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System: GameCube Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Namco Players: 2-4 Save: None Genre: Arcade

Pac-Man vs. is a modern-day multiplayer remake of the original arcade classic that requires a GBA-GC link-up to be played. The game was developed by famed Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto and published by Pac-Man-rights holder Namco. This game cannot be purchased by itself. It can only be acquired in the Player's Choice bundle pack with Pac-Man World 2.

North America: 12/02/2003
Japan: Unknown
Europe: 03/26/2004

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Here is the premise, one player controls Pac-Man on the GBA screen while the other three players control one of the three ghosts on the TV. The players who are the ghosts can only see a small portion of the game map. The players controlling the ghosts get attempt to catch Pac-Man while Pac-Man tries to avoid them by eating all the pills. If a ghost player catches Pac-Man he'll play as Pac-Man the next round. A match ends once a certain player gets a pre-determined number of points. Players who are ghosts can get points by catching Pac-Man while players playing as Pac-Man can get points by eating pellets, or ghosts that have been altered by power pellets. This game does not have a single player mode; it requires at least 2 players.

While this game is technically inferior to almost every other game released on the GameCube, it is also one of the most fun multiplayer games to play. If you have a lot of friends that can play multiplayer, this game is a winner.

Score - 7.8

It's a classic!

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03/09/2004