Pac-Man 256
Pac-Man 256 is inspired by the glitched 256th level of Pac-Man. In the game, the player must continuously navigate an endless maze while avoiding ghosts and using power-ups and power pellets to combat them…
Pac-Man 256 is an arcade developed by Hipster Whale, released 19 August 2015 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android and iOS.
What Pac-Man 256 is
Pac-Man 256 is an arcade game developed by Hipster Whale and released in 2015. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
"On PAC-MAN's 35th anniversary, we are collaborating with Hipster Whale (the makers of Crossy Road) to bring you a hilariously addictive endless maze chase inspired by the infamous level 256 glitch from the original PAC-MAN! The free-to-play game will be available for smartphones and tablets in summer 2015."
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 10 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Pac-Man series
Pac-Man 256 is the 194th of 282 entries we hold in the Pac-Man series. It arrived 8 months after Be Like Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. The next entry was Oculus Arcade in 2015. Its critic score of 75 is 5 points above the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX at 98.
How it was received
Pac-Man 256 holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 53% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 6 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel i3+ or equivalent, 1 GB RAM and Nvidia 8800, Radeon HD35xx, Intel HD 4000+. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Pac-Man 256 launched on 19 August 2015, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Until Dawn, Mad Max and Dishonored Definitive Edition. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Until Dawn, Mad Max, Dishonored Definitive Edition.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Pac-Man 256 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 4 videos →
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