<s>
is	O
a	O
1982	O
maze	B-Application
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
General	O
Computer	O
Corporation	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
sequel	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
made	O
by	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
wife	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
eating	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
pellets	O
in	O
an	O
enclosed	O
maze	B-Application
while	O
avoiding	O
four	O
colored	O
ghosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
General	O
Computer	O
originally	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
modification	O
kit	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
titled	O
Crazy	O
Otto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
previous	O
legal	O
action	O
with	O
Atari	O
,	O
GCC	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
present	O
the	O
project	O
to	O
Midway	O
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
distributor	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
purchased	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
enlisted	O
GCC	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
names	O
were	O
considered	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
Miss	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
and	O
Mrs.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
before	O
the	O
final	O
name	O
was	O
chosen	O
for	O
being	O
easier	O
to	O
pronounce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
ultimately	O
collected	O
the	O
same	O
royalties	O
on	O
each	O
cabinet	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
with	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
was	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
gameplay	O
and	O
for	O
having	O
a	O
female	O
protagonist	O
;	O
some	O
have	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
superior	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
listed	O
among	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
and	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
American	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
inspired	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
successful	O
merchandise	O
,	O
several	O
ports	O
for	O
numerous	O
home	O
consoles	O
and	O
handheld	O
systems	O
,	O
a	O
television	O
cartoon	O
that	O
included	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
and	O
numerous	O
video	O
game	O
sequels	O
and	O
remakes	O
that	O
spawned	O
a	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
video	O
game	O
spin-off	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
earns	O
points	O
by	O
eating	O
pellets	O
and	O
avoiding	O
ghosts	O
(	O
contact	O
with	O
one	O
causes	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
to	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
four	O
mazes	B-Application
that	O
appear	O
in	O
different	O
color	O
schemes	O
and	O
alternate	O
after	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
intermissions	O
are	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pink	O
maze	B-Application
appears	O
in	O
levels	O
one	O
and	O
two	O
;	O
the	O
light	O
blue	O
maze	B-Application
appears	O
in	O
levels	O
three	O
,	O
four	O
,	O
and	O
five	O
;	O
the	O
brown	O
maze	B-Application
appears	O
in	O
levels	O
six	O
to	O
nine	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
dark	O
blue	O
maze	B-Application
appears	O
in	O
levels	O
10	O
to	O
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
level	O
14	O
,	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
configurations	O
alternate	O
every	O
fourth	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
,	O
second	O
,	O
and	O
fourth	O
mazes	B-Application
have	O
two	O
sets	O
of	O
warp	O
tunnels	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
only	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
maze	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
walls	O
have	O
a	O
solid	O
color	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
outline	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
easier	O
for	O
a	O
novice	O
player	O
to	O
see	O
where	O
the	O
paths	O
around	O
the	O
mazes	B-Application
are	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inky	O
(	O
cyan	O
)	O
and	O
Sue	B-Application
(	O
orange	O
)	O
still	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
movement	O
patterns	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
to	O
their	O
respective	O
corners	O
,	O
again	O
until	O
the	O
first	O
reversal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
appearing	O
in	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
,	O
the	O
fruits	O
bounce	O
around	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
,	O
entering	O
and	O
(	O
if	O
not	O
eaten	O
)	O
leaving	O
through	O
the	O
warp	O
tunnels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
orange	O
ghost	O
is	O
called	O
Sue	B-Application
,	O
rather	O
than	O
Clyde	B-Application
;	O
her	O
color	O
was	O
later	O
changed	O
to	O
purple	O
in	O
Pac-Land	B-Application
to	O
differentiate	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
makes	O
contact	O
with	O
a	O
ghost	O
and	O
dies	O
,	O
she	O
spins	O
around	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
flier	O
says	O
,	O
"	O
she	O
dramatically	O
swoons	O
and	O
falls	O
"	O
rather	O
than	O
folding	O
in	O
on	O
herself	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
intermissions	O
follow	O
the	O
developing	O
relationship	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
(	O
from	O
when	O
they	O
first	O
meet	O
to	O
having	O
a	O
stork	O
drop	O
off	O
their	O
baby	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Baby	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
and	O
is	O
referenced	O
in	O
Jr.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
an	O
enhancement	O
kit	O
for	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
called	O
Crazy	O
Otto	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
programmers	O
employed	O
at	O
the	O
General	O
Computer	O
Corporation	O
(	O
GCC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Crazy	O
Otto	O
was	O
under	O
development	O
,	O
GCC	O
settled	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
with	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
over	O
their	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
conversion	O
kit	O
Super	O
Missile	O
Attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
scrapping	O
Crazy	O
Otto	O
entirely	O
,	O
the	O
programmers	O
chose	O
to	O
present	O
the	O
completed	O
game	O
to	O
Midway	O
,	O
Namco	O
's	O
American	O
distributor	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
was	O
