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Pac Man Fever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 32 / 33
Date: October 31, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I grew up in the 80s playing Atari and arcade games. So when I purchased my new Gameboy Advance SP, I immediately wanted to buy Pac-Man. I definitely was not disappointed. The cartridge contains 4 different games. The basic Pac-Man game is a good replica of the arcade version, replete with Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde. It can be played in full-screen or scroll version. The full-screen version is a bit small, but I find the scroll version difficult to play as you cannot see what the characters are doing on other parts of the board.

PacMania 3D and Pac-Man Arrangement are variations on the classic Pac-Man. Pac-Man Arrangement is my least favorite of the 4 games. Although the board is colorful, the floating dots add nothing. I also find it somewhat confusing, and it's difficult to control. PacMania 3D is enjoyable and includes several 3D worlds. You can make your Pac-man jump, and the ghosts have great menacing glares.

However, Pac-Attack is definitely my favorite game here - a brilliant variation on Tetris. Like Tetris, the falling blocks must be arranged. Some of the blocks contain ghosts and some contain a Pac-Man, and the goal is to arrange the ghosts so that you can eat them. It's pretty addicting. Overall, I'm really enjoying this collection. Most highly recommended.

Pac this one up!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 25 / 25
Date: July 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Pac-Man Collection has four old but great Pac-Man games which are newly restored on the GameBoy Advance. It includes the regular arcade old Pac-Man,the colorful version of Pac-Man Arrangement,the wonderful 3D Pac-Mania,and the tetris game of Pac-Attack. The old Pac-Man is just plain chomping on dots and avoiding ghosts. Pac-Man Arrangement is a more detailed and colorful version of the old Pac-Man. Pac-Mania is just like the others but it's in wonderful 3D and Pac-Man also can jump to avoid the ghosts. Pac-Attack is tetris with a Pac-Man theme to it. You stack blocks and ghosts and you stack Pac-Man near the ghosts so he can gobble them up. Pac-Man Collection is a great game with four great Pac-Man games which are loads of fun. One of the best GameBoy Advance games around.

Great collection for your GBA collection

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 20
Date: July 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I bought the game thinking that the game would be redundant and maybe get boring after a while. I mean, how many different games can you play with the same goal each time: eat dots and avoid ghosts. But, each of the four games is so greatly unique. One before-unknown gem is Pac Attack, a Tetris-like game with ghosts in the blocks and pac-men to get rid of them in order to make lines. This also includes a puzzle mode, where the goal is to clear the ghosts in each of the 100 password-protected boards. Pac-Mania adds two elements to the classic: a 3-D-like view and the ability to jump over ghosts, adding new challenges to the familiar game. The best, though, is Pac-Man: Arrangement. It plays like the original in theory, and adds speed boost tiles, warp spaces, and special power-ups and attacks. The ghosts can even combine forces as a larger ghost, with a new special feature to make it even more difficult to avoid their advances. Missing is a two-player mode, featured in most of these kinds of arcade games. Also, the hi-score doesn't save after you turn off your GBA. Overall, though, a great buy with a lot of variety.

Ideal game for the GBA!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: July 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Okay, I've played this game since it came out to the arcades in 1980. SO, I am a fan. The original game is completely faithful. It offers two slight variations. You can play it full screen with the entire maze in view which makes for better strategy but is awfully small on the GBA or you can scroll the view as you much your way around the maze. PacMan Arrangement is a hyper fast and addictive version that offers great game play. PacMania is beautiful to look at and offers the option of jumping over the ghosts in a 3D maze. Graphically the games are ideal, especailly the Mania version. Great detail with no objects that are too small on the display. The PacAttack game is a great tetris clone with some nice Pac twists thrown in. This cart has not left my GBA since it came home. It offers solid game play that wont disappoint the PacMan purist and offers some lesser known versions that are lots of fun! Replay value is great!

