80
In the end, the chance to claim Pac-Man bragging rights among your friends list may be enough to make it worth buying, and the chance to play one of the all-time greatest games again arguably makes it a compulsory purchase regardless of how many times you've played it before.
80
Simply it is still darned fun to play. Throw in some achievements, leadersboards and a nifty price tag of only five bones, and you’ve got hours upon hours of classic gaming to be had.
63
If you're absolutely riddled with Pac-Man fever, this game is for you, but if you're anything less than fiendish in your desire to play Pac-Man, then take a pass.
10
Dude it’s PAC-MAN… of course it’s good! The character designs for PAC-MAN, and Team Ghost (Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde) are super adorable and the SFX are so rememberable, and honestly crisp for a game made in 1980! This game’s structure is really amazing, with the Maze being fun to navigate, great and simple controls only requiring a Joystick! The PAC-DOTS are really fun to collect especially the Power Pellets so instead of running from the Ghosts they TURN-TO-BLUE and you chase them instead creating a fun power-dynamic! The Bonus Fruits are great especially the Galaxian it’s a cute detail! And the Jingles with the start-up being engraved into everyone’s minds! Of course the Coffee Breaks are great as-well especially the Jingles associated with them, adding some break-time and slapstick humor to it all! Overall I love this game and owning a ARCADE1UP cabinet definitely helps with that I will play it often 1-5 times a day!
10
Instant classic always will love this game I have no criticism I use my brain when in the mazes and I enjoy the game it’s so obsessive fun and enjoyable anyway this was my full review of Pac Man if you read this review thank you.
8
What Can You Say. Its Pac-Man, But With Achievements And HD Graphics, And On Xbox Series X And S Its 4K 60FPS. In Pac-Man You Go Through Many Stages Trying To Eat All The Dots On Screen While Dodging Ghosts Name Inky, Blinky, Pinky and **** You Collect The BIG Dot You Can Eat Ghosts For A Limited Time. Overall Pac-Man Gets A 8/10
Pac-Man
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Aug 9, 2006
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62
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6.9
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80
An excellent remake of the classic arcade game.
70
Pac-man was always going to be an essential inclusion in Xbox Live’s collection of Arcade classics. It’s certainly worthy of a place there, it’s just a shame some updated graphics, modes and extras could not have been included to make it stand out from all the other Pac-man’s available to play.
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6.9
64% Positive
16 Ratings
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Aug 1, 2026
10
Dude it’s PAC-MAN… of course it’s good! The character designs for PAC-MAN, and Team Ghost (Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde) are super adorable and the SFX are so rememberable, and honestly crisp for a game made in 1980! This game’s structure is really amazing, with the Maze being fun to navigate, great and simple controls only requiring a Joystick! The PAC-DOTS are really fun to collect especially the Power Pellets so instead of running from the Ghosts they TURN-TO-BLUE and you chase them instead creating a fun power-dynamic! The Bonus Fruits are great especially the Galaxian it’s a cute detail! And the Jingles with the start-up being engraved into everyone’s minds! Of course the Coffee Breaks are great as-well especially the Jingles associated with them, adding some break-time and slapstick humor to it all! Overall I love this game and owning a ARCADE1UP cabinet definitely helps with that I will play it often 1-5 times a day!
Sep 7, 2025
10
Instant classic always will love this game I have no criticism I use my brain when in the mazes and I enjoy the game it’s so obsessive fun and enjoyable anyway this was my full review of Pac Man if you read this review thank you.
69
This is definitely the Pac-Man we've all come to know and love, from the very first fruit to the attacking ghosts, but control issues take away from the overall "fun factor" as needless deaths occur far too often.
65
Pac-Man fans will be pleased that the gameplay is the same and the sounds will bring you straight back to the dark arcades of yesteryear. However, the options are thin and, unless you're a Pac-Man nut, you'll get your fill after a short while and be left wondering where your money went.
60
What just about saves the day for the yellow cancerous blob, though, is the one modern addition it does have - Achievements. [Issue 9, p.106]
50
The game also suffers from some of the same problems as its Xbox Live Arcade stablemate Galaga - namely, the removal of two-player mode in any from from the arcade original, and a need for a more precise controller.
33
There are no added features to speak of. There’s no online multiplayer or split screen – there’s not even a 2 player hot seat game, which is a pretty big omission.
Sep 15, 2022
8
What Can You Say. Its Pac-Man, But With Achievements And HD Graphics, And On Xbox Series X And S Its 4K 60FPS. In Pac-Man You Go Through Many Stages Trying To Eat All The Dots On Screen While Dodging Ghosts Name Inky, Blinky, Pinky and **** You Collect The BIG Dot You Can Eat Ghosts For A Limited Time. Overall Pac-Man Gets A 8/10
Feb 6, 2021
8
I’ve on'y ever played the Xbox 360 version of this Pac-Man, and it’s pretty nice. It’s challenging, and imaginative at that.
Dec 27, 2013
0
This is the same gameplay over and over and over. The graphics look like they were made in the 1980's and all you do is eat pellets in a maze avoiding ghosts.Really Namco? That's all you could do in all your laziness you made this complete piece of junk that seems like it ran on an Atari in the 1980's. I mean come ON! There is no multiplayer or no story. Just one tiny thing. This "game" is for people who decide to clear up some storage to put a game their three year olds just might appreciate.
Summary[Xbox Live Arcade] Play one of the all-time classic videogames with Pac-Man. Move through treacherous mazes and eat all the Pac-Dots to clear each stage while avoiding the sinister ghosts. Eat Power Pellets to become temporarily invincible. Turn the tables on the ghosts and chase them down. Eat all four ghosts to ear the most bonus poin... Read More
Rated Efor Everyone
Platforms:
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
- PlayStation 4
- PC
- Game Boy Advance
- Nintendo Switch
- PC
- Xbox 360
- iOS (iPhone/iPad)
- PC
Initial Release Date:Aug 9, 2006
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