Review of Pac-Man World Re-Pac, a nostalgic platform game from the first PlayStation

Some paths are not linear but cyclical; still others are like a maze. Like those who have always distinguished the Pac-Man line, whatever the place of use, it now runs through smartphones, of course, ranging from vintage cabinets to consoles. These days for flashback from the past are definitely Pac-Man World mazes recommended to players dressed as Pac-Man World Re-Pac.

This is a remake A video game made from scratch, always taking the Pac-Man World of the first PlayStation as a reference model. Because? It’s probably a matter of anniversaries, but it’s been a long time since players actually waited for the return of this iconic character. And we always get stuck with the topic of birthdays: Pac-Man World released on PlayStation 1 to celebrate the franchise’s twentieth anniversary, now coinciding with the 42nd anniversary of the birth of the Pac-Man World Re-Pac anthropomorphic yellow ball (and the last Pac-Man). Museum + accompanies).

To be short and clear, it is exactly the same video game and clearly adapted to the technical, graphic and generally evolving needs of the contemporary era. There Pac-Man World Re-Pac review The following will provide you with all the necessary details, but we are sure that some of you will be in a hurry to buy a game related to your childhood already.

Subject: Pac-Man and Toc-Man

There complo Pac-Man World Re-Pac is identical to the Pac-Man World of the first PlayStation; only the names of some main characters change for negligible rights and various renaming issues. Bandai Namco, for example, is now calling “former” Miss Pac-Man by the new Pac-Mom name, and who are we going to argue about? After all, the characters are still the same and all have undergone a graphical refinement in line with the new direction, which actually depends on the commercial needs of the company.

Anyway: Pac-Man’s relatives were planning a birthday party for their very famous blood relative. Unfortunately, they hadn’t thought of yet another evil plan by the Ghosts, who arrived on the scene and kidnapped everyone present in the name of Toc-Man. The latter has the appearance of a giant robot that looks a lot like an overgrown Pac-Man (his true identity will be revealed in the finale) and is actually aiming to replace the real Pac-Man by stealing his identity.

However, the ghosts are not very clever: they should kidnap the hero and capture his family instead, probably because of the almost identical appearance (at least some questions should have been asked about the family dog).

Thus, the real Pac-Man begins a journey to save everyone; The story is marked by presence six different worlds, where Toc-Man hides a member of the Pac family in each. If you sweated seven shirts as a kid before reaching the final credits, you’ll soon realize what a simple 3D platform game today’s Pac-Man World Re-Pac is, as water and experiences have passed under more than twenty bridges. years…

Remake: PS1 to PS5

The author had the opportunity to complete the main adventure of Pac-Man World Re-Pac on PlayStation 5, so his thoughts will be based on this special version of the game from which it was revealed (but the conversation goes for other platforms as well). ) all improvements and updates from that first Pac-Man World for PlayStation 1. The game you’re about to buy (or want to overlook) is a remake of your ancestor from twenty years ago, a 1:1 re-offer. Graphic detail changes (with the obvious introduction of high definition), soundtrack rework, some minor improvements to the overall gameplay experience, the style of the main characters; However, there is no new content to report, neither in terms of level design nor in terms of mazes that can be used separately from the main experience as in the original.

Pac-Man World Re-Pac a 2D platform game “Masked” with 3D depth effects; but there are actually a handful of levels like the circus world boss level or the cave world chase that use the latter as a real game environment. On the PlayStation 5 we’ve always found ourselves struggling with a satisfying look, sharp and colorful colors and polygonal patterns, even though at times the textures of some elements on the screen are a little less defined or blurry than the surrounding elements, especially in the screenshot. Sea bed. There is nothing traumatic, because it is difficult to notice during the adventure. On the other hand, the frame rate is excellent, fixed at 60 FPS.

On Overall Quality Let us note some other ramifications of the generally applicable re-offer. For example, the soundtrack didn’t quite convince us: instead of being remastered, the soundtrack of the first Pac-Man World was directly salvaged with minimal improvements; in this respect we can see the difference compared to the rest of the context. On the other hand, the management of the fixed camera has been partially revised and improved: it now allows you to manage Pac-Man’s movements well, by clearly showing the entire episode in progress, in any case.

The latter’s moves have not been updated: jumping to hit enemies, charged run, and explosive shots that consume Points (called Pac-Dot); On the other hand, the voices related to movements have changed, no longer voices related to the experience of our childhood which the author still deeply affects in his mind. In general, finally, the whole experience is without a doubt oldBut that’s certainly not a criticism, because we find ourselves struggling with a remake, not a sequel: whoever buys Pac-Man World Re-Pac will want to find Pac-Man World as it is, nothing more.