What are some great games from the Pacman franchsie?

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Wow! I'm surprised to see all the love for Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures. Most video reviews, and others I talk to hated it, but I absolutely loved it as a kid. This was one of those games I rented so much that the store owner let me keep it. I think that's where the majority of my collection came from. I miss that guy. :(

I was amazed at how good Pac-man CE was. I have it on several devices, and it plays great on them all.

Never had a chance to play Pac-Man World or Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness. I intentionally skipped them thinking 'How can Pac-Man be 3D?'. Might try to grab them the next chance I get.
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J T wrote:LadyBug for the ColecoVision is a great Pac Man clone that takes the basic formula of eating pellets in a maze while running away from bad guys, but adds the element of revolving doors for even more strategy.

Well if we're going to toss this out there, might as well toss K.C. Munchkin and K.C.'s Krazy Chase into the mix.
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I ordered Pac Man Pinball Advance (GBA) today -- it's been on my want list for a long time. I know it's no Baby Pac but I'm a pinball fan regardless 8)
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I haven't had a chance to play this version.

I think its an early launch title for the ds

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I wanna say that Pac N Roll was the game I was talking about on that wii namco collection.
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the best pacman game ever is the NES version of Ms. Pac-Man by Tengen.

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[It] featured four different sets of mazes: the original arcade mazes, bigger mazes, smaller mazes, and "strange" mazes. There was also a Pac-Booster option that let players make Ms. Pac-Man move much faster. All of these versions also allowed two people to play simultaneously, with player 2 as Pac-Man, either cooperatively or competitively. The game also ended at level 32, at which point an intermission that did not occur in the original game took place, where Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man say good bye.
oldschool gameplay with a 2-player cooperative mode is crazy. i highly recommend it!
btw, the genesis/snes versions were plain ugly.
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I pretty much agree, but that doesn't make the Genesis/SNES versions bad by any means!

Co-op Ms Pac Man is really cool.
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I'd recommend Pacman Pinball Advance. 2 tables, Pacman style rules retain intact, and the return of PROFESSOR PACMAN after a long 20 year hiatus !
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Adding my voice to those who recommended Ms. Pacman Maze Madness. I have the Playstation version and it's very enjoyable with some catchy music:

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Is the dreamcast version of maze madness the one to go for?
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