Overall 7.4 Graphics 8.5 Sound 6 Addictive 5.5 Story 4.5 Depth 4 Difficulty 6.5
9.5
One of the most underrated SNES titles ever AdMan
Pac Man 2. Go on Youtube and look it up, and everyone is saying what a terrible game it is. In my opinion, this is one of the best, and most underrated, video games ever. Why? Because it's one of the few video games to feature an interactive interface beyond point-and-click or full-motion video, and it is one of the funniest games ever. Let me explain.Gameplay:If you've ever heard of this game, you probably know that you don't control PacMan. You control a slingshot. That's right, a slingshot. Oh, and a hand that points in the directions of the D-pad. You control PacMan by shooting things, pointing at things, etc. PacMan reacts to these things and this is how he'll find what he's looking for in the level.Sounds simple enough. But what many find aggravating (and I find absolutely hilarious) is that PacMan has "moods." If you hit him with the slingshot, he gets angry. If you pop a balloon he's carrying, depressed. If you get him a hot dog, happy. Sometimes mischievous, sometimes frightened, etc. Each mood comes with its own set of funny faces and reactions. For example, here's one of my favorites. In the second level, there's a screen full of trees. If PacMan is mad, he'll stop and kick one of them. First, he hurts his foot. Then caterpillars fall out of the tree and frighten him. He whines for a minute, then gets angry and shakes around to get the caterpillars off, then runs away screaming. It's very funny because the possible outcomes are quite numerous.So, to accomplish the objectives PacMan has to be in exactly the right mood, which leads to some aggravation in manipulating him. But the game is just so funny that once you've figured out how to play it can provide endless entertainment in simply exploring the environment and trying all the possible combinations.Graphics:The graphics are made to look like a cartoon, reminiscent of Aladdin on the Genesis. The colors are bright and vibrant, and there are nice details, like pebbles coming off a rock if you shoot it with the slingshot. For SNES it's not exactly mindblowing, but it's a nice change from the standard graphical style.Sound:The music is quite upbeat and fun, and in a neat side-note it changes speed with PacMan's mood. If he's happy or angry, the music goes fast. If he's sad or scared, it slows down. Each tune is a pretty short loop, but they are very well put-together tracks with lots of cool sounds in there. Play the Genesis version of this game to see how superior the SNES soundchip was.The other great aspect of the sound is PacMan's voice. He speaks gibberish in this funny, digitized voice, that, like his expressions, never gets old. (The Genesis could also not handle the voice, making that version far less entertaining). Verdict:The gameplay here is nothing special - go find stuff, basically. It's the actual character of PacMan that makes this game so fun. What I notice is that almost no other game I can think of has such an interactive and realistic portrayal of character. This game is not great by most measures, but this one unique aspect makes it worthy of being remembered.
Graphics 9 Sound 9 Addictive 10 Story 7 Depth 7 Difficulty 5
Review Rating: 4.4/5
Submitted: 09-16-12
Review Replies: 2
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I'm so confused cplegogame25
Story:
The story is about Pac-Man doing chores for his wife, yes that's the story, or at least what i gathered.
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Gameplay:
The gameplay is not like the original Pac-Man, it's more of a point and click. You control Pac-Man and no wait, you don't control Pac-Man, you control a cursor on a screen which is a slingshot. Shoot the slingshot at something and Pac-Man will go towards it and examine it, only problem is he won't listen sometimes, it's either he's being to proud of himself or to depressed to listen to you, the more depressed the less he listens to you. Plus Pac-Man is a real jerk in this game, he attacks a farmer and is mean to a construction worker and tips him over, and when he's to proud of himself, he walks along and become unlikable from that point on. There are only four levels in the game, but each level takes forever to go through if Pac-Man is to depressed, to make him not depressed to happy stuff like pet his dog, or eat something, but it's hard to do because you have to click on the food and if he's to depressed he will ignore you and not pick up the food, so it's impossible to make him happy. I coulden't get pass the first level because Pac-Man never listens, even if he is happy. The first mission you have to get a gift for your baby, but your not told where to go or what to do, you get a 5 second explanation on where to go and boom kicked out to go find something, RAAAAGGGGGE! I hate this game so much!
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Graphics:
The graphics look ok, the animations on Pac-Man's face are fun to watch until you realize he's a jerk, but i can't help to feel that Pac-Man and his family are out of place in this world. Everyone else around is like a real person or a real animal. Nothing seems in place, kinda like Sonic 2006's art design. But i guess for what it looks like, it's ok.
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Music/Sound:
Personally, i do not like the music, the whistling in some of the tracks are annoying and i don't think they fit, for this type of game, the music sounds like someone is in a chore montage, oh wait Pac-Man is in a chore montage through the whole game, except it's slow. The sounds are basic wa wa noises and not very impressive, well at least that's what i think, nothing sounds like Pac-Man sounds at all, even Pac-Man world had the original sound effects, so why can't this game?
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Final Verdict:
This game isn't that good, some people say it's a underrated game judged harshly, some say it's awesome, i say it sucks, with bad controls, or at least trying to control Pac-Man annoying music, somewhat ok graphics and really boring gameplay, no one should play this game if their bored, unless for nostagic purposes.
Graphics 8 Sound 3 Addictive 1 Story 2 Depth 1 Difficulty 8
Review Rating: 4/5
Submitted: 11-29-13
Review Replies: 1