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The
second in the Pac Man series was never a real
hit in Britain, not even with the females that it was
primarily aimed at. Perhaps it was because it never
reached a large arcade circulation or perhaps because
video gamers found it too hard; well that's all over
now and we can see how well it'll do on the 64.
This
version is an excellent copy of Ms Pac Man and
captures the speed and difficulty of the original exceptionally
well. Eating dots is still the name of the game and
the four familiar ghosts still chase you, although this
time they are far faster and much more intelligent.
The mazes are also different from the original and contain
some very devious routes. Each screen consists of a
different maze, although they still contain the same
old four power pills, they are much more varied than
the original.
Most
mazes have 'suicide passages' which only have two exits,
in which the ghosts usually try to trap you. The fruits
are different too, instead of appearing in the centre
they march on from one of the four exit doors, and you
have to chase them round the maze to catch them.
All
the cartoon screens are included in this version (cute
and highly amusing they are too) and the graphics and
sound are identical to the arcade version.
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