Ohhh Ms.Pac Man, You are a truly desirable lady. (Ms.Pac-Man (PS))

Member Name: nin_squall

Product:	Ms.Pac-Man (PS)
Date:	11/11/09 (14 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Still a good, important game, very cheap.

Disadvantages: No new content, its on the internet a thousand times over.

If you're aged 80 or under, the chances are you know Pac Man as one of the most important arcade video games of all time. Everyone is familiar with the jaundiced amorphous figure chasing pixelly ghosts in a nightmarish darkened room constantly collecting little pills to boost his own vitality and continue onto the next circle of hell.
-ahem-
Anyway Ms. Pac Man for the Playstation 1, (not quite an outdated format, many of these games are back-compatible) is possibly the most gimmicky update to a franchise that I have ever seen. It is EXACTLY the same game as the arcade version, except for the fact that our hero now has an adorable little red bow above their head. The gameplay is still simplistic and intuitive as ever, and the classic 2-bit sound effects remain. The graphics have been ever so slightly jujed up and retouched for the Playstation release, but theres really nothing new here at all.

Its still a damn good game though as I'm sure many of you already know. Its addictive, immersive and manic as ever, but like anything else it soons grows a little tiring. You might as well not pay the £1 or so for this game, from Amazon, eBay or Play, and instead just have a little bash at the myriad flash games of this type online. This format is just too familiar, too overdone to be worth buying in this day and age.

Summary: Sadly not worth the hassle.