<s>
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
complete	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
six	O
worlds	O
by	O
collecting	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
pellets	O
to	O
open	O
up	O
an	O
exit	O
door	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
follows	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	O
ghosts	O
,	O
crashing	O
his	O
20th	O
birthday	O
and	O
kidnapping	O
his	O
friends	O
and	O
family	O
to	O
bring	O
them	O
to	O
their	O
homeland	O
of	O
Ghost	O
Island	O
—	O
with	O
his	O
birthday	O
in	O
ruins	O
and	O
his	O
family	O
in	O
trouble	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
sets	O
out	O
to	O
rescue	O
them	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
ghosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originally	O
began	O
as	O
an	O
open-world	O
adventure	O
game	O
titled	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Ghost	O
Zone	O
,	O
with	O
development	O
headed	O
by	O
director	O
Bill	O
Anderson	O
and	O
designer	O
Scott	O
Rogers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
focused	O
on	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
flavor	O
and	O
feel	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
and	O
to	O
successfully	O
bring	O
the	O
character	O
into	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
3D	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
1.25	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
remake	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Full	O
Fat	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2013	O
under	O
the	O
PSone	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
racing	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Device
World	I-Device
Rally	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
developed	O
by	O
Now	O
Production	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
titled	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
Re-Pac	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
complete	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
six	O
worlds	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
family	O
and	O
friends	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
held	O
captive	O
by	O
the	O
ghosts	O
in	O
their	O
homeland	O
of	O
Ghost	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
level	O
of	O
each	O
world	O
has	O
a	O
boss	O
that	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
must	O
defeat	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levels	O
contain	O
fruit	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
eaten	O
for	O
bonus	O
points	O
,	O
alongside	O
letters	O
that	O
spell	O
out	O
"	O
PACMAN	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
levels	O
require	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
to	O
retrieve	O
a	O
key	O
to	O
rescue	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
captive	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galaxian	B-Application
flagships	I-Application
found	O
in	O
certain	O
levels	O
allow	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
to	O
access	O
a	O
3D	O
maze	O
themed	O
after	O
the	O
world	O
he	O
is	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
mazes	O
play	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
where	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
will	O
need	O
to	O
eat	O
all	O
the	O
dots	O
and	O
avoid	O
the	O
ghosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
levels	O
also	O
contain	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
nemeses	O
,	O
the	O
ghost	O
gang	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
defeated	O
by	O
consuming	O
large	O
Power	O
Pellets	O
and	O
eating	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
has	O
two	O
main	O
moves	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
and	O
other	O
objects	O
:	O
a	O
butt-bounce	O
that	O
can	O
shatter	O
crates	O
and	O
crush	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
rev-roll	O
that	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
propel	O
up	O
ramps	O
or	O
activate	O
moving	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
has	O
a	O
health	O
meter	O
that	O
allows	O
him	O
to	O
sustain	O
three	O
hits	O
before	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
find	O
crates	O
scattered	O
around	O
in	O
levels	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
giving	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
access	O
to	O
new	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
metal	O
suit	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
walk	O
underwater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
can	O
also	O
interact	O
with	O
objects	O
such	O
as	O
trampolines	O
,	O
doors	O
and	O
ramps	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
play	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
version	O
found	O
in	O
Namco	O
Museum	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
prototype	O
platform	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
titled	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Ghost	O
Zone	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
only	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
in	O
1997	O
and	O
intended	O
for	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Headed	O
by	O
Namco	O
Hometek	O
director	O
Bill	O
Anderson	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
followed	O
a	O
teenager	O
being	O
sucked	O
into	O
a	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
arcade	O
cabinet	O
by	O
the	O
ghosts	O
and	O
their	O
leader	O
the	O
Ghostlord	O
,	O
and	O
transforming	O
into	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
to	O
break	O
the	O
mold	O
of	O
previous	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
grittier	O
look	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rogers	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
localization	O
for	O
Namco	O
's	O
own	O
Soul	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
and	O
Xevious	B-Application
3D/G	I-Application
,	O
became	O
the	O
head	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
created	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
and	O
stage	O
layouts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
"	O
flavor	O
and	O
feel	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
and	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
character	O
into	O
an	O
entertaining	O
platform	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspiration	O
was	O
taken	O
from	O
earlier	O
platform	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
notably	O
Pac-Land	B-Application
(	O
1984	O
)	O
and	O
Pac-In-Time	B-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
Rogers	O
noted	O
that	O
trying	O
to	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
source	O
material	O
put	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
pressure	O
on	O
the	O
team	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
