Nostalgia is one hell of a drug and my fondness for Pac-Man World knows no bounds. Come 2022 and suddenly Namco throws this out of the blue with shiny new graphics, some slight re-jigging of some mechanics and burying Mrs Pac-Man in an unmarked grave and replacing her with Pac-Mom.

And honestly its fine. Its a breezy fun little game but it honestly just suffers a little from being Pac-Man world which already was a pretty easy game, now made even easier with the game's fixes to slopes and added accessibility options.

And yes, plowing through each stage from beginning to end is incredibly charming and endearing but its also over and done with too quickly. Its far too easy to 100% everything speedily and makes the whole thing feel a bit lacking, especially when stacked up against the likes of the Crash and Spyro trilogy remakes.

Makes you wish they had put in some new levels or added Pac-Man World 2 into the mix or.... Something! On sale though? Its a fun jaunt. On full price? Not enough here.

At first, I found this game quite average for a 3D platformer, to the point where I even benched it and didn't play it for a few months.

Alas, I finally jumped back in and with a renewed energy, found it quite compelling. I don't think it did anything really new, but it was still enjoyable and how they brought the charm of the characters into the story was amusing at times. The enemies are also a bunch of kitty cats so you can never go wrong there.

I only wish it was longer, with a bit more of a challenge. I think it would be a great introduction to 3D platformers for kids as it isn't too long and draining of one's attention. A piece of what platformers are capable of.
I kind of hope they do bring out a sequel too. There was so much potential for it!
P.S. What with the evil version of the little robot you could find over the place? So creepy