Pac 'n Roll

by Namco

Product Features

• Control Pac-Man with your stylus to drag him around, go forward, turn corners, dashing with all your might -- then coming to a super-quick stop
• Go around the world - Explore various worlds, from Castle Pac to the Gyro-Jungle, Ghost Land, Flaming Fortress and Candy Land
• Use your speed and Pac-power to face challenges like the moving floor, dash panel, jump zones and wind zones
• Collect power-ups like the Feather Hat to fly & sneak up on Ghosts, armor for Pac-Man's defense, and even go underwater

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00092A70M
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 8, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,470 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Castle Pac is celebrating the large crop of power pellets gathered, when the Harvest Festival is suddenly disturbed by a UFO that emits a Ghost Beam, turning Pac-Land into Ghost-Land. Suddenly attacked by the large monster Golvis, Pac-Master chomps on a power pellet and initiates attack--but while the other ghosts run blue, Golvis remains calm, laughing. Then from his guitar comes a Ghost Light that turns all Pac's into spheres!

Now with the help of a little Fairy, Crystal, Pac-Man must save his family and girlfriend from the evil Golvis and Ghosts. You are Pac-Man, controlling his every rolling move with the Nintendo DS stylus. Go forward, turn, dash, make a sharp stop; you can control Pac-Man any way you want. With intuitive controls and a twist on the classic Pac-Man franchise, this is a must have for your NDS game collection.

Features:

• Play with Pac-Man like a track ball! Controlling the spherical Pac-Man is easy. Use your stylus to drag him around, going forward, turning corners, dashing with all your might, coming to a super quick stop. With this much control, it's almost like you're in the game yourself!
• Go around the world! Explore stages in various worlds--from Castle Pac to the Gyro-Jungle, Ghost Land, Flaming Fortress, and Candy Land. Pac-Man faces challenges like the moving floor, dash panel, jump zones, and wind zones.
• Use your power items! Get the "Feather Hat" and Pac-Man can fly through the worlds, dodging and sneaking up on ghosts. Wear the armor and Pac-Man's defensive and destructive abilities increase--and you can even go underwater.
• Play the original Pac-Man! The original, arcade-mode Pac-Man is included--play with a friend and claim the highest score, eating pellets, ghosts, and fruits.

Product Description

Pac-Man comes alive in a full 3-D environment filled with Pac-Dots and Ghosts. You have to use the touch screen to maneuver the little yellow guy up ramps and around walls, while being very careful not to fall into the deep gullies. The faster players move their fingers across the screen, the faster Pac-Man moves.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a pleasant surprise, September 3, 2005

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race_of_doom (USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Pac 'n Roll (Video Game)

While I liked "Pac-Pix" at first, the replay value has been considerably low. There's just not much to the game, and if I hadn't bought this ("Pac'N Roll") on a whim, I would have never done so based on how lackluster "Pac-Pix" was.

But "Pac'N Roll" is perfect for platformer junkies. Remember that big fad after "Mario 64"? All of those copy cat games on the N64 or Playstation? Well, even when they got bad reviews, I knew I'd enjoy them. They're basic and somewhat generic, but still tremendous fun for me because I just love the genre so much.

"Pac'N Roll" is like one of those. There's not much to it. But it has great controls, nice graphics and a heck of a lot more replay value than "Pac-Pix."

In it, you get a lame story about how all the Pac People are turned into balls that roll around. Pac Man has to save the day from a rock 'n roll alien or something, blah blah blah. And then you get to control the little guy.

It's fun! I was skeptical mainly because of how similar in control technique it is to "Pokemon Dash," but it's miles ahead in terms of fun and comfort. You just move the stylus over the bottom screen in the direction you want, and you'll move in that direction.

The camera angle is always great, and you can manually move it around using the direction pad. Nice.

There's not many enemies, and the few levels go by somewhat fast. But you get a chance to complete each level in three different ways, so you'll be coming back for awhile.

All in all, a fine platformer for those who like the genre. In fact, it's much more easier to control than "Mario 64 DS" because it was MADE for the system. It's not quite as fun or long, but it's easily one of the best 3D platformers on the system right now.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, most of the time, April 11, 2006

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Nate Great "Nathan" (Minnesota MN USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Pac 'n Roll (Video Game)

This game is the only game I have ever played that has so much replay value, besides Meele. I'll write shot reviews about the parts of the game

Story: 1/5
Very stupid. All of the Pac people turn into balls, blah blah, you will just have to wait till the ridiculous story is done

Levels: 4/5
All of the levels are great. My favoruite world is 4, gosht land. The problem with this game, is that it dosn't really get hard until you get to World 5, the second last level. I also think they could have made the levels a little bit longer. Oh well, not a big deal.

Unlockables: 4/5
There isn't much to unlock, but the original Pac-Man. It's great until you go to the middle of the level than your'e split in 2! That dosn't make sense at all!

Graphics: 5/5
Good enough to play.

Other stuff:
For once, the camera works well, until World 5 when things start to speed up. It is really fun controlling/rolling Pac Man around, eating monsters, pellets, and crashing into boxes.

Overall: 4.9/5
This is a great DS game. Once you get to the final boss level, it's extremmly hard. I still havn't beat, but I intend to soon.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A new Spin on Pac Man, August 29, 2005

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Vinster (Jersey City, New Jersey) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Pac 'n Roll (Video Game)

The best way for me to describe this game is to say it's a cross between Monkey Ball and Marble Madness. If you've played either one, you may feel (as I do) that trying to control your character/player can be frustratingly difficult at times. But, thanks to the touch screen of the Nintendo DS, this problem is (almost) eliminated.
You play as Pac-Man, who has been turned into a ball by the evil ghost Golvis. Your goal is to your way through each of the levels collecting as many pellets as you can (you'll need to meet a certain quota of pellets to move past check-point gates to progress through the level). Each level is a 3D-ish world (sort of like what you would see in SuperMarioDS), but from more of an overhead perspective. The camera angels are distanced a bit back from Pac Man - which allows you to get just enough of a feel for your environment and see what's coming up in the distance. There are some problems with the camera at times but this was very infrequent and it's nothing I felt hampered the gameplay (at least not yet, I've only cleared through 3 full levels).
The speed that this game moves at is handled pretty nicely by the DS, and the way you control Pac Man is pretty forgiving. All movement is handled nicely by the bottom screen of the DS: you'll be turning, jumping, stopping & speeding pretty quickly- the longer your pen-stroke, the longer Pac Man rolls and a simple tap of the screen brings Pac Man to a dead-stop.

Once you clear a level you will still have replay value: you can go back to get the best time or make sure you've collected every single pellet, or clear a level with certain criteria (example: clear the board without eating any ghosts, or eating all ghosts). Meeting these certain conditions can earn you Jewels & collecting a certain number of Jewels will allow you to unlock & play the original Pac-Man game.

The graphics are not the most detailed, but they are bright and clear. The levels are enjoyable- each one has it's own unique theme. I found the controls a cinch to pick-up on. The background music is acceptable- nothing too memorable or annoying. However- the voices, or attempt at voices, are merely baby-type-much...the ghosts and pac man sound like the parents from a Peanuts cartoon on helium. (Trust me- the pseudo-voices are TERRIBLE). Since the voices are my only gripe with the game, I can manage. (But I do with that they would have included a couple more levels). I recommend this one for Pac Man fans (it has the original game you can unlock), and it's another DS game that uses the touch screen.