<s>
is	O
a	O
2007	O
maze	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
since	O
appeared	O
on	O
several	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
PSP	B-Device
mini	I-Device
title	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
HD	O
reimagining	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
;	O
players	O
navigate	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
through	O
an	O
enclosed	O
maze	B-Application
,	O
eating	O
pellets	O
and	O
avoiding	O
four	O
ghosts	O
that	O
pursue	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clearing	O
an	O
entire	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
of	O
dots	O
will	O
cause	O
a	O
fruit	O
item	O
to	O
appear	O
,	O
and	O
eating	O
it	O
will	O
cause	O
a	O
new	O
maze	B-Application
to	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
opposite	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Championship	O
Edition	O
was	O
headed	O
by	O
director	O
Tadashi	O
Iguchi	O
,	O
alongside	O
producer	O
Nobutaka	O
Nakajima	O
and	O
designer	O
and	O
the	O
father	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
Toru	O
Iwatani	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
creator	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
—	O
Championship	O
Edition	O
was	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
he	O
designed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unhappy	O
with	O
earlier	O
attempts	O
to	O
remake	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
for	O
removing	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
common	O
elements	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
focused	O
on	O
taking	O
the	O
original	O
concept	O
and	O
expanding	O
on	O
two	O
core	O
features	O
:	O
the	O
game	O
speed	O
and	O
new	O
mazes	B-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
way	O
to	O
"	O
modernize	O
"	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iguchi	O
was	O
not	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
fan	O
,	O
spending	O
much	O
of	O
his	O
time	O
thinking	O
about	O
how	O
hardcore	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
fans	O
would	O
react	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
chosen	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
feel	O
like	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backed	O
by	O
a	O
large	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
orchestrated	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
well-received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publications	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
successfully	O
translating	O
the	O
classic	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
gameplay	O
into	O
a	O
modern	O
format	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
online	O
features	O
also	O
being	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
critic	O
labeled	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
true	O
sequel	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
since	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
;	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
DX	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
the	O
basic	O
game	O
play	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
consists	O
entirely	O
of	O
navigating	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
through	O
a	O
maze	B-Application
,	O
eating	O
dots	O
,	O
power	O
pellets	O
and	O
bonus	O
items	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
fruits	O
,	O
keys	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
objects	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
avoiding	O
the	O
four	O
ghosts	O
that	O
roam	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
is	O
caught	O
by	O
a	O
ghost	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eating	O
a	O
power	O
pellet	O
causes	O
the	O
ghosts	O
to	O
turn	O
blue	O
,	O
allowing	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
to	O
eat	O
them	O
and	O
send	O
them	O
back	O
to	O
their	O
home	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
re-emerge	O
in	O
their	O
original	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
several	O
major	O
differences	O
from	O
its	O
original	O
counterpart	O
,	O
making	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
C.E.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Each	O
maze	B-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
halves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eating	O
all	O
the	O
dots	O
on	O
one	O
half	O
causes	O
a	O
bonus	O
item	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
,	O
and	O
eating	O
the	O
item	O
causes	O
a	O
new	O
maze	B-Application
to	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
half	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
six	O
modes	O
:	O
Championship	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
basic	O
five-minute	O
mode	O
,	O
two	O
ten-minute	O
Challenge	O
modes	O
which	O
affect	O
the	O
stage	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
increasing	O
power	O
pellet	O
pickups	O
or	O
putting	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
in	O
darkness	O
)	O
and	O
three	O
Extra	O
modes	O
(	O
one	O
five-minute	O
and	O
two	O
ten-minute	O
)	O
featuring	O
different	O
mazes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
later	O
became	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
online	O
service	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
producer	O
Nobutaka	O
Nakajima	O
noticed	O
how	O
the	O
classic	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
gameplay	O
took	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
tall	O
,	O
vertical	O
screen	O
,	O
in	O
drastic	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
widescreen	O
HD	O
television	O
sets	O
most	O
consumers	O
have	O
,	O
alongside	O
its	O
"	O
very	O
low-resolution	O
,	O
old-school	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
next	O
generation	O
video	O
game	O
consoles	O
posing	O
much	O
more	O
powerful	O
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
modernized	O
remake	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
for	O
HD	O
televisions	O
came	O
into	O
fruition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nakajima	O
became	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
producer	O
,	O
assisted	O
by	O
director	O
Tadashi	O
Iguchi	O
and	O
designer	O
Toru	O
Iwatani	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
creator	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
would	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
be	O
like	O
,	O
taking	O
this	O
technology	O
and	O
putting	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
max	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nakajima	O
felt	O
that	O
most	O
remakes	O
and	O
sequels	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
strive	O
too	O
far	O
from	O
what	O
he	O
considered	O
"	O
the	O
fundamentals	O
of	O
what	O
made	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
so	O