enthusiastic	O
that	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
had	O
come	O
to	O
their	O
attention	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
hoping	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
with	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sprites	O
,	O
text	O
,	O
and	O
minor	O
game	O
elements	O
were	O
altered	O
to	O
better	O
reflect	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
titled	O
Super	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
containing	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
as	O
the	O
lead	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
name	O
was	O
dropped	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Miss	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
developers	O
then	O
realized	O
that	O
,	O
given	O
the	O
third	O
intermission	O
showing	O
a	O
stork	O
delivering	O
a	O
baby	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
,	O
confusion	O
could	O
arise	O
about	O
their	O
relationship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
light	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Mrs.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
and	O
then	O
finally	O
to	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
which	O
rolled	O
off	O
the	O
tongue	O
more	O
easily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmer	O
Steve	O
Golson	O
said	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
span	O
of	O
just	O
two	O
weeks	O
,	O
it	O
went	O
from	O
Crazy	O
Otto	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
to	O
Miss	O
Pac-Man.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
release	O
,	O
Stan	O
Jarocki	O
of	O
Midway	O
stated	O
that	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
part	O
as	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
being	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
commercial	O
videogame	O
to	O
involve	O
large	O
numbers	O
of	O
women	O
as	O
players	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
our	O
way	O
of	O
thanking	O
all	O
those	O
lady	O
arcaders	O
who	O
have	O
played	O
and	O
enjoyed	O
Pac-Man.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
one	O
1982	O
estimate	O
,	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
players	O
were	O
women	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
corroborated	O
by	O
marketing	O
chief	O
Michael	O
Leone	O
of	O
the	O
Castle	O
Park	O
Entertainment	O
Center	O
,	O
who	O
noted	O
that	O
his	O
company	O
"	O
noticed	O
a	O
recent	O
trend	O
in	O
our	O
game	O
pavilions	O
that	O
indicates	O
a	O
tremendous	O
female	O
acceptance	O
of	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
game	O
,	O
"	O
further	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
was	O
only	O
natural	O
for	O
Midway	O
...	O
to	O
introduce	O
a	O
Ms.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GCC	O
co-founder	O
Doug	O
Macrae	O
noted	O
that	O
Masaya	O
Nakamura	O
,	O
Namco	O
's	O
president	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
gave	O
him	O
direct	O
feedback	O
on	O
the	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toru	O
Iwatani	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
is	O
not	O
known	O
to	O
have	O
publicly	O
commented	O
on	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
despite	O
questions	O
from	O
reporters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GCC	O
group	O
agreed	O
on	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
1981	O
,	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
to	O
Midway	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
royalty	O
payments	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Midway	O
held	O
the	O
license	O
from	O
Namco	O
for	O
distribution	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
games	O
,	O
advertising	O
,	O
and	O
merchandise	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
settlement	O
stated	O
that	O
GCC	O
members	O
would	O
be	O
paid	O
royalties	O
by	O
Midway	O
for	O
usage	O
of	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
in	O
commercial	O
contexts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
does	O
control	O
the	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
copyright	O
and	O
intellectual	O
property	O
,	O
some	O
royalty	O
rights	O
and	O
obligations	O
are	O
unresolved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
AtGames	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
specializes	O
in	O
microconsoles	B-Device
featuring	O
older	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
,	O
acquired	O
the	O
royalties	O
owed	O
to	O
GCC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AtGames	O
had	O
initially	O
approached	O
the	O
GCC	O
group	O
members	O
about	O
licensing	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
for	O
potential	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
Namco	O
,	O
on	O
learning	O
that	O
AtGames	O
had	O
been	O
seeking	O
these	O
rights	O
for	O
a	O
possible	O
mini-arcade	O
game	O
,	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
AtGames	O
alleging	O
that	O
AtGames	O
misrepresented	O
itself	O
as	O
licensed	O
to	O
make	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
products	O
,	O
and	O
created	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
mini-cabinets	O
under	O
those	O
claims	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
settlement	O
were	O
kept	O
confidential	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
current	O
status	O
of	O
the	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
royalties	O
is	O
undisclosed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
release	O
of	O
Pac-Land	B-Application
in	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
character	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
games	O
which	O
previously	O
featured	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
her	O
place	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
known	O
as	O
Pac-Mom	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
replaces	O
her	O
in	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
+	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
Pac-Land	B-Application
,	O
Pac-In-Time	B-Application
and	O
Pac-Attack	B-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
Re-Pac	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
released	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
and	O
TI-99/4A	B-Device
released	O
under	O
the	O
Atarisoft	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
most	O
home	O
versions	O
of	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
include	O
all	O
three	O
intermission	O
screens	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
