Genesis

Pac-Attack

Round out the fun, the simple graphics and variety of tunes look and sound surprisingly good for the Genesis. Pac-Attack's certainly a very familiar formula that follows the tradition of other puzzle greats, but the addition of one of the top video game stars of all time gives the game a nice strategic twist. It's well worth a trip down memory lane.

While many may simply dismiss Pac-Attack as "just another Tetris clone" (which isn't entirely inaccurate), those who look a bit closer will find that this game is fairly unique among its falling-block brethren. Being unique, however, does not necessarily make something worthwhile (let alone good), so in this respect Pac-Attack narrowly dodges the bullet, as it is quite fun to play. Unfortunately, the game's unintuitive mechanics provide too steep a learning curve to completely engage the player the way great puzzle games should, although the welcomed puzzle and two-player versus modes may give the game an extra bit of mileage. Pac-Attack is ultimately a respectable addition to both the puzzle genre and the Pac-Man series, but simply doesn't have the legs to gain much notoriety in either.

So it isn't quite Tetris, but it's an all-right game. At least, it's a change from Tetris. And you can also play with a friend, sort of Puyo Puyo style.