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Pac-Man

1980 79 / 100 Arcade

Pac-Man is a 1980 maze action video game developed and released by Namco for arcades. It is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games, and an icon of 1980s popular culture. Players control Pac-Man, who must eat all the dots inside an enclosed maze while avoiding four colored ghosts. Eating large flashing dots called Power Pellets causes the ghosts to temporarily turn blue, al Show full summary

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World design Nicht eindeutig GameplaySurvival GameplayCombat-focused

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GameplaySurvival GameplayCombat-focused GenreArcade ThemeAction ThemeSurvival Trait8-bit Traitachievements Traitadapted to - movie Traitadapted to - tv show Traitanthropomorphism Traitapple game center Traitartificial intelligence Traitcga graphics Traitcollectibles Traitcomic relief Traitcompilation Traitcontroversy Traitday one dlc Traitdeath Traitdigital distribution Traitdigital rights management Traitdownloadable content Traiteat or be eaten Traitfemale antagonist Traitfull game unlock Traitghosts Traithide and seek Traithiding Traithigh score Traitimpossible 100% completion Traitlaunch titles Traitleaderboard Traitmale protagonist Traitmascot Traitmaze Traitmicrotransaction Traitmotion control Traitnameless location Traitnever-ending Traitno dialogue Traitnon-five achievements Traitnon-humanoid protagonist Traitnon-player character Traitoriginal soundtrack release Traitpersistent enemy Traitpixel art Traitplatform exclusive Traitplaystation home tie-in Traitpromotional drink tie-in Traitprotagonist's name in the title Traitrace cars Traitreal-time combat Traitsingle-screen level Traitsteam Traittaste of power Traittemporary invincibility Traitvore Traitwraparound world Traitxbox live Traitxbox one backwards compatibility

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