Pac-Man VS. coming to DS!

Written by Jim Squires

Wednesday, 11 April 2007 04:35

Remember Pac-Man VS.? Of course you don't. It was a brilliant concept mired by the "I need three friends with GBA's" problem that plagued so many of the better GameCube titles. Essentially, it was four-player Pac-Man. One person would play as Pac, and the others would be the ghosts trying to catch him. Like I said -- brilliant concept. if I remember correctly, I believe it was co-developed by Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani and Shigeru Miyamoto. Definitely a pedigree title -- but one you probably missed out on.

Pac-Man VS. will be coming to the DS as part of the upcoming NamcoMuseum collection to be value-priced at $19.99. As four friends with DS' will all be able to play off of one cart AND we'll be getting a library of Namco classics, I'd be hard-pressed to find a better way to spend 20 bucks this summer.

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written by Katie, April 11, 2007

I love Pac-Man Vs.! It was actually a bonus disc that game with a few games, which is why virtually no one remembers it. I don't think you could buy it outright on its own (unless you happen to find it used).

But I thought it was fantastic, and I'm excited to hear it's getting another chance on the DS. It's definitely a game that didn't get enough love.

Just wanted to point out though, the original only requires one GBA - for the player that is Pac-Man (so that he/she can see the whole board, including the location of the ghosts). The other 3 players use Cube controllers and can only see their small section of the screen on the television. That way, it is sort of a puzzle to try and figure out where Pac-Man is!

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written by Dr. Cossack, April 11, 2007

I got the original just a few months ago, and the concept is great. The game itself works quite well too, as long as you don't mind cables going all over the place. I want to try playing with four players this summer (only did it with two so far). It should be entertaining all right!

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written by Xerxes3rd, April 11, 2007

I have Pac-Man VS for the NGC and it's a great party game. The biggest downside is having the wire from the GBA to the Gamecube- my cable extension doesn't work, the linker cable is a bit short, and there's no wireless version. Swapping around controllers is a bit of a pain as well, but the gameplay is brilliant and incredibly fun. It should be a blast on DS.

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