most	O
players	O
were	O
only	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
with	O
no	O
memories	O
for	O
later	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
left	O
the	O
team	O
having	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
appeal	O
to	O
players	O
of	O
those	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originally	O
featured	O
cameos	O
from	O
other	O
Namco	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
Taizo	B-Application
Hori	I-Application
from	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
and	O
Valkyrie	O
from	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
,	O
however	O
these	O
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
members	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
family	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
—	O
a	O
Pooka	O
from	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
was	O
later	O
added	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
popularity	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
was	O
n't	O
given	O
a	O
voice	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
Namco	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
decide	O
what	O
he	O
should	O
sound	O
like	O
—	O
some	O
suggested	O
that	O
he	O
sound	O
like	O
an	O
adult	O
male	O
and	O
others	O
like	O
a	O
human	O
child	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
1998	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
tradeshow	O
in	O
Atlanta	O
,	O
Georgia	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
3-D	O
.	O
Rogers	O
recalls	O
it	O
being	O
a	O
popular	O
title	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
many	O
play	O
testers	O
shared	O
with	O
him	O
their	O
memories	O
with	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
shown	O
off	O
at	O
E3	O
1999	O
under	O
the	O
final	O
title	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
:	O
20th	O
Anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
advertisements	O
notably	O
featured	O
Mr.	O
T	O
and	O
Verne	O
Troyer	O
as	O
neighbors	O
in	O
Beverly	O
Hills	O
who	O
are	O
shocked	O
to	O
see	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
move	O
into	O
and	O
renovate	O
the	O
house	O
across	O
the	O
street	O
from	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Full	O
Fat	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
digitally	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
2013	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
PSone	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
originality	O
,	O
holding	O
an	O
81%	O
score	O
on	O
aggregator	O
website	O
GameRankings	O
though	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
held	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
59.00	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
favorably	O
to	O
Namco	O
's	O
own	O
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Door	I-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
its	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
character	O
animations	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
worthy	O
of	O
anyone	O
's	O
library	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
praised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
puzzle-solving	O
mechanics	O
and	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
while	O
Official	O
US	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
applauded	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
vibrant	O
graphics	O
,	O
challenge	O
and	O
boss	O
fights	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
nostalgia	O
does	O
n't	O
feel	O
forced	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
also	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
perfectly	O
mimics	O
those	O
old	O
8-bit	O
and	O
16-bit	O
platformers	O
we	O
used	O
to	O
go	O
nuts	O
over	O
"	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
quality	O
favorably	O
to	O
Klonoa	B-Application
:	I-Application
Door	I-Application
to	I-Application
Phantomile	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
lacking	O
originality	O
,	O
particularly	O
comparing	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
and	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
having	O
an	O
unbalanced	O
difficulty	O
level	O
and	O
"	O
quick	O
,	O
corner-cutting	O
development	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
only	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
hardcore	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
fans	O
,	O
although	O
mockingly	O
commented	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
probably	O
bought	O
 [ it ] 	O
already.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
Re-Pac	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
through	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
Mini	O
:	O
Partner	O
Showcase	O
in	O
June	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Now	O
Production	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
recreates	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
August	O
26	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
prior	O
releases	O
in	O
this	O
console	O
generation	O
(	O
Katamari	B-Application
,	O
Mr.	B-Device
Driller	I-Device
,	O
Klonoa	B-Application
)	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Namco	O
's	O
"	O
Encore	O
"	O
series	O
of	O
3D	O
franchise	O
remakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
Re-Pac	O
features	O
several	O
alterations	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
visual	O
overhauls	O
to	O
several	O
worlds	O
and	O
alterations	O
to	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
also	O
introduces	O
several	O
new	O
techniques	O
for	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
destroy	O
level	O
objects	O
after	O
eating	O
a	O
Power	O
Pellet	O
,	O
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
being	O
able	O
to	O
hover	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
members	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
family	O
,	O
notably	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
and	O
Pac-Baby	O
(	O
who	O
now	O
appear	O
as	O
Pac-Mom	O
and	O
Pac-Sis	O
respectively	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
redesigned	O
and	O
renamed	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
re-releases	O
including	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Museum	I-Application
+	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
officially	O
clarified	O
why	O
the	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
assumed	O
to	O
be	O
tied	O
to	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
'	O
s	O
ongoing	O
AtGames	O
dispute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paid	O
DLC	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
gives	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
a	O
special	O
skin	O
and	O
also	O
unlocks	O
a	O
jukebox	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
