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Pac-Man World 2

Long ago, back in medieval times, an evil spirit known as Spooky had terrorized all of Pac-Land. In response to this, the great Wizard Pac created a potion that turned 5 ordinary fruit into the "Golden Fruit."…

73 24 February 2002

Pac-Man World 2 is an adventure developed by Namco Hometek, released 24 February 2002 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Pac-Man World 2 is

Pac-Man World 2 is an adventure game developed by Namco Hometek and released in 2002. It was published by Namco. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Pac-Man World 2 is a 2002 3D platform game developed and published by Namco Hometek for the Xbox, GameCube, and PlayStation 2. A version of the game for Microsoft Windows was released in 2004, and an abridged version for the Game Boy Advance was released in 2005. The game is a sequel to Pac-Man World (1999), and sees Pac-Man on a quest to retrieve the stolen Golden Fruit and stop the ancient ghost Spooky from terrorizing Pac-Land. The game received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its level design and soundtrack but criticized its camera system.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Pac-Man series

Pac-Man World 2 is the 116th of 282 entries we hold in the Pac-Man series. The next entry was Pac-Man World 2 in 2002. Its critic score of 73 is 3 points above the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX at 98.

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How it was received

Pac-Man World 2 holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. That places it above 44% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 5 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 12.6 hrs.

What it launched against

Pac-Man World 2 launched on 24 February 2002, within three weeks of Jet Set Radio Future, Enclave, RalliSport Challenge and Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Jet Set Radio Future, Enclave, RalliSport Challenge, Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

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When did Pac-Man World 2 come out?
Pac-Man World 2 was released on 24 February 2002 for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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