<s>
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Kalisto	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
arcade	O
character	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
offshoot	O
from	O
the	O
normal	O
variety	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
games	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
confine	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
to	O
a	O
maze-like	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
through	O
various	O
side-scrolling	O
levels	O
,	O
obtaining	O
many	O
different	O
items	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
;	O
the	O
plot	O
does	O
take	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
earlier	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
objective	O
to	O
collect	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
pellets	O
before	O
exiting	O
a	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
rebranded	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
1993	O
game	O
,	O
Fury	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Furries	I-Application
,	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Kalisto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
versions	O
are	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
game	O
,	O
despite	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
game	O
using	O
a	O
different	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
aesthetic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Pac-In-Time	B-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
in	O
his	O
mission	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
present	O
day	O
after	O
his	O
nemesis	O
,	O
the	O
Ghost	O
Witch	O
,	O
cast	O
a	O
spell	O
that	O
transported	O
him	O
to	O
his	O
youth	O
in	O
1975	O
,	O
five	O
years	O
before	O
his	O
debut	B-Application
appearance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemies	O
and	O
obstacles	O
are	O
found	O
throughout	O
that	O
will	O
cause	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
to	O
lose	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
his	O
life-bar	O
when	O
touched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ghosts	O
also	O
appear	O
and	O
will	O
give	O
chase	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
;	O
he	O
can	O
defeat	O
them	O
by	O
eating	O
a	O
Power	O
Pellet	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
cause	O
them	O
to	O
turn	O
blue	O
and	O
edible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
can	O
collect	O
four	O
different	O
items	O
to	O
aid	O
him	O
in	O
his	O
quest	O
,	O
each	O
having	O
different	O
effects	O
when	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
items	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
by	O
jumping	O
through	O
colored	O
hoops	O
in	O
levels	O
;	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
can	O
hold	O
all	O
four	O
of	O
them	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
only	O
use	O
one	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
items	O
are	O
the	O
rope	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
latch	O
onto	O
ceilings	O
and	O
can	O
allow	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
to	O
swing	O
himself	O
to	O
higher	O
places	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
push	O
objects	O
;	O
the	O
fireball	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
to	O
spit	O
deadly	O
fireballs	O
at	O
enemies	O
;	O
the	O
hammer	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
to	O
smash	O
objects	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
swim	O
shoes	O
,	O
which	O
grant	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
the	O
ability	O
to	O
swim	O
underwater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
can	O
also	O
replenish	O
his	O
health	O
by	O
eating	O
fruit	O
found	O
throughout	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
find	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
1-ups	O
in	O
treasure	O
chests	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
opened	O
by	O
finding	O
a	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
level	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
will	O
face	O
off	O
against	O
the	O
Ghost	O
Witch	O
,	O
and	O
defeating	O
her	O
will	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
sent	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-In-Time	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Kalisto	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
a	O
French	O
video	O
game	O
studio	O
headed	O
by	O
business	O
entrepreneur	O
Nicolas	O
Gaume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-In-Time	B-Application
is	O
a	O
reskin	O
and	O
rebranding	O
of	O
Kalisto	O
's	O
older	O
game	O
Fury	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Furries	I-Application
,	O
a	O
puzzle	O
platformer	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
attempted	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
foothold	O
into	O
the	O
European	O
game	O
market	O
on	O
multiple	O
occasions	O
,	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
platformer	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
worldwide	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-In-Time	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
computer	O
versions	O
are	O
simply	O
Fury	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Furries	I-Application
with	O
a	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
skin	O
,	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
is	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
game	O
with	O
altered	O
levels	O
and	O
themes	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
keeping	O
the	O
same	O
mechanics	O
and	O
concepts	O
intact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
be	O
harder	O
than	O
its	O
international	O
counterparts	O
,	O
adding	O
instant-death	O
traps	O
and	O
generally	O
making	O
levels	O
more	O
difficult	O
and	O
challenging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-In-Time	B-Application
is	O
billed	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
New	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
earlier	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-In-Time	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
3	O
,	O
1995	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
published	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
Sega	O
Visions	O
announced	O
a	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
slated	O
for	O
an	O
October	O
1995	O
release	O
,	O
however	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
never	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
emulated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
title	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
+	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
emulated	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
modified	O
to	O
replace/alter	O
the	O
designs	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
family	O
in	O
the	O
introductory	O
and	O
epilogue	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
with	O
Ms.	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Baby	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
being	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
Pac-Mom	O
and	O
Pac-Sis	O
characters	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
collection	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Jr.	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
named	O
Pac-Boy	O
)	O
is	O
slightly	O
altered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	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
with	O
Ms.	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
ongoing	O
AtGames	O
dispute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-In-Time	B-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
a	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
publications	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
unique	O
and	O
innovative	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
sold	O
21,265	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
liked	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
cute	O
design	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
having	O
a	O
distinctly-cute	O
style	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
themselves	O
for	O
being	O
bright	O
and	O
colorful	O
,	O
which	O
GamePro	O
agreed	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
and	O
Total	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Germany	O
praised	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
creativity	O
and	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
claimed	O
that	O
its	O
difficulty	O
would	O
put	O
off	O
younger	O
players	O
and	O
only	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
towards	O
more	O
dedicated	O
platform	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
magazine	O
said	O
that	O
Pac-In-Time	B-Application
was	O
a	O
significant	O
step-up	O
in	O
quality	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
previous	O
platform	O
outings	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
fans	O
will	O
dig	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
familiar	O
theme	O
music	O
at	O
the	O
opening	O
of	O
each	O
stage	O
,	O
but	O
Pac-In-Time	B-Application
really	O
has	O
little	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
the	O
maze	O
game	O
that	O
launched	O
a	O
thousand	O
maze	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
Pac-Land	O
-	O
a	O
previous	O
attempt	O
to	O
blend	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
universe	O
with	O
a	O
platform-game	O
scenario	O
-	O
this	O
one	O
is	O
a	O
pleasantly	O
addictive	O
romp	O
that	O
knows	O
just	O
how	O
to	O
tease	O
players	O
into	O
coming	O
back	O
for	O
more.	O
"	O
</s>
