Review: Pac-Man World 2
He?s cute, round, and yellow?but enough about Homer Simpson! Pac-Man returns for some 3D hop-n-bop action.
If you?ve got an appetite for an adorable platform adventure, Pac-Man World 2 will hit the spot.
The theft of the magical Golden Fruit releases an ancient evil: an all-powerful ghost named Spooky, who you?ll have to defeat through a combination of classic Pac-Man gobble gameplay and hop-n-bop action. Pac-Land has never looked better, cartoonishly but lushly rendered, and full of bright colors and crisp 3D objects. The gameplay itself is straightforward?you?ll jump, dash, butt-bounce, swim, and chomp your way through six large worlds with neat segments like roller skating and submarine piloting thrown in. But just because it?s colorful and fantastic doesn?t mean it?s easy; there are plenty of tricky jumps, steadily serviced by responsive and just-complex-enough controls. While the man with the biggest mouth in video games never speaks, you will hear crisp sounds and perky, upbeat songs accompanying the action.
Throw in some emulated coin-op classics, and you have a young, fun game worthy of the Pac name. Hey, there are worse ways to spend your golden years.
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