great.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Iwatani	O
wanted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
simplicity	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
as	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
is	O
what	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
fun	O
and	O
compelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
discussing	O
with	O
Iwatani	O
about	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
was	O
approached	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
about	O
a	O
crossover	O
promotional	O
event	O
centered	O
around	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
;	O
with	O
this	O
in	O
mind	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
focused	O
on	O
making	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
players	O
playing	O
together	O
a	O
focal	O
point	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
wanting	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
full	O
of	O
excitement	O
and	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iguchi	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
was	O
a	O
success	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
"	O
compelling	O
"	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
trying	O
to	O
improve	O
on	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
difficult	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
having	O
already	O
been	O
done	O
well	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
design	O
,	O
Iguchi	O
and	O
the	O
others	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
mechanics	O
that	O
could	O
really	O
be	O
changed	O
were	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
design	O
and	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanks	O
to	O
his	O
background	O
in	O
designing	O
arcade	O
games	O
during	O
his	O
time	O
at	O
Namco	O
,	O
specifically	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Arrangement	O
for	O
Namco	O
Classic	O
Collection	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
had	O
additional	O
input	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
requesting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
an	O
arcade-like	O
feel	O
to	O
it	O
due	O
to	O
them	O
wanting	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
onto	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
also	O
wanted	O
Championship	O
Edition	O
to	O
be	O
appealing	O
towards	O
more	O
"	O
modern	O
"	O
players	O
,	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
never	O
played	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
during	O
its	O
heyday	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iguchi	O
was	O
not	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
fan	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
a	O
hardcore	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
while	O
working	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
service	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
spurred	O
more	O
purchases	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
C.E.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
is	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
a	O
disc	O
titled	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Compilation	O
that	O
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Arcade	O
console	O
bundle	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
on	O
the	O
compilation	O
package	O
Namco	O
Museum	O
Virtual	O
Arcade	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
accessed	O
within	O
NMVA	O
itself	O
;	O
it	O
must	O
be	O
accessed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
library	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
J2ME	B-Language
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
PSP	B-Device
minis	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
middle	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
follow-up	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
DX	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
retail	O
game	O
titled	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
&	I-Application
Galaga	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
downloadable	O
game	O
compilation	O
Pac-Man	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
in	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
reappears	O
in	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
+	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	O
Championship	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
which	O
brought	O
together	O
ten	O
competitors	O
from	O
eight	O
countries	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
new	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
just	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Borrego	O
was	O
named	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	O
Champion	O
and	O
won	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
specially	O
decorated	O
with	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
artwork	O
and	O
signed	O
by	O
Tōru	O
Iwatani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
demastered	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
that	O
runs	O
on	O
real	O
Famicom/Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
hardware	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
compilation	O
Namco	O
Museum	O
Archives	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
and	O
physical	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
Namcot	B-Application
Collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
well-received	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
seen	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joystiq	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
The	O
first	O
true	O
sequel	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
since	O
Ms.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
stating	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
"	O
fresh	O
and	O
exciting	O
,	O
"	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
'	O
exclusive	O
 '	O
pieces	O
of	O
downloadable/casual	O
entertainment	O
available	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
nice	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
classic	O
remade	O
instead	O
of	O
simply	O
repackaged.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jared	O
Rea	O
of	O
Joystiq	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
The	O
first	O
true	O
sequel	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
since	O
Ms.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
criticised	O
for	O
its	O
microtransaction	O
strategy	O
while	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
port	O
was	O
criticised	O
for	O
poor	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
criticised	O
the	O
PSP	B-Device
mini	I-Device
version	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
online	O
leaderboards	O
and	O
its	O
inferiority	O
to	O
its	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
