
With near-perfect execution, PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX+ is a must-play for any action fan.
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Verdict
96%
Steam
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IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (96% positive from 8.1K reviews)
Engaging multiplayer/co-op experience
Outstanding soundtrack
Limited professional critic coverage
PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX is an arcade game; a part of the Namco Bandai’s long-running PAC-MAN series and a follow-up to the 2007 title PAC-MAN Championship Edition. ###Gameplay The core gameplay is similar to most other PAC-MAN games. The player controls Pac-Man through the maze where he must eat dots and avoid hostile ghosts. Besides dots, the player can collect bonus items that give additional points, and power pellets that allow Pac-Man to eat ghosts. Eating several ghosts in a row triggers a combo that gives the player a huge amount of extra points. Though the base gameplay is similar to that of the original arcade game, there are numerous new mechanics and gameplay differences in Championship Edition DX. The mazes consist of two halves. Eating all the dots on one of them makes a bonus item appear on the other half and eating an item makes a new dots layout appear on the other side. If a ghost is about to catch Pac-Man, a slow-motion effect kicks in giving the player an opportunity to avoid it. There are three main game modes in the game: Score Attack, Time Attack, and Ghost Combo. The game features nine different courses and several visual style options.

Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 18d ago
PAC-MAN but fast. I just love replaying old crappy but good ♥♥♥♥ like this. Easy to get 100% too if you like that sort of thing.
Great version of a classic. Mixes things up without changing the recipe too much.
You really can go wrong with Pac-Man, and this version holds out well. Its a high speed arcade game of the classic story of eating dots and ghosts in neon mazes. The only difference is that instead of the traditional style, its about going as fast as you can racking up lines of ghosts before you go ham and eat all of them at once. It goes for more of a high score feeling with intense moments every here and there. Music and art style is good and fits the nature of the franchise. Just make sure to get this game on sale; sometimes this game feels like it should cost less.
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