rendition	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
was	O
infamous	O
for	O
its	O
flashing	O
ghosts	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
2600	O
port	O
of	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
had	O
minimal	O
flicker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
tabletop	O
version	O
of	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1983	O
by	O
Coleco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
was	O
shaped	O
like	O
a	O
miniature	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
,	O
was	O
controlled	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
built-in	O
joystick	O
,	O
and	O
used	O
a	O
multicolor	O
vacuum	B-General_Concept
fluorescent	I-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Stand-Alone	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
1983	O
Arcade	B-Application
Awards	O
held	O
in	O
January	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
,	O
introducing	O
new	O
mazes	B-Application
,	O
a	O
fourth	O
intermission	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
power-up	O
that	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
temporary	O
speed	O
boost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
Namco	O
released	O
their	O
original	O
port	O
of	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
themselves	O
,	O
eight	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
,	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
NES	B-Language
versions	O
,	O
by	O
Tengen	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
by	O
Williams	O
Electronics	O
,	O
took	O
a	O
few	O
liberties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
featured	O
four	O
different	O
sets	O
of	O
mazes	B-Application
:	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
mazes	B-Application
,	O
bigger	O
mazes	B-Application
,	O
smaller	O
mazes	B-Application
,	O
and	O
"	O
strange	O
"	O
mazes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
Pac-Booster	O
option	O
that	O
let	O
players	O
make	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
move	O
much	O
faster	O
which	O
was	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
from	O
a	O
maintenance	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
also	O
allowed	O
two	O
people	O
to	O
play	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
with	O
player	O
2	O
as	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
at	O
level	O
32	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
intermission	O
where	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
say	O
good-bye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
with	O
two	O
new	O
mazes	B-Application
and	O
a	O
bonus	O
game	O
(	O
Super	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Namco	O
released	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
board	O
with	O
both	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
and	O
Galaga	B-Application
in	O
honor	O
of	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
subtitle	O
"	O
20	O
Year	O
Reunion	O
/	O
Class	O
of	O
1981	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
as	O
a	O
hidden	O
bonus	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
CD-i	B-Device
Arcade	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
collection	O
(	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Namco	O
's	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
and	O
Atari	O
's	O
late	O
1990s	O
series	O
of	O
classic	O
game	O
anthologies	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
an	O
unlockable	O
minigame	O
in	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
and	O
in	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
and	O
four	O
other	O
games	O
(	O
Galaga	B-Application
,	O
Mappy	B-Application
,	O
Xevious	B-Application
and	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
)	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
self-contained	O
joystick	O
hand	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
was	O
also	O
a	O
free	O
game	O
bundled	O
with	O
every	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
disc	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
XBLA	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
online	O
leaderboard	O
and	O
twelve	O
achievements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Namco	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
Volume	I-Application
3	I-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
mention	O
of	O
it	O
in	O
Namco	O
's	O
official	O
archives	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
archives	O
on	O
all	O
Namco	O
Museum	O
releases	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
through	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ports	O
were	O
delisted	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
Arcade	B-Application
Party	O
arcade	B-Application
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
Arcade	B-Application
Party	O
was	O
succeeded	O
eight	O
years	O
later	O
by	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
Pixel	O
Bash	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
19	O
games	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
roster	O
,	O
but	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
was	O
only	O
available	O
if	O
the	O
machine	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
Free	O
Play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
downloadable	O
content	O
in	O
Pac-Man	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
Tastemakers	O
 '	O
Arcade1Up	O
decided	O
to	O
announce	O
that	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
would	O
finally	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
their	O
lineup	O
of	O
3/4	O
scale	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
will	O
also	O
contain	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
,	O
including	O
Galaxian	B-Application
,	O
Pac-Mania	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
,	O
19	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
ARCADE	B-Application
GAME	O
SERIES	O
"	O
from	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
topped	O
the	O
monthly	O
RePlay	O
upright	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
charts	O
for	O
much	B-Application
of	I-Application
1982	I-Application
,	O
including	O
most	O
months	O
between	O
April	O
and	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
also	O
topped	O
the	O
US	O
RePlay	O
cocktail	O
arcade	B-Application
cabinet	O
charts	O
for	O
23	O
months	O
,	O
from	O
February	O
1982	O
through	B-Application
1983	I-Application
up	O
until	O
February	B-Application
1984	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
listed	O
