Pac-Land

All the features of the arcade makes this a superb conversion.

If you were a fan of the arcade game, this perfect conversion will be right up your tree-lined avenue. However, the action is a bit samey all the way through, so anyone used to piles of excitement may well be disappointed.

Pac-Land is a harmless game that feels like an effort to keep Pac-Man alive and relevant instead of a real-deal game. The bright, day-glo graphics are certainly pleasing and add to the overall pleasantness of Pac-Land. Because the game offers so little challenge, it's hard to recommend as a gotta-have to the hardcore, but should definitely be in the library of any self-respecting Pac fan.

Pac Land is one of those games that isn't spectacular but not bad either. It is mindless fun where you don't have to think or concentrate on what you're doing. it's a good version for a portable system with decent graphics and control. It kind of grows on you after a while.

Being that this is the first Pac-Man game to ever break the very successful dot-eating-pizza-parlor formula, I have to give it credit, but not too much. Where this game makes up in innovativeness, it fails in everything else. The sound is horrible, and only loops one song taken straight from the TV show. The story is pretty bad as well, being that many other platformers up to this point had already shown what a good 2D story could be like ... I'm looking at you Mario.

There isn't a smooth transition with regards to difficulty levels, either. Level one thru three are way too easy; four and five are fine, while six thru eight are practically impossible. The greatest contributor to this game's difficulty is the control. Pac-Man does not stop on a dime as you would expect, and "slides"even when you tap the pad to turn him around. This is very deadly as you're required to have perfect timing in certain spots and there is no room for error - or "sliding". The final analysis proves that Pac-Man is more adept at gobbling up dots and ghosts than he is at jumping around. Bring back the maze genre!

Pac-Land ist eine Mischung aus viel Jump'n'Run ("Wonderboy") und etwas Pac-Man-Feeling (ab und zu erscheint eine leckere Pille). Leider war das Abenteuer schon in der Spielhalle kein allzu großer Erfolg, und auch die Lynx-Adaption dürfte keine weiten Sprünge machen. Triste Grafik und einfallslose Musik passen sich dem spielerischen Niveau an. Am ehesten werden sich jüngere Lynx-Fans dafür begeistern.

Pac-Land is too simplistic in design for most gamers to find enjoyable. You may find the first level or two mildly entertaining, but after that the lack of variety in gameplay will get to you. Only the most ardent of Pac-Man fans and the youngest of gamers will find this game to be fun.