<s>
is	O
a	O
2001	O
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
four	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
series	O
—	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
,	O
Pac-Mania	B-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
Pac-Attack	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Arrangement	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
Namco	O
Classic	O
Collection	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
Pac-Mania	B-Application
and	O
Arrangement	O
were	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
,	O
while	O
Pac-Attack	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
headed	O
by	O
California-based	O
studio	O
Mass	O
Media	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
collections	O
for	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2001	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Fever	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
2001	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
tradeshow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Device
Collection	I-Device
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
—	O
by	O
2007	O
it	O
sold	O
over	O
2.9	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
ninth	B-Device
best-selling	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	I-Device
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
reacted	O
positively	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
selection	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
customizable	O
features	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
criticized	O
the	O
exclusion	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
and	O
inability	O
to	O
save	O
high-scores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Device
Collection	I-Device
includes	O
four	O
games	O
from	O
Namco	O
's	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
franchise	O
—	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
,	O
Pac-Mania	B-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
Pac-Attack	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Arrangement	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
later	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
compilation	O
arcade	O
game	O
Namco	O
Classic	O
Collection	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
Pac-Mania	B-Application
and	O
Arrangement	O
were	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
,	O
while	O
Pac-Attack	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
is	O
excluded	O
from	O
the	O
compilation	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
already	O
being	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
collection	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
from	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
can	O
be	O
displayed	O
in	O
either	O
full-screen	O
or	O
a	O
scrolling	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Excluding	O
Pac-Attack	B-Application
,	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
alter	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
lives	O
,	O
game	O
difficulty	O
and	O
other	O
related	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Attack	B-Application
also	O
has	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
cut	O
down	O
due	O
to	O
storage	O
capacity	O
,	O
while	O
Arrangements	O
is	O
in	O
a	O
lower	O
bit-rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Device
Collection	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2001	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2001	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2002	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
headed	O
by	O
California-based	O
studio	O
Mass	O
Media	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
Namco	O
on	O
several	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
collections	O
for	O
various	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Fever	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
2001	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
convention	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
Namco	O
's	O
second	O
title	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
following	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
from	O
earlier	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
conversion	O
of	O
Pac-Land	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
to	O
celebrate	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
inclusion	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
&	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Device
Collection	I-Device
was	O
received	O
positively	O
by	O
reviewers	O
,	O
who	O
commended	O
the	O
title	O
for	O
its	O
selection	O
of	O
titles	O
and	O
customizable	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2007	O
it	O
sold	O
over	O
2.9	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
ninth	B-Device
best-selling	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	I-Device
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
selection	O
of	O
titles	O
made	O
it	O
an	O
easy	O
sell	O
for	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
fans	O
,	O
while	O
Allgame	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
must-own	O
for	O
its	O
customization	O
features	O
and	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Arrangement	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
collection	O
's	O
sharp	O
graphics	O
and	O
impressive	O
3D	O
effects	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Pac-Mania	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
brief	O
review	O
,	O
GamePro	O
noted	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
responsive	O
controls	O
and	O
fast-paced	O
action	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Arrangement	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
found	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
titles	O
and	O
solid	O
emulation	O
quality	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
"	O
worthwhile	O
addition	O
to	O
any	O
retro	O
fans	O
portable	O
library	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
alone	O
made	O
it	O
worth	O
a	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Games	O
magazine	O
liked	O
that	O
Pac-Attack	B-Application
help	O
bring	O
a	O
change	O
of	O
pace	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
included	O
titles	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
emulation	O
quality	O
and	O
included	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
particularly	O
disliked	O
the	O
compilation	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
the	O
"	O
only	O
Pac	O
sequel	O
truly	O
worth	O
playing	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
IGN	O
felt	O
slightly	O
disappointed	O
towards	O
the	O
exclusion	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
Games	O
found	O
Pac-Attack	B-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
weakest	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
similar	O
puzzle	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
