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Generally favorable reviews- based on 102 Ratings

  • Summary: PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX continues to uphold NAMCO BANDAI's tradition of enhancing a classic franchise for today's gamer. Building upon PAC-MAN Championship Edition’s original six courses, the new game features more than 100 varied and mind-boggling mazes to navigate. Several new modedes will also be available to test a player's pellet-munching aptitude. In Time Attack Mode, players will vie for the quickest clear time. Fulfill a series of objectives in Mission Mode or compete to devour the most number of ghosts gobbled in Ghost Mode. Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 43
  3. Negative: 0 out of 43
  1. 100
    There's almost too much game in there. [Feb 2011, p.121]
  2. Jan 31, 2011
    100
    One of the most exciting titles available. It is, in short, a game any sort of player – casual or hard-core – will take a shine to.
  3. Jan 3, 2011
    100
    A must-have for every hi-score maniac, Pac-Man Championship Edition DX can keep you away from your friends more than any woman, and away from you woman more than any friend. An act of love to the golden era of the arcade games and probably on of the best downloadable games of the year.
  4. Jan 10, 2011
    85
    Simply a masterpiece. There's really no reason why this one shouldn't be in your collection, whether you are a fan of the saga or not. It's so funny and polished you really can't miss it.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 25
  3. Negative: 2 out of 25
  1. OK so you have Pac-Man. Now you have this Pac-Man. This IS Pac-Man. I am amazed how they could improve the formula. This game is addicting. It's fast paced and there is nothing more satisfying then eating a train of 30 ghosts and wiping out the rest as you keep extending the power pill time. I even enjoy the Matrix time effect whenever you are close to getting nailed by a ghost. I can't think of any negatives. Collapse
  2. 8
    The best $10 you could ever spend. This game will drain hours and hours of your life if you are not careful! It's simply a must buy for anyone remotely interested in Pac-Man. Expand
  3. 7
    This game is pretty fun, and the leaderboards are engaging, and it's cheap. The game lets you pick your favorite graphhics styles (classic, modern, or some just a tad weird but in a cool way), sound track, and there's somewhere around 8 maps to play on each with it's own pathing and 15 or so time trials. The formula is still pac-man but has a nice modern feeling with the responsive controls and an awesome slow-mo feature when your near a ghost and a gradually increasing speed, so all that is gold. There's just one major flaw that undermines all the afore-mentioned praise, which is this: it's still pac-man. It's not new, it's not original, it's nothing you haven't seen before, nothing that's gonna keep your interest through all 8 levels because it's just more of the same pac-man with a few added features. Just because the game has modern features doesn't mean it can compete with modern arcade titles; but hey, for the money, it's a pretty good buy if you're looking for a change of pace from the plethora of steroid spraying shooters out there. Expand
  4. dont see the big deal about this. its pacman for christ sake!! cant believe its also been rated higher than dead space 2, call of duty black ops!!?? good price but not worth the score it got. Expand

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