Pac-man, whats the history?
PAC-MAN originally called PUCK-MAN was released in 1979, its name was changed to PAC-MAN after an eagle-eyed executive realised that it could easily be vandalised to spell something else!
Throughout the 80's PAC-MAN became a cultural phenomenon, starring in adverts, tv shows and movies, as well as having a ton of merchandise released with his face on it.
PAC-MAN has appeared in over 30 games, and remains one of the most well known video game characters of all time.
On August the 9th PAC-MAN was released to the world once again on XBLA!
What version of PAC-MAN is on XBLA?
An updated version of the original arcade game.
What is new for XBLA?
New features for the XBLA game are,
- HDTV support (720p)
- Xbox live leaderboards
- PAC-MAN art borders
Will there be tournaments?
Microsoft announced plans for a a world-wide PAC-MAN tournament at TGS 06, where the top 10 players of the XBLA version of the game will be flown to New York City for the championships in 2007.
What are patterns?
There are patterns that you can follow to help you get a high score in PAC-MAN!
Look Here!
What are the achievements?
There are 12 achievements in PAC-MAN, with a total of 200 gamerscore available they are:
Cherry: 5gs, Eat the Cherries that appear after eating a set number of Pac-Dots in Round 1!
Strawberry: 5gs, Eat the Strawberry that appears after eating a set number of Pac-Dots in Round 2!
Orange: 10gs, Eat the Orange that appears after eating a set number of Pac-Dots in Round 3 or 4!
Apple: 10gs, Eat the Apple that appears after eating a set number of Pac-Dots in Round 5 or 6!
Melon: 15gs, Eat the Melon that appears after eating a set number of Pac-Dots in Round 7 or 8!
Galboss: 15gs, Eat the Galboss that appears after eating a set number of Pac-Dots in Round 9 or 10!
Bell: 20gs, Eat the Bell that appears after eating a set number of Pac-Dots in Round 11 or 12!
Key: 25gs, Eat the Key that appears after eating a set number of Pac-Dots after Round 13!
All Ghosts: 10gs, Eat all ghosts in succession after eating a Power Pellet!
Clear Round 5: 15gs, Clear the beginner level by completing the first 5 rounds!
Clear Round 21: 40gs, Clear the advanced level by completing the first 21 rounds!
Perfect: 30gs, Eat all ghosts four times within a stage!
How much does it cost?
400 market place points.
Lewis Hamilton - World Champion
