<s>
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
1993	O
falling-tile	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
Philips	B-Device
CD-i	I-Device
were	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
clearing	O
out	O
blocks	O
and	O
ghosts	O
without	O
them	O
stacking	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
playfield	O
—	O
blocks	O
can	O
be	O
cleared	O
by	O
matching	O
them	O
in	O
horizontal	O
rows	O
,	O
while	O
ghosts	O
can	O
be	O
cleared	O
by	O
placing	O
down	O
a	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
piece	O
that	O
can	O
eat	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
home	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Attack	B-Application
is	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
1992	O
game	O
Cosmo	B-Application
Gang	I-Application
the	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
worldwide	O
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
mixed	O
;	O
while	O
some	O
disliked	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
replay	O
value	O
and	O
inferiority	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
Columns	B-Application
,	O
others	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
addictiveness	O
and	O
clever	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
traditional	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
systems	O
and	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Namco	O
compilations	O
for	O
multiple	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Attack	B-Application
is	O
a	O
falling	O
tile	O
puzzle	O
game	O
,	O
often	O
being	O
compared	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
Columns	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blocks	O
can	O
be	O
cleared	O
by	O
matching	O
them	O
in	O
horizontal	O
rows	O
that	O
touch	O
both	O
ends	O
of	O
the	O
playfield	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
ghosts	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
cleared	O
by	O
placing	O
down	O
a	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
piece	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
eat	O
any	O
ghosts	O
in	O
his	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
direction	O
that	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
is	O
facing	O
will	O
show	O
which	O
direction	O
he	O
will	O
move	O
—	O
if	O
he	O
gets	O
stuck	O
in	O
a	O
spot	O
with	O
no	O
ghosts	O
left	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
disappears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Attack	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
Hometek	O
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
console	O
division	O
of	O
Namco	O
America	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
1992	O
arcade	O
game	O
Cosmo	B-Application
Gang	I-Application
the	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
worldwide	O
and	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
European	O
and	O
Japanese	O
releases	O
were	O
titled	O
Pac-Panic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
Pac-Attack	B-Application
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
European-exclusive	O
Philips	B-Device
CD-i	I-Device
conversion	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD-i	B-Device
conversion	O
features	O
completely	O
remade	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
compilation	O
Namco	B-Application
Anthology	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
remake	O
featuring	O
fully	O
redone	O
graphics	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
conversion	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
in	O
1999	O
,	O
titled	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
:	O
Special	O
Color	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
version	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
in	O
the	O
2001	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
compilation	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Pac-Mania	B-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
Pac-Man	B-Device
Collection	I-Device
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Namco	B-Application
Anthology	I-Application
2	I-Application
remake	O
is	O
an	O
unlockable	O
extra	O
in	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
“	O
demake	O
”	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
graphics	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
later	O
delisted	O
from	O
the	O
App	O
Store	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
version	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	B-Device
collection	O
Pac-Man	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
2022	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
collection	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
+	I-Application
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
an	O
emulated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
modified	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
Ms.	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Baby	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
characters	O
(	O
who	O
appear	O
as	O
cameos	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
high	O
score	O
table	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
Pac-Mom	O
and	O
Pac-Sis	O
characters	O
,	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
has	O
n't	O
been	O
officially	O
stated	O
why	O
the	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
assumed	O
to	O
be	O
tied	O
to	O
Ms.	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
ongoing	O
AtGames	O
dispute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Attack	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
divided	O
response	O
from	O
critics	O
;	O
while	O
some	O
praised	O
its	O
simplistic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
unique	O
usage	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
characters	O
,	O
others	O
criticized	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
replay	O
value	O
and	O
inferior	O
quality	O
to	O
other	O
puzzle	O
games	O
available	O
,	O
notably	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
and	O
Tetris	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
a	O
70%	O
rating	O
on	O
aggregator	O
site	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
has	O
a	O
66%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
positive	O
towards	O
it	O
in	O
their	O
review	O
,	O
favorably	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Tetris	B-Device
for	O
its	O
addictiveness	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
and	O
interesting	O
premise	O
for	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Visions	O
magazine	O
liked	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
's	O
portability	O
and	O
interesting	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
character	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
sure	O
to	O
keep	O
you	O
busy.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1998	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
AllGame	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
's	O
simplistic-yet-addictive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
and	O
clever	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
gameplay	O
made	O
Pac-Attack	B-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
"	O
demake	O
"	O
,	O
TouchArcade	O
especially	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Puzzle	O
Mode	O
for	O
its	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
liking	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
sharp	O
"	O
graphics	O
and	O
responsive	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UK	O
Magazine	O
was	O
particularly	O
negative	O
towards	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
loser	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
"	O
tedious	O
"	O
single-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Japanese	O
publication	O
Famitsu	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
refined	O
as	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Tetris	B-Device
or	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
gameplay	O
for	O
being	O
bland	O
and	O
not	O
having	O
much	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Wii	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
port	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
and	O
simplistic	O
gameplay	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
hard	O
sell	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
similar	O
falling-tile	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
inferior	O
to	O
other	O
puzzle	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
and	O
Dr.	B-Application
Robotnik	I-Application
's	I-Application
Mean	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
Machine	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
and	O
gameplay	O
became	O
repetitive	O
after	O
a	O
while	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
Puzzle	O
Mode	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
part	O
that	O
had	O
any	O
replay	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
