<s>
is	O
a	O
2003	O
maze	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
EAD	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
one	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
who	O
must	O
eat	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
pellets	O
in	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
others	O
control	O
the	O
ghosts	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
catch	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controlling	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
to	O
play	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
others	O
use	O
the	O
television	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
ghosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
requires	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
-	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
in	O
order	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
Games	O
Convention	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
then	O
presented	O
to	O
Namco	O
,	O
who	O
took	O
interest	O
and	O
agreed	O
to	O
publish	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
through	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
DS	I-Device
(	O
2007	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
through	O
Namco	O
Museum	O
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	O
Vs.	O
is	O
a	O
maze	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
requires	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
-	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
peripheral	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
to	O
three	O
GameCube	B-Application
controllers	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
players	O
will	O
be	O
assigned	O
as	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
the	O
others	O
being	O
the	O
ghosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controlling	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
uses	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
to	O
play	O
,	O
the	O
objective	O
being	O
to	O
eat	O
all	O
the	O
dots	O
in	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
without	O
being	O
caught	O
by	O
a	O
ghost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eating	O
large	O
flashing	O
"	O
Power	O
Pellets	O
"	O
will	O
cause	O
the	O
ghosts	O
to	O
turn	O
blue	O
,	O
allowing	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
to	O
eat	O
them	O
for	O
points	O
and	O
send	O
them	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
regeneration	O
box	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
is	O
caught	O
by	O
a	O
ghost	O
,	O
the	O
person	O
that	O
caught	O
him	O
will	O
become	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
in	O
the	O
next	O
round	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eating	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
pellets	O
will	O
cause	O
a	O
fruit	O
to	O
appear	O
underneath	O
the	O
regeneration	O
box	O
,	O
which	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
can	O
eat	O
for	O
bonus	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaining	O
players	O
will	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
ghosts	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
screen	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
catch	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
before	O
he	O
eats	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
pellets	O
in	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
consumes	O
a	O
Power	O
Pellet	O
,	O
the	O
ghosts	O
will	O
turn	O
blue	O
and	O
become	O
slower	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
avoid	O
contact	O
with	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
there	O
are	O
fewer	O
than	O
four	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
uncontrolled	O
ghosts	O
will	O
become	O
gray-colored	O
CPUs	O
that	O
are	O
harmless	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
—	O
however	O
,	O
a	O
ghost	O
can	O
touch	O
him	O
to	O
tag	O
it	O
with	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
color	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
kill	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
count	O
towards	O
that	O
player	O
's	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
can	O
earn	O
points	O
by	O
eating	O
pellets	O
,	O
vulnerable	O
ghosts	O
and	O
fruit	O
,	O
while	O
ghosts	O
can	O
earn	O
them	O
by	O
eating	O
fruit	O
and	O
catching	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Should	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
clear	O
the	O
stage	O
of	O
pellets	O
,	O
the	O
person	O
controlling	O
him	O
will	O
earn	O
1,600	O
point	O
bonus	O
and	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
him	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
stage	O
,	O
however	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
will	O
also	O
lose	O
that	O
same	O
amount	O
to	O
a	O
ghost	O
who	O
catches	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
)	O
appears	O
as	O
an	O
announcer	O
and	O
will	O
commentate	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
when	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
eats	O
a	O
Power	O
Pellet	O
or	O
when	O
a	O
fruit	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
different	O
mazes	B-Application
can	O
be	O
selected	O
,	O
each	O
having	O
different	O
layouts	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	O
Vs.	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
Analysis	O
&	O
Development	O
(	O
EAD	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
Miyamoto	O
designed	O
a	O
tech	O
demo	O
to	O
show	O
off	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
-	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
peripheral	O
,	O
where	O
one	O
player	O
controlled	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
three	O
others	O
controlled	O
the	O
ghosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
short	O
demo	O
was	O
shown	O
off	O
at	O
the	O
Games	O
Convention	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
simply	O
titled	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
where	O
it	O
gained	O
a	O
sizable	O
amount	O
of	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
2003	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
creator	O
Toru	O
Iwatani	O
invited	O
to	O
the	O
presentation	O
as	O
a	O
guest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
re-release	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
I-Ninja	B-Application
and	O
R	B-Application
:	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
in	O
2007	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
using	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
Download	O
Play	O
function	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
mobile	O
phones	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
that	O
utilized	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
for	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Namco	O
Museum	O
compilation	O
,	O
requiring	O
two	O
systems	O
to	O
play	O
(	O
one	O
must	O
have	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
while	O
the	O
other	O
must	O
also	O
own	O
either	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
or	O
a	O
free	O
Pac	B-Application
Man	I-Application
VS	O
download	O
app	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
single-console	O
mode	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
controlled	O
the	O
ghosts	O
to	O
catch	O
a	O
computer-controlled	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
GameCube	B-Application
release	O
was	O
re-used	O
for	O
the	O
online	O
battle	O
mode	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Hourglass	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
,	O
GamePro	O
and	O
Nintendojo	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
interesting	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
IGN	O
in	O
particular	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
intuitive	O
for	O
anyone	O
regardless	O
of	O
their	O
gaming	O
skill	O
levels	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
review	O
for	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
said	O
the	O
package	O
was	O
worth	O
it	O
for	O
Pac-Man	O
Vs.	O
alone	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
focus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
IGN	O
and	O
GamePro	O
found	O
the	O
commentary	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
be	O
annoying	O
,	O
Nintendojo	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
helpful	O
for	O
when	O
something	O
happens	O
outside	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
vision	O
,	O
although	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
largely	O
unnecessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
disliked	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
slow	O
movement	O
and	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
