-Man is just one of these video game franchises that has to get a compilation / collection game every couple of years, Like.. you got this Pac-Man Collection for the GBA, you got the Pac-Man Museum collection that was released in 2014 for PS3 and Xbox 360 and then we got the new upcoming Pac-Man Museum+ collection coming soon for the PS5 and Xbox Series X & S, and you what, as far as video game compilation games goes, This one is pretty frickin' good!
This collection contains 4 games released throughout the Pac-Man series, which is actually impressive for a GBA game, The fact that they actually managed to cramp 4 different video games into one game cartridge is actually pretty impressive for the time, Yeah they're Pac-Man games but still.
I will go through each game, Saying what I liked, what I didn't like about it, than I'm gotta rate it depending on how much I enjoyed playing the game, Let's Go!
The original Pac-Man:
It's a classic, The original Pac-Man is a game that needs no introduction, It is one of the most iconic video games of all time, It is one of most played video games of all time, It has been ported to like every gaming console in existence, Everybody and their grandma know what Pac-Man is!
So the 7/10 rating I am gonna give this game might seem a little low for such an iconic classic title, but believe me, the only I'm giving this game a 7/10 is just because I think that there has better Pac-Man games released throughout the years.. like Ms. Pac-Man, I'm gonna talk about that more later in the review, So yeah The OG Pac-Man is a classic, and It is still a blast to play today, Even though it feels kinda limited, especially after playing newer titles in the series that have developed and took the Pac-Man formula to it's full Potential, But if we're talking about this game for what it is, It is pretty great!
The original Pac-Man gets a 7/10!
Pac-Mania:
Pac-Mania is a.. pretty interesting game to say the least, Don't get me wrong, The game is not bad at all, infact it is actually very impressive for the time but playing it now in 2022.. Let's just say that it is one of these games that you have to start with "At the time.." everytime you wanna talk about it, So at the time, Pac-Mania was a very ambitious game, I really appreciate what they tried to do with this whole isometric pov direction and new power-ups and stuff, The art style is really cute and pleasant to look at, Everything looks so alive and vibrant, It is really cool, I think the gameplay is what takes the whole game down for me, while it is pretty fun in the beginning, It gets repetitive quickly, The camera is too close to Pac-Man, You don't really have enough time to react, Even though you can jump in the game, which is like.. the greatest thing ever to be implemented in a Pac-Man game, but still I just don't really feel like playing after like 10 minutes and that's pretty bad, Even for a Pac-Man game in my opinion, I don't know, I heard that the arcade version is a lot better, but as far as this version goes.. I just think that there's a lot more better Pac-Man games to play in 2022.
6/10
Pac-Attack:
Pac-Attack to put simply is a really fun and creative Tetris variant, Not gonna lie, I was presently surprised by this game, At first I thought this was just gonna be another Tetris game with Pac-Man code of paint (Like the different colored ghosts being the blocks and Pac-Man being the thing that comes in and eats the ghosts when you clear a line) but no, This game takes the Pac-Man formula we all know and love and tries to mix it in with Tetris, It takes a bit to gets used to but when you understand what is happening here, the game gets a lot more fun, and there's a puzzle mode too so the game has a bit of variety, Pretty cool little game!
7/10
Pac-Man Arrangements:
And finally Pac-Man Arrangements which is probably the most impressive and interesting outta of the bunch, Unlike the other games in this collection, Pac-Man Arrangements is the only Pac-Man game that wasn't ported to any home console or any gaming system at all, It was exsevlusvly released for the arcades, and let me tell that is a damn Shame because this game is easily the best one outta the bunch, This game is so much, Firstly, The graphics looks amazing, Everything looks so cool and colorful and alive, There's a lot of new power ups and things you can do in the levels, The sprites are pretty big but that doesn't ruin the game for me like Pac-mania did, The game took Everything we loved about Pac-Man and expanded on it without changing too much stuff, It's so fun, and what I consider a perfect sequel, so it's kind of shame that this didn't get released anywhere else except this collection, Definitely one of the main reasons that made this collection as interesting as it is.
8/10!
So yeah, to summarize it up quickly, Pac-Man collection is a good collection, One of main reasons this game didn't get a higher rating from me is because.. How can make a Pac-Man collection without including, what many fans consider to be the best Pac-Man game out there, Ms. Pac-Man! Like come on, Ms. Pac-Man is so great and it is along with Super Pac-Man on the SNES are what many consider the two true sequels to the original arcade Pac-Man game, Even though Pac-Man Arrangements Definitely makes it up for the lack of Ms. Pac-Man, I still would've appreciated more if this collection had Ms. Pac-Man or at least Super Pac-Man but oh well, You can't have everything I guess.
