Pac-Man Xbox 360 Preview: Wacka Wacka!
By Craig Schwartz Pac-Man fever killed my uncle in '81 There's nothing that brings me back to 1980 quicker than hearing the opening theme of Pac-Man. Sure, I wasn't born yet, but from what I'm told it really was quite addictive back then. I've played it in various incarnations since, and after around fifteen minutes, I get bored and go play Call Of Duty 2 on my 360. But hey, Pac-Man back is back in the spotlight via Xbox 360 Live. And even though it's not going to use the 360's power like the Oblivions of the world, Gamespot seems to think it's pretty darn okay. From Gamespot: The first thing you need to know about the Xbox Live Arcade version of Pac-Man is that it's essentially a port of the original arcade game. Pac-Man does take advantage of some of the Xbox 360 console's online features, but in terms of gameplay, your 400 Microsoft Points are going to get you the same pellet-popping, ghost-chasing, maze-navigating action that made the 1980 arcade game the most successful coin-operated game in history. We're reluctant to say that this game is identical to the arcade original just yet, but we can tell you that aside from the modern-day Pac-Man images that border the gameplay area, we've yet to find a single difference.











