5 /10 1 Votes
Director(s) Kinshi Ikegami (3DS) Series Pac-Man Initial release date 25 October 2013 Genre Platform game | 5/10 GameSpot Writer(s) Dave Ellis Engine Vicious Engine 2 Designer Dave Ellis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Producer(s) Bryan West
Tetsuya Yusa (3DS) Composer(s) Mina Hatazoe (3DS)
Ippo Yamada (3DS) Platforms PlayStation 3, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows Developers Bandai Namco Entertainment, Monkey Bar Games, Inti Creates Publishers Bandai Namco Entertainment, Namco Similar Monkey Bar games, Platform games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, also known in Japan as Pac-World (Japanese: パックワールド, Hepburn: Pakkuwārudo), is a 3D platform video game based on the TV series of the same name. The console and PC versions were developed by Monkey Bar Games and the 3DS version was developed by Inti Creates. Both versions were published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
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On April 22, 2014, Bandai Namco announced a sequel called Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2.
Plot
The game begins with Pac-Man and his friends walk into Sir C's lab. Three golden orbs are on a table, while Sir C is explaining what they are to Pac-Man, four ghosts from the netherworld (Blinky, Inky, Pinky and Clyde) come and tell Pac-Man that Pacopolis is under attack by Betrayus, king of the netherworld.
Reception
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures received mixed to positive reviews. Nintendo Life gave 7.0/10, writing "Pac-Man's latest adventure is kid-friendly in the best way: this is a solid, enjoyable 3D platformer that's built with a level of care and polish not often seen in games aimed at this audience."
GameZone's David Sanchez gave Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures a 4.5/10, writing that "Ghostly Adventures looks okay — it's certainly nicer to look at than it is to play, that's for sure."
Sequel
On April 22, 2014, Bandai Namco announced a sequel called Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2.
Cast
The game features a different voice cast than the TV show does, likely due to production being in different countries.