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Pac-Man

PAC-MAN, Puck Man

1980Main GameReleasedBird view / Isometric
Arcade

Summary:

Pac-Man is a 1980 maze action video game developed and released by Namco for arcades. It is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games, and an icon of 1980s popular culture. Players control Pac-Man, who must eat all the dots inside an enclosed maze while avoiding four colored ghosts. Eating large flashing dots called Power Pellets causes the ghosts to temporarily turn blue, allowing Pac-Man to eat them for bonus points.

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Ratings:

IGDB

7.9

HowLongToBeat

6.7

HowLongToBeat:

Main story
1h
Main + extra
2h
Completionist
5h

Achievements:

RA
RetroAchievementsArcade
21

External pages:

Links:

pacman.comen.wikipedia.orgpacman.fandom.cominstagram.comyoutube.comreddit.comx.comfacebook.com

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Details

Companies:

Midway Manufacturing, Namco

Franchises:

Pac-Man

Game modes:

Single player

Themes:

Action, Survival

Languages:

English

Age ratings:

CERO: A, CLASS_IND: L, ESRB: E, PEGI: 3

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Release dates

May 22, 1980: Unknown platform (Japan)

Oct 1980: Unknown platform (North America)