as	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1982	I-Application
by	O
Cash	O
Box	O
and	O
the	O
Amusement	O
&	O
Music	O
Operators	O
Association	O
(	O
AMOA	O
)	O
,	O
whereas	O
RePlay	O
magazine	O
listed	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
as	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cash	O
Box	O
later	O
listed	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
two	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1983	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
listed	O
by	O
AMOA	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1984	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
sold	O
125,000	O
arcade	B-Application
units	O
by	O
1988	O
,	O
grossed	O
by	O
1987	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
grossed	O
(	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
InfoWorld	O
stated	O
that	O
Atarisoft	O
's	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
was	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
awarded	O
a	O
Certificate	O
of	O
Merit	O
as	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Coin-Op	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
1982	O
Arcade	B-Application
Awards	O
held	O
in	O
January	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1984	O
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
port	O
of	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Videogame	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
1983	O
Arcade	B-Application
Awards	O
,	O
tied	O
with	O
Lady	B-Application
Bug	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
magazine	O
called	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
a	O
"	O
Spectacular	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Incredible	O
"	O
conversion	O
,	O
while	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
and	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
versions	O
suffered	O
from	O
limitations	O
but	O
were	O
nevertheless	O
"	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
later	O
gave	O
a	O
"	O
Classic	O
"	O
rating	O
for	O
other	O
home	O
computer	O
versions	O
,	O
calling	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
the	O
"	O
greatest	O
"	O
maze	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
,	O
three	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four	O
reviewers	O
said	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
timeless	O
and	O
universally	O
appealing	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
enhancements	O
appealing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
,	O
Sushi-X	O
,	O
felt	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
cheap	O
cash-in	O
on	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
and	O
had	O
not	O
aged	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doctor	O
Devon	O
of	O
GamePro	O
liked	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
but	O
questioned	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
port	O
since	O
it	O
has	O
somewhat	O
frustrating	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
since	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
had	O
already	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
an	O
unlockable	O
in	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
STart	O
,	O
Clayton	O
Walnum	O
praised	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
version	O
's	O
new	O
mazes	B-Application
and	O
the	O
added	O
twist	O
of	O
the	O
lightning	O
power-ups	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
transferred	O
well	O
to	O
the	O
small	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Julian	O
Rignall	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
port	O
for	O
CVG	O
Magazine	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
offers	O
a	O
fun	O
and	O
non-violent	O
challenge	O
which	O
will	O
appeal	O
to	O
anyone	O
"	O
giving	O
a	O
final	O
score	O
of	O
79	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
A	O
.	O
Jung	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
version	O
a	O
final	O
score	O
of	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
,	O
"	O
A	O
decent	O
adaptation	O
overall	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
right.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
commented	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
loved	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
games	O
,	O
then	O
you	O
loved	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
and	O
if	O
you	O
loved	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
at	O
the	O
arcades	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
love	O
her	O
here	O
,	O
too.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
was	O
still	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
20	O
best-selling	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
as	O
number	O
12	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
aged	O
far	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
smarter	O
monster	O
AI	O
,	O
varied	O
mazes	B-Application
,	O
moving	O
fruits	O
,	O
and	O
intermissions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
added	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
has	O
the	O
broadest	O
appeal	O
of	O
any	O
game	O
Next	O
Generation	O
has	O
seen	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
possible	O
exception	O
of	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
listed	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
versions	O
as	O
number	O
89	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
100	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
Two-player	O
simultaneous	O
play	O
and	O
new	O
mazes	B-Application
completely	O
revive	O
this	O
classic.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
as	O
number	O
41	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
sounds	O
easier	O
than	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
one	O
we	O
consistently	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
,	O
week	O
after	O
week.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
put	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
10th	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
trumped	O
[	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
]	O
in	O
nearly	O
every	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
called	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
placed	O
5th	O
on	O
Time	O
's	O
"	O
The	O
50	O
Best	O
Video	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
The	O
Strong	O
National	O
Museum	O
of	O
Play	O
inducted	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
to	O
its	O
World	O
Video	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
