Pac-Attack
Based on Namco's Japanese-only arcade puzzler Cosmo Gang the Puzzle, Pac-Attack is similar to many block-dropping puzzle games from the time, such as Puyo Puyo. The objective of the game is to place ghosts and…
Pac-Attack is a puzzle developed by Namco, released 10 October 1993 on Wii U, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
What Pac-Attack is
Pac-Attack is a puzzle game developed by Namco and released in 1993. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on Wii U, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and iOS.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Based on Namco's Japanese-only arcade puzzler Cosmo Gang the Puzzle, Pac-Attack is similar to many block-dropping puzzle games from the time, such as Puyo Puyo. The objective of the game is to place ghosts and blocks that are arranged in a three part L-shaped piece, so that Pac-Man, after three or more pieces (who replaces one of the parts), can eat as many ghosts as possible to try and clear up the game area. Pac-Man's directions are chosen at random between left or right, but as he goes moving on in the game area (after you place him, of course), if he bumps against a block or the "walls" of the game area, he will change his direction. As Pac-Man eats ghosts and clear rows of blocks, the…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
Where it sits in the Pac-Man series
Pac-Attack is the 75th of 282 entries we hold in the Pac-Man series. The next entry was Ms. Pac-Man in 1993. Its critic score of 55 is 15 points below the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX at 98.
How it was received
Pac-Attack holds a critic score of 55 out of 100. That places it above 10% of the 2,791 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1993 averaged 64, so it scored 9 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Pac-Attack launched on 10 October 1993, within three weeks of Sonic CD, Disney's Aladdin, Ridge Racer and Myst. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Sonic CD, Disney's Aladdin, Ridge Racer, Myst.
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