Product Information
This sequel to Pac-Man World has the circular yellow star running and jumping through a 3D world instead of the side-scrolling stages found in the original. While clumsily making their way through Pac-Land, the four ghosts inadvertently plucked magical golden fruit from a tree in the center of Pac-Village. This awakened a dark creature named Spooky, who orders the ghosts to hide the fruit throughout the land. Thus begins a quest to regain the golden fruit across six multi-staged areas: Forest, Tree Tops, Snow Mountain, Lava, Ocean, and Ghost Island.<br><br>Players begin the game in Pac-Village, which offers a number of dots to munch, fruit to gulp, and tokens to collect, setting the stage for the rest of the adventure. Each level features a specific number of fruit types, which earn players points and contribute to an overall completion percentage. In order to receive a 100 percent rating on each level, every item must be collected. While dots and fruit offer points, tokens hidden throughout the levels allow players access to emulated versions of Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Pac-Mania, and Pac-Attack.<br><br>Also hidden on certain levels is a Galaxian icon, which opens up a single 3D maze played in a similar manner as Pac-Man. Players can revisit these mazes in the arcade once they are unlocked in the main game. Power-ups found on levels include the Steel Ball, which allows Pac-Man to open crates underwater or withstand fiery blasts, Power Pellets enabling him to munch on the deadly ghosts lurking about, and Shrink, which allows Pac-Man to fit into tiny openings otherwise inaccessible. Heath Wedges and Extra Lives are also available at various points.<br><br>While levels generally involve jumping, rolling, or bouncing atop suspended platforms while avoiding enemies, other stages have Pac-Man using ice skates, rollerblades, flippers, and a Pac-Sub. As he progresses through the game, Pac-Man must battle mechanical contraptions piloted by one of the ghosts. Only by successfully defeating these bosses will Pac-Man be able to acquire the golden fruit and advance to the final showdown with Spooky. Players can also revisit completed levels to enter a Time Trial event, where bonus tokens are earned for completing a level within the target time.Product Identifiers
PublisherNAMCO
UPC0711719381822, 0722674021203, 4907892015197
eBay Product ID (ePID)8483
Product Key Features
RatingE-Everyone
GenreAction & Adventure
Video Game SeriesPAC-MAN World Series
PlatformSony PlayStation 2
Additional Product Features
Release Year2002
Number of Players1-2
Country/Region of ManufactureJapan
Control ElementsGamepad/Joystick
ESRB DescriptorMild Violence