Ms. Pac-Man

This sequel to Pac-man is an okay game. In this game, you play as the wife of Pac-man. It's the same game, you have to avoid the ghosts and munch every yellow pellet to complete each level. The mazes are slightly different than the ones in Pac-man. If you love Pac-man, you might love Ms. Pac-man. But I prefer the original one. It is a okay game, but it's not original.

I give this game 6 out of 10

Following the tremendous success of the first Pac-Man from 1980, Midway obtained the rights to the game and developed a clone with a new character: Pac-Mans wife, Ms. Pacman. What's so fitting about this was because the creator, Toru Iwatani, wanted the game to appeal more to women. And as expected, half of the original Pac-Man players in arcades were girls. Sure, you could say this was to capitalize on the first Pac-Man, but it was still a great game.

The graphics and sounds are a step-up from the original with clearer audio, brighter and stronger colors, and more fluid sprite animation. There's even a new sound for Ms. Pac-Man as she eats dots. Plus, like Donkey Kong released the previous year, there's a bit of story thrown in showing Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man meeting up, falling in love, and having a kid, Pac-Man Jr. Since onscreen story telling was relatively new for video games at the time, this is remarkable.

While the game's basic formula was the same as Pac-Man, there were notable differences that amped up the difficulty. For starters, there were four different mazes instead of just one and most of them have warp tunnels leading off the stages that allow you to teleport from one side of the level to the other. As the game progresses, the power pellets weaken until the ghosts eventually become immune to them so it's important to eat as many as you can sooner rather than later. The ghosts themselves are smarter and more persistent in their pursuit of Ms. Pac-Man. This made the game more challenging and, for some arcade goers, superior to the prequel.

No doubt, this game is fondly remembered fondly by gamers who grew up in the 80s.

Apparently, when pacman first hit arcade screens world wide , the most avid players of the game were female. As a result of this I think that Ms pacman was created for the girl gamers who helped to make every ones favourite dot chomper into a house hold name.

Ms pacman is essentially the same game as pacman with the only real difference being that Ms Pacman (who is basically pacman with added lipstick , a bow , a beauty spot and mascara splurged eye lashes ) is the main character instead of Pac.

It's a heartless cash in , but do you know what ? It doesn't matter . Pacman is one of the greatest games ever and since this game is a clone of the original , Ms Pacman is a classic by default !

Ms Pacman is an early example of milking a game franchise shamelessly, but its addictive and fun enough to make you not care !

Ms. Pac-Man might look like just a slightly updated version of the original Pac-Man, but make no mistake - she's a trailblazer in her own right. Released in 1982, Ms. Pac-Man took a wildly popular concept and made it even better: smarter ghosts, multiple maze designs, faster gameplay, and a touch of personality. And in doing so, it arguably became the definitive Pac-Man experience.

What really sets Ms. Pac-Man apart is its pace and unpredictability. The ghosts no longer follow set patterns, making the game more challenging and engaging. The addition of multiple maze layouts keeps things fresh, and the moving fruit adds a clever gameplay twist. It's still a simple concept - eat the dots, avoid the ghosts - but there's something timeless and addictive about how it's executed here.

There's also something charming about how the game introduces a female character with just a bow, lipstick, and a wink - it's campy by today's standards, but back then, it was actually a rare moment of gender representation in games. And it worked. Ms. Pac-Man didn't just live in Pac-Man's shadow - she became a cultural icon herself.

Whether you're playing it in an arcade, on an old console, or via emulation, Ms. Pac-Man still holds up. It's tight, stylish, and endlessly replayable - a true classic that helped define what video games could be.

TL;DR: Ms. Pac-Man isn't just a sequel - it's a smarter, faster, and more fun evolution of the arcade classic. A must-play for retro gamers and a crown jewel of the golden age of arcades.

Ms. Pac Man is by far the greatest Pac Man game created. It is a smoother game than original "Pac Man" and is entirely less gimmicky than any sequel version such as "Super Pac Man", "Pac Man Jr." or any of the others. This is a pure game requiring skill and reflexes that is not duplicated in any of todays "high tech" games on Playstation 2, Xbox, Game Cube... take your pick. Oftentimes, experts on these newer game systems laugh at Ms. Pac Man, only to be slaughtered within the first two mazes because they don't know how to handle this game of true skill, although simple, that existed prior to the games we now have. Ms. Pac Man appears in many different versions, from Original Arcade to the sit down "cocktail" version, to the home plug and play, to the recent 20th Anniversary Version combo w/ Galaga, to name the most common. You can usually find it in two versions, "slow" Ms. Pac Man and "fast" Ms. Pac Man. Fast Ms. Pac Man seems to be the rarer find, and I personally prefer it to the slow version. Some say it is easier, (and no doubt, higher scores can be achieved) but I find it to take more skill to wield a faster character through the mazes and around the ghosts than the slower and more cumbersome Ms. Pac Man, who oftentimes finds herself outraced by the ghosts even though the player is not necessarily at fault for bad play. In the arcade version, when you die, you are offered the chance to continue for another 25 cents. True players will NOT put in the "continue" credits, and instead allow their original tokens to represent their score and advancement through the game. All too often Ms. Pac Man players find a high score on a game that has been achieved by a lower class player who has pumped quarters into the game to rack up the high score, reflecting a false representation of their actual skill. So, I urge you, if you respect the game, NOT to continue your credits, and instead allow the game to expire and then attempt high score from "zero" as all true players do. Good Luck... and urge your local restaurant or bar to include Ms. Pac Man in their arcade...