<s>
Maze	B-Application
game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
genre	O
description	O
first	O
used	O
by	O
journalists	O
during	O
the	O
1980s	O
to	O
describe	O
any	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
entire	O
playing	O
field	O
is	O
a	O
maze	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quick	O
player	O
action	B-Application
is	O
required	O
to	O
escape	O
monsters	O
,	O
outrace	O
an	O
opponent	O
,	O
or	O
navigate	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
within	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
in	O
1980	O
,	O
many	O
maze	B-Application
games	I-Application
followed	O
its	O
conventions	O
of	O
completing	O
a	O
level	O
by	O
traversing	O
all	O
paths	O
and	O
a	O
way	O
of	O
temporarily	O
turning	O
the	O
tables	O
on	O
pursuers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
character	O
in	O
a	O
maze	B-Application
would	O
have	O
a	O
limited	O
view	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
see	O
much	O
or	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maze	B-Application
chase	O
games	O
are	O
a	O
specific	O
subset	O
of	O
the	O
overheard	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
subgenre	O
is	O
exemplified	O
by	O
Namco	O
's	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
clear	O
a	O
maze	B-Application
of	O
dots	O
while	O
being	O
pursued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
spawned	O
many	O
sequels	O
and	O
clones	B-Application
which	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
are	O
often	O
called	O
"	O
dot	O
eat	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
maze	B-Application
chases	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
dots	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
clear	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
of	O
the	O
pursuers	O
themselves	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
Pengo	B-Application
,	O
Guzzler	B-Application
,	O
Jungler	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
grid	O
capture	O
games	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
line	O
coloring	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
consists	O
of	O
lines	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
capture	O
rectangular	O
areas	O
by	O
traversing	O
their	O
perimeters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
not	O
fundamentally	O
different	O
from	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
players	O
still	O
have	O
to	O
navigate	O
the	O
entire	O
maze	B-Application
to	O
complete	O
a	O
level	O
)	O
but	O
enough	O
games	O
have	O
used	O
the	O
grid	O
motif	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
distinct	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amidar	B-Application
established	O
the	O
model	O
for	O
this	O
subgenre	O
.	O
</s>
