PacmanMs. PAC-MAN, Namco Networks America Inc. $4.99, is one of the most popular games in arcade history! Who doesn’t remember dropping quarters into that machine or maybe you were playing the dual Ms. PAC-MAN Galaga machine. Either way, this app will take you back as it looks and sounds the same.
PAC-MAN just had its 30th anniversary in May! Wow, am I getting old. I remember playing a version on my Atari. Anyway, the best part of iPhone app version of the game is that it has three control modes. Accelerometer where you tilt your iPhone to move around, D-Pad where you touch a directional pad (up, down, left or right) or swipe mode. Personally I find swipe or accelerometer modes the easiest. In D-Pad mode I seem to mistime my taps and miss turns too often. Whatever mode you choose the game looks and sounds exactly like the arcade. Tomorrow I’m gonna see if my almost six year old will like this game or if its too old school to be cool?