Reviewed on July 6th, 2023
Puzzle Mode Cleared on July 7th, 2023 (SEGA Genesis Challenge: 20/160)
Pac-Attack is a game that I recalled playing through Pac Man World 2 a long time ago, but I never really understood how the game worked. I kinda get the basics. I knew that Pac-Man ate the ghosts, but lining them up was confusing and I didn't last longer than maybe 2 minutes. But now that I revisited the game and was able to better pick up on the mechanic, I honestly like this just as much as I do Tetris.
Obviously you have blocks you need to line up as you traditionally do in Tetris, but the twist is that there are these ghosts that will obstruct you as you line them up. However, you can position where they will go so that when you get a Pac-Man piece, you can have him take the ghosts down. This creates more complexity compared to Tetris and really gets you thinking.
There are two modes you can do which include Normal and Puzzle mode. Normal is about what you'd expect from Tetris. Survive long enough to get the high score and don't let the blocks stack too high, but Puzzle is a little more interesting. So you have a limited number of Pac-Mans to use in a preset level. When all the ghosts are cleared, you move on to the next level. There are 100 levels in the game and they get really tricky. Just know that unlike in Normal mode, you can switch whatever direction Pac-Man is facing.
July 7th Update: I managed to finish Puzzle Mode clearing all 100 levels, and I can say that while it may be seem easy enough once you learn a few techniques, it really does get hard once you reach the second half and sometimes it feels like they're deliberately giving you the worst puzzle piece you could ask for to screw over whatever plan you might have. Nevertheless, it makes for a really good challenge.
Another thing I want to call attention to is the Presentation which includes graphics, sound, and music. Now there are two versions of the game being the Genesis and the Super Nintendo. I decided to play both and the Super Nintendo version is better. The Genesis version isn't bad, but I feel as if its inferior given its capabilities. But it still functions all the same.
Anyway you put it, Pac-Attack is really fun. If you own any Namco compilations, there's a chance you might have it. Heck, if you have Pac-Man World 2, you can access the Namco Anthology remake which plays about the same.
Puzzle Mode Cleared on July 7th, 2023 (SEGA Genesis Challenge: 20/160)
Pac-Attack is a game that I recalled playing through Pac Man World 2 a long time ago, but I never really understood how the game worked. I kinda get the basics. I knew that Pac-Man ate the ghosts, but lining them up was confusing and I didn't last longer than maybe 2 minutes. But now that I revisited the game and was able to better pick up on the mechanic, I honestly like this just as much as I do Tetris.
Obviously you have blocks you need to line up as you traditionally do in Tetris, but the twist is that there are these ghosts that will obstruct you as you line them up. However, you can position where they will go so that when you get a Pac-Man piece, you can have him take the ghosts down. This creates more complexity compared to Tetris and really gets you thinking.
There are two modes you can do which include Normal and Puzzle mode. Normal is about what you'd expect from Tetris. Survive long enough to get the high score and don't let the blocks stack too high, but Puzzle is a little more interesting. So you have a limited number of Pac-Mans to use in a preset level. When all the ghosts are cleared, you move on to the next level. There are 100 levels in the game and they get really tricky. Just know that unlike in Normal mode, you can switch whatever direction Pac-Man is facing.
July 7th Update: I managed to finish Puzzle Mode clearing all 100 levels, and I can say that while it may be seem easy enough once you learn a few techniques, it really does get hard once you reach the second half and sometimes it feels like they're deliberately giving you the worst puzzle piece you could ask for to screw over whatever plan you might have. Nevertheless, it makes for a really good challenge.
Another thing I want to call attention to is the Presentation which includes graphics, sound, and music. Now there are two versions of the game being the Genesis and the Super Nintendo. I decided to play both and the Super Nintendo version is better. The Genesis version isn't bad, but I feel as if its inferior given its capabilities. But it still functions all the same.
Anyway you put it, Pac-Attack is really fun. If you own any Namco compilations, there's a chance you might have it. Heck, if you have Pac-Man World 2, you can access the Namco Anthology remake which plays about the same.