Preview: Pac-Man Party
Did you know that, before the driving force of Pac-Man was named "pellets," the items were called "cookies?" I didn't either, but that's exactly what a Namco rep told me while showing off upcoming Wii minigame collection Pac-Man Party. She did this, you see, because that's what Pac-Man (and his nebulous cohorts) spend a lot of time chasing. Cookies. Also, not a single "power cookie" in sight. Madness!
Unfortunately, Pac-Man Party isn't quite as exciting as that tidbit of trivia. In fact, it's downright awful (at least the bit I played of it was). At a recent press event in NYC, I played through some of the game's party mode with the aforementioned Namco rep. We were first asked which character from the Pac-Man universe we'd like to choose.
Wait, there's a Pac-Man "universe?" Isn't it just ghosts and Mr./Ms. Pac-Man?
Unfortunately, Pac-Man Party isn't quite as exciting as that tidbit of trivia. In fact, it's downright awful (at least the bit I played of it was). At a recent press event in NYC, I played through some of the game's party mode with the aforementioned Namco rep. We were first asked which character from the Pac-Man universe we'd like to choose.
Wait, there's a Pac-Man "universe?" Isn't it just ghosts and Mr./Ms. Pac-Man?
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There was a game for Gamecube/PS2 called Pac-Man World 2 or something that was surprisingly very good. I'm pretty sure it had a lot of different characters in it and a coherent story.