Pac-Man World 2

by Namco

Product Features

• A unique 3-D-twist on the time-honored game with a storybook-style romp through forests and fields packed with quests, mini games and the deadly ghosts that still haunt Pac-Man
• Time-intensive experience for serious gamers that takes full advantage of the PlayStation 2’s 128-bit capacity with level after level of stellar graphics and sound effects
• Challenging, fun gameplay for every age, regardless of whether you’re familiar with the classic original Pac-Man

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005V6BP
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches ; 5.6 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: April 18, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,514 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #6 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Arcade

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2

Amazon.com Product Description

Pac-Man is on a brand-new adventure, and he's once again facing the pesky Ghost Gang. His quest takes him through six new lands with plenty of fresh surprises. Brand-new features include ice skating, roller blading, submarine diving, and many exciting puzzles to solve.

Product Description

Product InformationPac-Man is on a brand-new adventure and he's once again facing the peskyGhost Gang. His quest takes him through six new lands with plenty of freshsurprises. Brand-new features include ice skating roller blading submarinediving and many exciting puzzles to solve.Product Features A unique 3-D-twist on the time-honored game with a storybook-style romp through forests and fields packed with quests mini games and the deadly ghosts that still haunt Pac-Man Time-intensive experience for serious gamers that takes full advantage of the PlayStation 2’s 128-bit capacity with level after level of stellar graphics and sound effects Challenging fun gameplay for every age regardless of whether you’re familiar with the classic original Pac-Man

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pac Man is back and better than ever!, August 15, 2002

By 

P. Steiding (Petaluma, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pac Man World 2 (Video Game)

This has truly got to be one of the best games for PS2! If you enjoyed playing Pac Man, and all the other Pac Man games while you were growing up (yes, I'm talking to you, the one's who are now parents or in that late 30's early 40's age bracket.) then you will thoroughly enjoy this PS2 game! The graphics are fantastic, similar to the original Pac Man games but you can now butt-bounce and more! I'm on the verge of purchasing this item myself. The reason I can tell you that it is good is we just recently rented it from a local chain store and my daughter (9) and I haven't been able to put it down!

Again, if you love Pac Man and you want to have fun and relive your childhood but with more umph then you'll enjoy this game! It's also ideal for the whole family not just us big kids!

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I want to slap that little yellow ball., April 14, 2002

By 

sporkdude "sporkdude" (San Jose, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pac Man World 2 (Video Game)

This is a simple, yet frustrating platform game. This thing has no originality to it whatsoever. Then again, no one should expect that. First off, it's a neat game. Controlling Pac-Man and navigating that little yellow ball through lush environments is a joy. Pac-Man goes through greens, forests, snow, seas, and a spooky swamp. The fact that such a retro figure would be updated to a modern day game is a great thing.

Now, the bad part. This is game is very, very, cheap. I guess the developers wanted to lengthen the game play without doing extra work. They just made some parts really hard. The second to last boss will make you want to slam your controller. You?ll swear you made a jump correctly, only to fall to your death. To add to that, the camera angles are a complete mess. In fact, it's so severe, I'm surprised the QA department let it go through. Sometimes you?ll be able to alter the camera view, but when you have to make the jump quickly (as many jumps in the second half), there's no time. The camera will switch angles right before the jump, or you'll make a blind jump, and will give you fits. This terrible visual perspective will make you want to kill the game engine developers. Couple this with the fact that you can?t save at the points you want, and you'll be repeating stuff a lot. To show how annoying the game is, just check out the commercial. You'll see they gave Pac-Man over 100 lives. The commercial producers had to cheat to get the screen shots.

Finally, they wanted to add some variety, so they added swimming, skating, and a submarine. These levels are very one-dimensional, and the skating really suffers from the jumping problems mentioned earlier.

All in all, it's a good old fashioned, fun, platform game that doesn't stretch your intellect, but could prove really, really frustrating.

Pros
Pac Man looks so cute
It's Pac Man, c'mon.
Great graphics

Cons
Typical platform -sort of a carbon copy of Rayman 2 and Sonic from Dreamcast
The camera angle is terrible
Not hard, but very, very cheap
Bad variations

Time: 12 hours

Difficulty: Medium to Hard

Frustration: High

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This Game Is Addictive As Those Little Dots Are To Pac-Man, December 29, 2003

By 

Mistrmind "mistrmind" (MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pac Man World 2 (Video Game)

As an arcade veteran I was a little wary of this game. I got my teeth wet playing those old Telstar PONG games back in the 70's. When I got older I moved up to ATARI 2600 as well as INTELLIVISION. I've played the greats like ASTEROIDS, SPACE INVADERS, MISSLE COMMAND, and even the original PAC-MAN.
So I thought, what would be so great about PAC MAN WORLD 2?
To say it simply; It's a blast!

I'd equate PAC MAN WORLD 2 to addictive qualities of the original PAC-MAN with the platform gaming of say JAX AND DAXTER or CRASH BANDICOOT. There is definitely more for that yellow gobbler to do in this 3-D world than he did in the old 2-D maze
of the past.

PAC MAN has a new repertoire now. Aside from running around and chewing up dots, PAC MAN can:

Run
Jump
Kick
Slam his body down.
Swim

Very handy skills in climbing up the sides of hills or jump on moving platforms all the while gobbling yellow dots and fruit for points. Power pills are around and handy, but this time
you have to search for them. Ghost aren't the only enemies around as PAC MAN has to contend with fierce dogs, dragons and bears are out to stop you in your tracks.
Granted these enemies don't hunt you down at the same intensity as the ghost did in the original game, the platform gaming aspects of the game make up for this quite nicely.

Players are also rewarded for their efforts buy being able to play the original PAC-MAN game as well as play MS PAC-MAN and an unreleased version of PAC-MAN that never hit the arcades.

The graphics are dated compared to the latest games that are on the market, but play wise this is definitely a great game to play and to own. Has a lot of replay value and is entertaining for the kids as well as the adults.

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