SO ADDICTIVE

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: December 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I am a new game boy advance user. I bought the game boy as a personal gift to myself. This game was one of the first I chose, because I am familiar with pac-man from my pc. Naturally, I wanted to get something that I could actually play. This game was so awesome because it has four versions that you can play. It challenges the beginning gamer to the advanced. I have so much fun playing it. Even though I have other games, I always come back to the Pac-Man collection. My favorite game of them all is the Pac-Mania, it is a "Tetris-like" game. My only drawback to this game was that it was significantly dark. You WILL need some extra light to play it.

this is also having the best pacs ever!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 44
Date: June 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

hello...i have been playing this one for a while since it came out (80 ok?)...it really is probably one that has some also parts for adult men and also children. the best part is when you beat the levels for music. but the best part is how also the part where jim carrey comes in to find the other pac (men) inside of it. with luck and the big pieces you can "EAT" the "GHOSTS". so without having to spoil the ending i will say that this is by far the best game to come out on Game Boy Advance for the Nintendos because of it's overall gaming plays and the extras for the parts that it does have. i am sure that even though you will also have the best times with it and "WATCH OUT FOR THOSE PARTS!" :)

A MUST BUY FOR GBA!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: December 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Pac-man collection is the first game i bought for GBA and when I started to play it I didn't put it down until the batteries went out. It gives you the choice of four different games to play- pac-man mania, pac-man arrangment,pacman(the old virsion), and pac-attack(tetris). (...) There is music in pac-man arrangment and the graphics are wonderful(mainly pac-man mania). If you are looking for a fun, addicting game to play this is the one to get.

All It Needs Is Buckener & Garica

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Buckener & Garcia had a hit 1982 song "Pac Man Fever" and that's what you'll have if you are playing this game. The graphics are great, you can actually see the characters and Pac-Man is very addictive. Four versions are included to keep game playing value very high. I really like the Pac-Attack, a Tetris-like game that is included along with the Original, Pac-Man Arrangement, and Pac-Mania, a 3D game that's fun to play.

This game is worth the money if you are a fan of original arcade games!

Reeks of Awesomeness

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

4 Games for the price of one. Pac-Man Arrangement, a 2.5D (not totally 3d) version of pac-man that is probably the best of the 4 games, Old Skool Pac-Man;(nuff said),Pac-Attack; A Tetris-like Pac-Man Game with 100 levels of insanity, and Pac-Mania; a 3D Pac-Man who can jump over the ghosts, answering my childhood question, why doesn't pac-man jump over the ghosts.

Pac-man lives on as one of the best in retro-gaming...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: July 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ever since I've worked at this summer day camp, Pac-man (along with Ms. Pac Man) were my favorites among their choice of arcade machines in the game rooms. Thus, bringing it back further to my nostalgic Atari days. No buttons; just the turn of a joystick. While the GBA unfortunately lacks that periphal, Pac-Man Collection offers 4 good games ranging in difficulty and strategy.

Pros:
- The Classic Pac Man game and the short-lived Pac-Mania
- A chance for Pac-Mania to shine with superb graphics
- Passwords for puzzle mode in Pac-Attack, allowing you to continue the last level you completed
-The settings menu. Need more lives? More levels? Feel free to splurge.
-All the sounds and cut-scenes

Cons:
-Because of the GBA's shape, the Full Screen and Scroll for Pac-Man aren't too great, since Full Screen shrinks the gamefield down considerably and Scroll only shows half at a time. Pac-Man is best when you can see the whole field in good detail
-Pac-Mania offers too-many-deaths since you can't really see ghosts coming from the bottom of the screen
-Pac-Arrangement is fun but the game ends quickly
-Pac-Attack's Normal Mode is tough; stick with Puzzle Mode

Although I wish the original Pac-Man had more level variety like Ms. Pac Man, this is still a must-have for the retro-gamers who actually played an Atari. Pretty cheap, too. So chop down on a must-have for your GBA!

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