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PacMania II
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Version
2.0
Original Pac-man was created in 1980 by a Japanese
company Namco. Pac-Man's form and color resemble a
pizza missing one piece. Namco's designer Tohru
Iwatani hit upon the idea when eating a pizza. The
rest belongs to history. The brand name Pac-Man is
licensed by more than 250 companies and is used in
more than 400 products. There are Pac-Man air
fresheners, telephones, corn flakes and even
automobiles. The name itself originated from a
Japanese word "paku-paku", which means "eating". In
PacMania we keep running through the intimidating
labyrinth together with Pacman, eating the dots and
hunting the evil monsters. The game play is a
suspenseful 3D-style modern remake of the original
1980 Pac-Man adventures with a number of exciting
novelties.
The first novelty is 3D environment. The main
character, the galleries' walls and bonuses are
presented in 3D-style with shadows and lights. The
combination of stylish sound effects and 3D design
create the unique atmosphere of PacMania 2, which has
something from a puppet-show with a bent to mysticism.
The game can be run in two modes - "classical" for
those longing for sweet nostalgia; and "new" for young
fun seekers. There also is a special CarMania mode-
for those of you, who love cars more then pizza.
The second novelty, featured in PacMania 2, is a
chance to exchange roles with the monsters. Some dots,
when swallowed by our hero, turn all the monsters
chasing after him into defenceless victims. So now you
can start hunting for monsters! But beware -
each "eaten" monster soon returns to the game in
its "blood-thirsty" incarnation. Racing through the
labyrinth becomes some sort of a strategic problem.
You have a few seconds to answer the key question "To
eat or not to eat?" Start your journey now to find out
the answer!
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