Game Introduction The four ghosts, which your character must avoid, each
have a different color, name, nickname and personality. The pink ghost is
Speedy, nicknamed "Pinky"; he's fast. The red ghost is Shadow, nicknamed "Blinky";
he's always behind you and it's hard to shake him. The light blue ghost is
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Bashful, nicknamed "Inky"; he's terribly shy and will actually run away
from you. And the orange ghost is Pokey, nicknamed "Clyde"; he will try
his best to get you, but he is slow. Game Play Pac-Man must clear the maze
of all 240 dots and all four energizers to proceed to the next level of
difficulty. As Pac-Man eats the dots, the ghosts chase him around the maze
and if Pac-Man collides with one of the ghosts, he is a goner. He can eat
one of the energizers to turn the ghosts dark blue, which make them edible
for him. But after Pac-Man has eaten any of the ghosts, their eyes will
return to the pen in the middle of the maze where they will each
regenerate into their former selves and return to chase him again.
Occasionally, a bonus fruit or prize will temporarily appear in the middle
of the maze below the ghosts' pen. Pac-Man can eat those bonus items to
receive extra points. Also, there is an escape tunnel in the sides of the
maze which Pac-Man can use to get away from any of the ghosts that may be
pursuing him. After the maze has been cleared of all 240 dots and all four
energizers, the entire sequence will begin again with increased
difficulty. Between every two, three, or four completions, there are
musical, animated intermissions to amuse the player while he or she waits
for the next challenge to begin. However, these intermissions are not seen
anymore once the 18th board (6th key) is reached. Everything Pac-Man eats
has different point values. The dots are 10 points each, the energizers
are 50 points each. The dark blue ghosts are respectively 200, 400, 800
and 1600 points. There are different point values for every bonus fruit or
prize that is eaten: cherries, 100 points; strawberry, 300 points; peach,
500 points; apple, 700 points; grapes, 1000 points; Galaxian, 2000 points;
bell, 3000 points; and key, 5000 points. You will also get a bonus Pac-Man
at 10,000 points (switch selectable...can also be 15,000 points, 20,000
points, or no bonus). |