Overview
- Also Known As
- Cosmo Gang The Puzzle (Japan)
- Number of Players
- 2
- Genre
- Release Date
Wii (Wii Shop)
- 14th Jan 2008, 800 points
- 27th Jun 2008, 800 points
Wii U eShop
- 26th Feb 2015, £5.49
- 4th Jun 2015, $7.99
- Also Available On
- Series
- Controller Support
Reviews
Review Pac-Attack (Wii U eShop / SNES)
When worlds collide
Originally a multi-platform release in 1993, Pac-Attack – otherwise known as Pac-Panic – was derived from Namco's arcade game released in the previous year, Cosmo Gang the Puzzle. On first glance, Pac-Attack may appear to be an average run-of-the-mill puzzle game with one of the prominent videogame characters of the time...
Review Pac-Attack (Wii Virtual Console / Super Nintendo)
Watch your back or Pac will attack, you don't want that!
Not even Pac-Man escaped the 8 and 16-bit eras without a spinoff puzzle game to his name. Pac-Attack was an obvious cash-in by Namco on games like Tetris, Dr. Mario, and Puyo-Puyo, but it's actually quite good! The game is an edited version of the arcade game Cosmo Gang the Puzzle (based on...
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Pac-Attack News
Nintendo Download 4th June (North America)
Pip, Cube Life, AVGN on 3DS, Lord of Magna, DSiWare rebirth and more
It's that time again, North America, for the latest Nintendo Download Update details, and this week is varied and a tad bizarre. We have an eagerly anticipated eShop platformer, a world-building title aiming to bring a bit of Minecraft-style glamour to the home console, while the...
News Pac-Man Returns to Our TV Screens Via Unscripted Series
Game show tie-in, come on down!
Remember all those old TV shows based on your favourite video game franchises? Whatever happened to those? Oh, wait. They disappeared into the mist of time either because they were instantly forgettable, or television networks grew tired of them. In conjunction with the 30th anniversary of one of video gaming's most...
News EU VC Releases - 27th June - Super Fantasy Zone
After this week, it is rather safe to assume that Nintendo of Europe is indeed following a pattern. There's 5 new VC games to pick from, and like two weeks ago, no WiiWare games.
The top pick might be argued about, but if you ask us, it's Super Fantasy Zone for the Mega Drive. The game plays pretty much exactly the same as the original Fantasy Zone...
About The Game
Pac-Man makes a rare appearance outside of a maze environment in Pac-Attack, a fun and quirky puzzle game!
This unique entry in the genre puts its own twist on established conventions and adds one of gaming's most iconic characters to the mix. The goal is simple: keep your screen clear of falling blocks and ghosts by lining up blocks horizontally, causing them to disappear. Clearing the ghosts, though, requires the help of a hungry Pac-Man (who just happens to swing by every so often for a snack).
It's up to you to get all of the ghosts lined up for him, because Pac-Man will keep eating them until he is stopped by a block or he runs out of ghosts. In addition, his range of movement on the playing field is limited to horizontal or downward - thus adding further strategy. There are three game modes to choose from: 1 Player Normal, 2 Player VS., and the challenging 1 Player Puzzle. Feel like gobbling up some ghosts?
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Wow! That came out of nowhere, I have Pac-Attack on Namco Museum and its a pretty cool game. I'd say its worth 800.
Finally another good falling-blocks-puzzler! The VC definitely hasn't got even nearly enough of them. It's pretty addictive, although maybe not as much as Tetris Attack and Dr. Mario (ond Tetris & Dr. Mario), but still a very nice addition.
Actually Pac-Man meets Cosmo Gang. I didn't think it was that great - the ghosts really get in the way of clearing blocks away. And its easy to mess up trying to get rid of the ghosts. Cleopatra Fortune is a similar but much more fun game. IMO.
I rented "Pac-Man World 2" for Gamecube, and I unlocked Pac-Attack there
+ the original Pac-Man (also available on VC)
+ Pac-Mania (not available on VC)
+ Ms. Pac-Man (not available on VC).
Besides of the main adventure I liked Pac-Attack the most, because it's a unique puzzle game.
Watch the video and decide for yourself.
Although you can get Pac-Man World 2 very cheap for Gamecube
and you have one big game + four classics for about ten bucks instead of one classic for 8 bucks. (Yeah, you have to unlock them in Pac-Man World 2 but Pac-Man and Pac-Attack are very easy to unlock). I'd try to get Pac-Man World 2.
I did the exact same thing as SKKTR a few years ago! Pac-man World 2 was an awesome game! If Wii Shop had Gamecube games available for download and it had PMW2 as a choice, i'd get it big time!
Oh and guess what (unrelated again)! Hey Dazza, this may seem surprising, but i think i found one of your miis in the Check Mii Out Channel! Did you have a Mr. T mii?
I was completely unaware this game existed until recently. So, I downloaded it. It is pretty fun. I never had a change to play Dr. Mario when I was young either, I always had a limited budget (what ever I could save up from mowing and stuff) and there was always something else I wanted.. No one that I hung out with ever had it either. So, I'm looking forward to playing it someday!
Is this coming to EU?
could do any time. next week or next year. nobody knows.
But on TV, you can play multiplayer!
I played this game on Pacman World 2, on pacman collection for GBA, and also on that old GBC Pac-Man port back when I was a kid. It's a decently fun puzzle game, but not worth 800 points. Just get one of those games I previously mentioned.
Boredom v2.2, what's the point in having gamecube games for download if the wii is backwards compatible w/ GC games? Just look for PMW 2 at a trading store somewhere.
Looks like fun!
The price point is an interesting one - since the game is a puzzler, it's pretty timeless, and could've perfectly well have been released today for the price of a full game. However, that's not the case, and the game can be found on several collections that can probably be found for the same price Nintendo asks for this VC game if you scour a used game store, should you happen to have one nearby (no, that's not the case wit heveryone, particularly outside the US).
Are we paying for entertainment value (it's fun), age-based assumed value (it's old, and thus apparantly not worth as much), or monetary value (it can be purchased for less if you happen to stumble across it in certain other forms)?
A pretty cool puzzler, I felt. If you like Tetris, you'll like this.
The 100 level puzzle mode is definatelly the best mode in the game, I liked it better then the main game personally. The main game is nice to, don't get me wrong.
A must have if you've never played this before! I'm not getting this since i have the genesis version.
A must have if you like puzzle games.
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