You can pay $.99 to remove all the ads from the game, and they pop up between games.

At least the classic game still has all the challenge you want. The other pacing problem is that you’ll need to play each level three times to get three stars, even if you meet all of the criteria on the first try. The first levels are really easy, and you’d have to try to fail. As you advance stages get bigger, and you’ll collect gems to unlock alternate character skins for Q*Bert.įans of the classic game might find the slower introduction to the game to be a bit of a drag. They introduce the bouncing balls and snakes slowly, and the stages are generally smaller. The new game has stages with multiple levels, and a much more forgiving difficulty curve. In fact, it includes the original version of the game updated with touch controls. Q*Bert is getting a make over as well, though this one is much closer to the original games. What Sucks: Some of the powers are pretty useless.īuy it?: If you’re a classic arcade fan, or just want more Crossy Road type fare, check out Pac-Man 256. What’s Good: Great way to update the arcade classic as an endless runner. If you have no credits, you can just play the vanilla version of the game. It’ll cost you another credit to continue. The credits regenerate six at a time, and you’ll pay one credit each time you play with power ups. You can simply pay $7.99 to remove the credit system. The game is free to play, but there isn’t any of the IAP driven nonsense. You also get coins by completing challenges, but you can also watch videos to collect coins. You’ll unlock new power ups as you keep playing, but you can level up your existing one using coins that you collect as you’re playing. (Looking at you: bomb and stealth.) I will say that my childhood frustration with the ghosts got a lot of glee crushing them as a giant Pac-Man. Power pellets will still let you eat ghosts, but you’ll also unlock new powers as you play. Orange and blue ghosts continue to roam the stage at random. Pink ghosts will charge in a straight line when they see you, and stop when they hit a wall. Grey ghosts will sleep until Pac-Man gets too close, then chase after you. The power pellets and ghosts are here, but they’ve both been changed from the original game. The game remakes the maze and ghost action into an endless runner, trying to keep ahead of the classic game’s kill screen.

Pac-Man 256 is a retake on the classic arcade game from the devs at Hipster Whale.

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