Pac-Man World

Pac-Man World
Developer:	Namco, Full Fat
Publisher:	Namco Zoo Digital Publishing
Distributor:	DSI Games
Series:	Pac-Man World series
Genres:	Platform, Adventure
Release date(s):	Sept 30, 1999 (PlayStation) Nov 17, 2004 (Game Boy Advance) February 11, 2014 (PlayStation Network)
Rating:	E for Everyone
Number of players:	One player
Platforms:	PlayStation and Game Boy Advance

This article is about the first game in the Pac-Man World series. For information about its two sequels, see Pac-Man World 2 and Pac-Man World 3.

Pac-Man World is a video game that was released on September 30, 1999 on the PlayStation as the 20th anniversary of Pac-Man since he starred in the arcade game. The game was developed and published by Namco. Pac-Man World is a platform game starring Pac-Man roaming in a three-dimensional world on Ghost Island while saving friends like Ms. Pac-Man. The game was also going to be released on the Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast and PC, but these versions were cancelled. The game is also the companion game to Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness.

Story

One day, Pac-Man returns to his house on his 20th birthday, only to find it deserted. Toc-Man and the ghosts have kidnapped Pac-Man's family & friends, Ms. Pac-Man, Jr. Pac, Baby Pac, Professor Pac, Pooka, and Chomp-Chomp the dog! Pac-Man must venture to Toc-Man's lair on Ghost Island to rescue his friends.

Gameplay

The Main Menu screen

Pac-Man World contains three game modes - Quest, Mazes, and Classic.

Quest Mode

Quest Mode serves as the story mode and takes place on Ghost Island. In it, Pac-Man explores throughout 23 levels which play similar to a 3D platformer collecting fruit, defeating enemies, saving his captured friends, etc. Levels are divided into stages which each feature a theme and the last level in each one is a boss. The player's goal is to save all of Pac-Man's captured friends and defeat Toc-Man who is the final boss. Below are the levels listed:

Stage	Level Name	PlayStation Level #	Game Boy Advance Level #
Pirate	Buccaneer Beach	1	1
	Corsair's Cove	2	2
	Crazy Cannonade	3	3
	HMS Windbag	4	N/A
The Ruins	Crisis Cavern	5	4
	Manic Mines	6	5
	Kooky Crypt	N/A	N/A
	Anubis Rex	7	N/A
Space	Space Race	8	6
	Far Out	9	7
	Gimme Space	10	N/A
	King Galaxian	11	N/A
Funhouse	Clowning Around	12	8
	Barrel Blast	13	9
	Spin Dizzy	14	N/A
	Clown Prix	15	N/A
Factory	Perilous Pipes	16	N/A
	Under Pressure	17
	Down the Tubes	18
	Krome Keeper	19
Mansion	Ghostly Garden	20	N/A
	Creepy Catacombs	21	10
	Grave Danger	22	11
	Toc-Man's Lair	23	12

By obtaining the collectable letters "P-A-C-M-A-N" in each level, the player will unlock outtakes from the game's cutscenes in the PlayStation version.

Mazes Mode

The basic gameplay in Mazes mode resembles that of the original Pac-Man; you run around collecting Pac-Dots while avoiding the ghosts. However, besides from the graphic elements, the mazes in Mazes mode differ from that of the original Pac-Man because they contain several obstacles and twists (at least in the ones unlocked via Quest mode). This mode begins with three already provided mazes for each stage, totaling 18. To unlock the other 18 mazes, you must eat a Galaxian and complete the maze in the Galaxian door in the stages in Quest mode.

Once you've collected the 18 mazes in Quest mode, you may play Marathon which consists of playing all of the 36 mazes. If completed, you unlock the hidden art gallery which contains concept art from the game.

Mazes

Pirate
Maze	Pac-Dots	Fruit	Level
Pirate Maze #1	115	Cherry	N/A
Pirate Maze #2	98	Strawberry	N/A
Pirate Maze #3	105	Orange	N/A
Pirate Maze #4	98	Assorted	N/A
Pirate Maze #5	115	Lemon	Corsair's Cove
Pirate Maze #6	111	Melon	Crazy Cannonade
Ruins
Ruins Maze #1	122	Peach	N/A
Ruins Maze #2	115	Apple	N/A
Ruins Maze #3	112	Banana	N/A
Ruins Maze #4	111	Strawberry	Crisis Cavern
Ruins Maze #5	100	Strawberry	Manic Mines
Ruins Maze #6	98	Lemon	Manic Mines
Space
Space Maze #1	106	Melon	N/A
Space Maze #2	109	Lemon	N/A
Space Maze #3	113	Galaxian	N/A
Space Maze #4	95	Melon	Space Race
Space Maze #5	90	Peach	Far Out
Space Maze #6	100	Apple	Gimme Space
Funhouse
Funhouse Maze #1	107	Bell	N/A
Funhouse Maze #2	108	Cherry	N/A
Funhouse Maze #3	107	Strawberry	N/A
Funhouse Maze #4	103	Peach	Clowning Around
Funhouse Maze #5	104	Cherry	Barrel Blast
Funhouse Maze #6	97	Bell	Spin Dizzy
Factory
Factory Maze #1	111	Orange	N/A
Factory Maze #2	101	Peach	N/A
Factory Maze #3	119	Apple	N/A
Factory Maze #4	101	Peach	Perilous Pipes
Factory Maze #5	112	Apple	Under Pressure
Factory Maze #6	119	Strawberry	Down the Tubes
Mansion
Mansion Maze #1	129	Banana	N/A
Mansion Maze #2	106	Melon	N/A
Mansion Maze #3	111	Lemon	N/A
Mansion Maze #4	129	Cherry	Ghostly Garden
Mansion Maze #5	109	Banana	Creepy Catacombs
Mansion Maze #6	106	Galaxian	Grave Danger

Classic Mode

The Classic mode is nothing more than an 100% faithful rendition of the original arcade Pac-Man.

Idle Poses

When the player stops controlling Pac-Man, he will make a few idle poses in this game.

• Juggles Pac-dots and eats them
• Scratches his head and back with his foot simultaneously
• Taps his foot
• Looks around
• Dances like what he would do when he completes a level but slowly.

E3 1999

Pac-Man World in E3 '99

Trivia

• Pac-Man World was almost entitled Pac-Man 3D.
• The game was made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Pac-Man. Pac-Man World 3 was released for Pac-Man's 25th birthday and Pac-Man Party and Pac-Man Championship Edition DX were released for Pac-Man's 30th anniversary.
• In 1996, Pac-Man Ghost Zone was being developed but was cancelled and later replaced by Pac-Man World. It was seen as a prototype.
• Pooka, a character from Dig Dug, makes a cameo in this game.
• During the intro cutscene for Pac-Man World 3, Pac-Man says this line, Oh well, at least this birthday is better than my 20th. this is a reference to Pac-Man World. (As PMW3 took place 5 years after PMW.
• Pac-Man's adress, 7650, is a Japanese wordplay on Namco.