PlayStation 2 Critic Reviews

Ranks among the finest titles of its genre on the system. [Mar 2002, p.106]

A fun platformer with a good mix of nostalgia and modern technology.

It's simple, but the game makes brilliant use of the classic's design, and the whole retro style never seems forced.

Pac-Land has never looked better, cartoonishly but lushly rendered, and full of bright colors and crisp 3D objects.

An adorable adventure that incorporates platform aspects from the Mario’s and Sonic’s of the world into one nice package.

The game controls wonderfully, and there's plenty of areas to explore. However, as usual there are some severe camera issues.

What's amazing to me is how a game that's obviously borrowed every platform trick in the book didn't also manage to steal someone else's good camera work, too.

The inclusion of four unlockable classic Pac-Man arcade games really help increase the replay value.

The graphics and music combine to good effect (though likely too cheery for some) and make Pac-Man World an awesome place for a little gaming vacation, especially as you fly around on some of the Pac-dot chains.

The camera problems and the game's unnecessarily uneven difficulty seal Pac-Man World 2's fate, in spite of the game's depth.