<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Namco	O
Hometek	O
and	O
Blitz	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Namco	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
was	O
ported	O
by	O
Human	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
trilogy	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Pac-Man	O
is	O
celebrating	O
his	O
25th	O
birthday	O
with	O
his	O
family	O
when	O
he	O
is	O
teleported	O
by	O
Orson	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
nemesis	O
of	O
Pac-Man	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
numerous	O
differences	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
games	O
,	O
placing	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
action	O
and	O
combat	O
while	O
still	O
preserving	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
platforming	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
started	O
out	O
as	O
a	O
similar	O
but	O
deeper	O
game	O
called	O
Pac-Man	O
Adventures	O
,	O
featuring	O
involvement	O
from	O
animator	O
Don	O
Bluth	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
hired	O
by	O
Namco	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
I-Ninja	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concept	O
art	O
from	O
Bluth	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
many	O
different	O
alien	O
and	O
creature	O
designs	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist	O
from	O
the	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
games	O
and	O
expressions	O
for	O
Pac-Man	O
when	O
he	O
"	O
loses	O
control	O
"	O
,	O
implying	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
gameplay	O
mechanic	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
scrapped	O
and	O
later	O
reworked	O
into	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Bluth	O
no	O
longer	O
involved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
only	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Device
World	I-Device
Rally	I-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
3-pack	O
called	O
Pac-Man	O
Power	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
only	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
World	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
Dual	O
Pack	O
"	O
bundle	O
with	O
Namco	B-Device
Museum	I-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
release	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
was	O
poorly	O
received	O
for	O
glitches	O
.	O
</s>
