Pac-Man Maker

PAC-MAN Maker is a special installment of the iconic franchise, being, in fact, an editor of pac-man levels created with the biggest fans of the yellow hero in mind. The application was developed by the European branch of Bandai Namco Entertainment in cooperation with Pixowl, a studio known, among others, from The Sandbox Evolution. It is distributed as a free demo, which can be upgraded to a paid full version at any time.

Mechanics

Fun in PAC-MAN Maker boils down to constructing pac-man labyrinths - both small and not particularly complicated, as well as huge, of various shapes. The player has all the classic elements of the maps (e.g. power-ups, so-called Pellets, point bonuses, tunnels) at their disposal, as well as a lot of new ones, which appeared only in later installments of the series (e.g. teleports). There were also indispensable ghosts with different properties. In total, they come in eight upes, four of which are well known from the original Pac-Man (Blinky, Pinky, Inky, Clyde), and the others are their variation (Spunky, Sue, Funky, Punky).

Designed labyrinths can be shared with other players. Nothing stands in the way of checking out the maps in action, evaluating them and even setting a point record on them. The best results are recorded in online rankings, which can be accessed by all members of the community.

Technical aspects

Visually, the title is closer to the classic, arcade Pac-Man from the 1980s rather than the more modern installments of the series, such as Pac-Man Championship. However, the old-school style fits in with the mobile retro boom, and a large number of different decorative elements and backgrounds (you can embellish them by creating pixel-art graphics) enables us to look at the whole with a more gracious eye. The biggest fans of Pac-Man should be pleased by the fact that the soundtrack was enriched with 10 previously unheard of remixes of the original background music.

Last updated on February 15, 2020