<s>
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
by	O
Namco	O
USA	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
2002	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	B-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
sidescroller	O
was	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2005	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
in	O
a	O
3D	O
platforming	O
environment	O
,	O
though	O
six	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	B-Application
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
present	O
day	O
,	O
Blinky	O
,	O
Inky	O
,	O
Pinky	O
and	O
Clyde	B-Application
sneak	O
into	O
Pac-Village	O
at	O
night	O
to	O
cause	O
mischief	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
morning	O
,	O
Professor	O
Pac	O
informs	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
of	O
the	O
trouble	O
and	O
asks	O
him	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
stolen	O
Golden	O
Fruit	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
Pac-Land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
travels	O
throughout	O
Pac-Land	O
and	O
across	O
the	O
ocean	O
to	O
Ghost	O
Island	O
,	O
defeating	O
the	O
ghosts	O
and	O
retrieving	O
the	O
Golden	O
Fruit	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
eventually	O
returns	O
to	O
Pac-Village	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
is	O
ambushed	O
by	O
Spooky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Golden	O
Fruit	O
transforms	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
into	O
a	O
new	O
golden	O
form	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
defeats	O
Spooky	O
once	O
more	O
,	O
sealing	O
him	O
back	O
beneath	O
the	O
tree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
residents	O
of	O
Pac-Village	O
emerge	O
to	O
congratulate	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
while	O
his	O
dog	O
Chomp-Chomp	O
overhears	O
the	O
ghosts	O
planning	O
to	O
free	O
Spooky	O
again	O
and	O
chases	O
them	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
platforming	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
and	O
must	O
navigate	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collecting	O
special	O
Power	O
Pellets	O
will	O
also	O
give	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
temporary	O
power-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
power-ups	O
can	O
turn	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
into	O
metal	O
,	O
sinking	O
him	O
into	O
water	O
and	O
making	O
him	O
immune	O
to	O
hazards	O
;	O
shrink	O
him	O
,	O
allowing	O
access	O
to	O
certain	O
parts	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
;	O
or	O
temporarily	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
eat	O
ghost	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
possesses	O
a	O
health	O
bar	O
with	O
only	O
three	O
segments	O
;	O
if	O
he	O
takes	O
damage	O
after	O
all	O
three	O
segments	O
are	O
depleted	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
and	O
be	O
sent	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
checkpoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
loses	O
a	O
life	O
during	O
the	O
time	O
trial	O
,	O
he	O
must	O
restart	O
the	O
level	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
a	O
tutorial	O
level	O
set	O
in	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
'	O
s	O
home	O
of	O
Pac-Village	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
six	O
different	O
themed	O
areas	O
with	O
four	O
levels	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
equip	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
with	O
ice	O
skates	O
or	O
roller	O
blades	O
,	O
impacting	O
speed	O
and	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
feature	O
automatically-scrolling	O
levels	O
set	O
underwater	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
can	O
swim	O
to	O
avoid	O
obstacles	O
or	O
pilot	O
a	O
submarine	O
equipped	O
with	O
torpedoes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
levels	O
feature	O
one	O
of	O
16	O
collectible	O
Galaxian	B-Application
flagships	I-Application
,	O
which	O
will	O
allow	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
to	O
play	O
a	O
bonus	O
maze	O
level	O
,	O
similar	O
in	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
1980	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
collecting	O
certain	O
numbers	O
of	O
tokens	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
unlock	O
emulated	O
versions	O
of	O
older	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Pac-Village	O
arcade	O
,	O
including	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
Pac-Attack	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
,	O
Pac-Mania	B-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
considerably	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
plays	O
from	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
view	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
2D	O
sprites	O
for	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
password-based	O
save	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
,	O
further	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
reduce	O
difficulty	O
,	O
including	O
shortening	O
certain	O
levels	O
and	O
reducing	O
bosses	O
 '	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
fifty-sixth	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
,	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
,	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
games	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
2000s	O
reached	O
1.8	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
73.83	O
%	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
each	O
have	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
68.18	O
%	O
and	O
67.69	O
%	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
have	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
41.67	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
became	O
a	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
title	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
became	O
a	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
title	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
became	O
a	O
Platinum	O
Hits	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
eight	O
on	O
GameSpot	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
a	O
7.9	O
for	O
the	O
Gamecube	B-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
7.5	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Platformer	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
Future	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
included	O
Pac-Man	O
Vs.	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
pack-in	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Device
World	I-Device
Rally	I-Device
,	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
3-pack	O
called	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
Power	O
Pack	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
