<s>
is	O
a	O
maze	B-Application
chase	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
in	O
her	O
quest	O
to	O
stop	O
a	O
witch	O
named	O
Mesmerelda	O
from	O
stealing	O
the	O
Gems	O
of	O
Virtue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
navigate	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
mazes	B-Application
with	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Placed	O
about	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
are	O
such	O
devices	O
as	O
spring	O
tiles	O
(	O
to	O
jump	O
over	O
the	O
walls	O
of	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
,	O
and	O
sometimes	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
them	O
)	O
;	O
switches	O
,	O
keys	O
,	O
hearts	O
to	O
regain	O
her	O
health	O
,	O
and	O
'	O
Power	O
Pellets	O
 '	O
used	O
to	O
allow	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
to	O
eat	O
all	O
the	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
area	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
is	O
freely	O
playable	O
as	O
an	O
option	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
how	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
was	O
freely	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
of	O
the	O
20th	O
Anniversary	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professor	O
Pac	O
creates	O
a	O
device	O
called	O
the	O
Pactrometer	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
to	O
go	O
to	O
these	O
areas	O
to	O
recover	O
the	O
gems	O
before	O
Mesmerelda	O
can	O
get	O
them	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Professor	O
is	O
telling	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
this	O
,	O
he	O
gets	O
sucked	O
into	O
a	O
mirror	O
by	O
the	O
witch	O
,	O
leaving	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
with	O
the	O
Pactrometer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
gathers	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
gems	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
stolen	O
by	O
Mesmerelda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
returns	O
to	O
fight	O
for	O
the	O
gems	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
time	O
wins	O
,	O
regaining	O
the	O
gems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professor	O
Pac	O
,	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
princess	O
proceed	O
to	O
celebrate	O
their	O
victory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
in	O
1981	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
1982	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
after	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
Maze	I-Application
Madness	I-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
:	O
Quest	O
for	O
the	O
Golden	O
Maze	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
similar	O
in	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Maze	B-Application
Madness	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
new	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
baby	O
ghost	O
,	O
which	O
causes	O
power-ups	O
to	O
appear	O
when	O
touched	O
,	O
and	O
bonus	O
areas	O
where	O
fruit	O
must	O
be	O
eaten	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
golden	O
fruit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
starring	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac	I-Application
Man	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
said	O
of	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
stumbles	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
much	O
harsher	O
description	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Multiplayer	O
mazes	B-Application
are	O
viewed	O
from	O
three-quarters	O
angle	O
—	O
and	O
the	O
blurry	O
visuals	O
make	O
it	O
all	O
but	O
impossible	O
to	O
see	O
what	O
's	O
going	O
on.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
23	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Charla	O
of	O
NextGen	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
in	O
its	O
December	O
2000	O
issue	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
maze	B-Application
format	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
too	O
limited	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
next	O
Ape	B-Application
Escape	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
definitely	O
worth	O
a	O
look.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
January	O
2001	O
issue	O
,	O
Daniel	O
Erickson	O
called	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
A	O
solid	O
package	O
for	O
just	O
about	O
any	O
gamer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bad	O
Hare	O
of	O
GamePro	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
three	O
frantic	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
classics	O
,	O
Maze	B-Application
Madness	O
proves	O
the	O
ol	O
 '	O
girl	O
still	O
has	O
life	O
in	O
her.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Human	O
Tornado	O
said	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
is	O
n't	O
a	O
very	O
strong	O
Pac	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
have	O
its	O
moments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
're	O
hungry	O
for	O
some	O
ghosts	O
,	O
it	O
might	O
be	O
worth	O
a	O
trip	O
around	O
the	O
maze.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
2000	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
TimeSplitters	B-Device
.	O
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