I played this game on my PC with a GBA emulator and again, as far as game collections go, Pac-Man collection is a pretty game one!
Final rating 7/10!
Thanks for reading :)
This collection contains 4 games released throughout the Pac-Man series, which is actually impressive for a GBA game, The fact that they actually managed to cramp 4 different video games into one game cartridge is actually pretty impressive for the time, Yeah they're Pac-Man games but still.
I will go through each game, Saying what I liked, what I didn't like about it, than I'm gotta rate it depending on how much I enjoyed playing the game, Let's Go!
The original Pac-Man:
It's a classic, The original Pac-Man is a game that needs no introduction, It is one of the most iconic video games of all time, It is one of most played video games of all time, It has been ported to like every gaming console in existence, Everybody and their grandma know what Pac-Man is!
So the 7/10 rating I am gonna give this game might seem a little low for such an iconic classic title, but believe me, the only I'm giving this game a 7/10 is just because I think that there has better Pac-Man games released throughout the years.. like Ms. Pac-Man, I'm gonna talk about that more later in the review, So yeah The OG Pac-Man is a classic, and It is still a blast to play today, Even though it feels kinda limited, especially after playing newer titles in the series that have developed and took the Pac-Man formula to it's full Potential, But if we're talking about this game for what it is, It is pretty great!
The original Pac-Man gets a 7/10!
Pac-Mania:
Pac-Mania is a.. pretty interesting game to say the least, Don't get me wrong, The game is not bad at all, infact it is actually very impressive for the time but playing it now in 2022.. Let's just say that it is one of these games that you have to start with "At the time.." everytime you wanna talk about it, So at the time, Pac-Mania was a very ambitious game, I really appreciate what they tried to do with this whole isometric pov direction and new power-ups and stuff, The art style is really cute and pleasant to look at, Everything looks so alive and vibrant, It is really cool, I think the gameplay is what takes the whole game down for me, while it is pretty fun in the beginning, It gets repetitive quickly, The camera is too close to Pac-Man, You don't really have enough time to react, Even though you can jump in the game, which is like.. the greatest thing ever to be implemented in a Pac-Man game, but still I just don't really feel like playing after like 10 minutes and that's pretty bad, Even for a Pac-Man game in my opinion, I don't know, I heard that the arcade version is a lot better, but as far as this version goes.. I just think that there's a lot more better Pac-Man games to play in 2022.
6/10
Pac-Attack:
Pac-Attack to put simply is a really fun and creative Tetris variant, Not gonna lie, I was presently surprised by this game, At first I thought this was just gonna be another Tetris game with Pac-Man code of paint (Like the different colored ghosts being the blocks and Pac-Man being the thing that comes in and eats the ghosts when you clear a line) but no, This game takes the Pac-Man formula we all know and love and tries to mix it in with Tetris, It takes a bit to gets used to but when you understand what is happening here, the game gets a lot more fun, and there's a puzzle mode too so the game has a bit of variety, Pretty cool little game!
7/10
Pac-Man Arrangements:
And finally Pac-Man Arrangements which is probably the most impressive and interesting outta of the bunch, Unlike the other games in this collection, Pac-Man Arrangements is the only Pac-Man game that wasn't ported to any home console or any gaming system at all, It was exsevlusvly released for the arcades, and let me tell that is a damn Shame because this game is easily the best one outta the bunch, This game is so much, Firstly, The graphics looks amazing, Everything looks so cool and colorful and alive, There's a lot of new power ups and things you can do in the levels, The sprites are pretty big but that doesn't ruin the game for me like Pac-mania did, The game took Everything we loved about Pac-Man and expanded on it without changing too much stuff, It's so fun, and what I consider a perfect sequel, so it's kind of shame that this didn't get released anywhere else except this collection, Definitely one of the main reasons that made this collection as interesting as it is.
8/10!
So yeah, to summarize it up quickly, Pac-Man collection is a good collection, One of main reasons this game didn't get a higher rating from me is because.. How can make a Pac-Man collection without including, what many fans consider to be the best Pac-Man game out there, Ms. Pac-Man! Like come on, Ms. Pac-Man is so great and it is along with Super Pac-Man on the SNES are what many consider the two true sequels to the original arcade Pac-Man game, Even though Pac-Man Arrangements Definitely makes it up for the lack of Ms. Pac-Man, I still would've appreciated more if this collection had Ms. Pac-Man or at least Super Pac-Man but oh well, You can't have everything I guess.
I played this game on my PC with a GBA emulator and again, as far as game collections go, Pac-Man collection is a pretty game one!
Final rating 7/10!
Thanks for reading :)
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- Jan 12, 2022
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