(New page: Article by: '''Alex Stuart ([http://www.ocremix.org/forums/member.php?u=9791 Linearity])''' <br> Pictured from: ''Pac-Man World'' <br> Created by: [http://www.namco.com Namco] <br> First a...) |
|||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
Pac-Man is the character controlled by players of the singularly popular arcade game ''Pac-Man''. He is a spherical yellow man with an apparent ability to eat without limit. In this game, Pac-Man traverses circuitous mazes while eating small, white pellets and being chased by four brightly-colored ghosts. | Pac-Man is the character controlled by players of the singularly popular arcade game ''Pac-Man''. He is a spherical yellow man with an apparent ability to eat without limit. In this game, Pac-Man traverses circuitous mazes while eating small, white pellets and being chased by four brightly-colored ghosts. | ||
| − | Pac-Man's character has not been much developed, and this can be expected from the game's capitalization on action and puzzle-solving rather than story. However, | + | Pac-Man's character has not been much developed, and this can be expected from the game's capitalization on action and puzzle-solving rather than story. However, it is revealed in the arcade game ''Ms. Pac-Man'' (released by Midway without authorization from Namco, ''Pac-Man'''s original creators) that he has a romantic interest of the same name as well as a child, both of whom are round, yellow people like him. In ''Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures'', Pac-Man's various moods play a role in gameplay. In ''Pac-Man World'', Pac-Man travels to one Ghost Island to rescue his friends from a nemesis called Toc-Man. |
| − | The original ''Pac-Man'' is among the most widely played video games ever made. Many who | + | The original ''Pac-Man'' is among the most widely played video games ever made. Many who have played no other video game have played ''Pac-Man'' at some point. This is arguably due to the universal accessibility of its gameplay. Whatever the source of its popularity, ''Pac-Man'' is for many people a definitive video game. |
== Selected game appearances == | == Selected game appearances == | ||
Revision as of 12:18, 13 January 2008
Article by: Alex Stuart (Linearity)
Pictured from: Pac-Man World
Created by: Namco
First appearance: 1980
Bio
Pac-Man is the character controlled by players of the singularly popular arcade game Pac-Man. He is a spherical yellow man with an apparent ability to eat without limit. In this game, Pac-Man traverses circuitous mazes while eating small, white pellets and being chased by four brightly-colored ghosts.
Pac-Man's character has not been much developed, and this can be expected from the game's capitalization on action and puzzle-solving rather than story. However, it is revealed in the arcade game Ms. Pac-Man (released by Midway without authorization from Namco, Pac-Man's original creators) that he has a romantic interest of the same name as well as a child, both of whom are round, yellow people like him. In Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures, Pac-Man's various moods play a role in gameplay. In Pac-Man World, Pac-Man travels to one Ghost Island to rescue his friends from a nemesis called Toc-Man.
The original Pac-Man is among the most widely played video games ever made. Many who have played no other video game have played Pac-Man at some point. This is arguably due to the universal accessibility of its gameplay. Whatever the source of its popularity, Pac-Man is for many people a definitive video game.
Selected game appearances
Arcade
- Pac-Man (1980)
- Ms. Pac-Man (1981)
- Super Pac-Man (1982)
Super NES
- Pac-Attack (1993)
- Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (1994)
PlayStation
- Pac-Man World (1999)
PlayStation 2
- Pac-Man World 2 (2002)
- Pac-Man World 3 (2005)
References
- Wikipedia - "Pac-Man"
- Pac-Man World instruction manual
- The 1st Church of Pac-Man
- GameSpot - "The History of Pac-Man"
