<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
256	I-Application
is	O
an	O
endless	B-Application
running	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hipster	O
Whale	O
and	O
3	O
Sprockets	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
series	O
and	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
game	O
's	O
infamous	O
Level	O
256	O
glitch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
title	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
(	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
)	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Studios	O
Vancouver	O
,	O
featuring	O
additional	O
features	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
256	I-Application
sees	O
the	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
as	O
he	O
continues	O
across	O
an	O
endless	O
maze	O
,	O
collecting	O
dots	O
and	O
power-ups	O
while	O
avoiding	O
enemy	O
ghosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
if	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
comes	O
into	O
contact	O
with	O
a	O
ghost	O
or	O
falls	O
behind	O
and	O
is	O
consumed	O
by	O
a	O
chasing	O
glitch	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
maze	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
power	O
pellets	O
,	O
which	O
enable	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
to	O
eat	O
ghosts	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
can	O
equip	O
and	O
obtain	O
various	O
power-ups	O
such	O
as	O
lasers	O
,	O
tornadoes	O
,	O
and	O
clones	O
to	O
attack	O
the	O
ghosts	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
collect	O
score-multiplying	O
fruit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
version	O
2.0	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
a	O
"	O
credit	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
require	O
one	O
credit	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
if	O
a	O
game	O
was	O
played	O
with	O
power-ups	O
equipped	O
or	O
the	O
player	O
wished	O
to	O
revive	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.0	O
replaced	O
the	O
Credits	O
with	O
Coins	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
obtained	O
by	O
clearing	O
missions	O
,	O
collecting	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
maze	O
or	O
by	O
viewing	O
sponsored	O
videos	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
upgrade	O
power-ups	O
,	O
unlock	O
themes	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
mobile	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
revive	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
appearance	O
of	O
each	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
can	O
be	O
customized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
ghost	O
has	O
their	O
own	O
specific	O
behavior	O
:	O
Blinky	O
(	O
red	O
)	O
actively	O
chases	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
Pinky	O
(	O
pink	O
)	O
rushes	O
forward	O
whenever	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
enters	O
her	O
sight	O
,	O
Inky	O
(	O
cyan	O
)	O
loops	O
around	O
specific	O
areas	O
,	O
Clyde	B-Application
(	O
orange	O
)	O
travels	O
downwards	O
while	O
changing	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
nearest	O
direction	O
,	O
Sue	O
(	O
purple	O
)	O
slowly	O
moves	O
horizontally	O
towards	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
direction	O
in	O
groups	O
of	O
three	O
,	O
Funky	O
(	O
green	O
)	O
roams	O
around	O
in	O
a	O
horizontal	O
line	O
in	O
groups	O
of	O
four	O
,	O
Spunky	O
(	O
gray	O
)	O
sleeps	O
in	O
a	O
spot	O
,	O
but	O
awakens	O
and	O
chases	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
if	O
he	O
gets	O
near	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
ghost	O
named	O
Glitchy	O
that	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
teleport	O
while	O
chasing	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
256	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
256	I-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
compilation	O
title	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
+	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
also	O
mark	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
256	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Mobile/Handheld	O
Game	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2015	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Lara	B-Application
Croft	I-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
