PAC-MAN 256 - Arcade Run in IOS

★★★★★

★★★★★ BEST PAC MAN

I downloaded this game last year i think, and it is so much fun, and addictive too! The main plot is its pac-man but infinite because the game glitched (because old computers only counted to 255, going over that broke stuff) First of all, no pop-up ads (rewarded ads for coins is the ads). Second, they changed the ghosts for more difficult runs, AND they have 8 ghosts at once! The classic 4 being Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde. But they added more ghosts from previous games! So Spunky, Sue and Funky, make a return, if you reach beyond a certain point, you see a new ghost. Glitchy! They all have different patterns in this game then they do in the other games. My favorite feature is there’s 20 new power-ups! my personal favorite one is the optic ability, it’s like the laser ability but it bends around corners and it’s really good for defeating the ghosts! i’m gonna list all the features here: Power-Ups, Themes, New ghost, Returning ghosts, infinite map, and achievements! I really recommend getting this game as it’s one of my favorites.

★★★★★ Fix bugs!

Once you've collected everything the only replay value is competing for 256 chains. I'm in the top 400 now and that's the only reason I keep playing. There are terrible bugs with the pac-dot chains. About 1 out of 5 times you eat a powerup it breaks the chain. I've lost many dozens of 256 chains because of this. Going the wrong way on the "fast" arrows usually breaks the PAC-dot chain. If the game lags at all then that breaks the PAC-dot chain. They need to have a better method of figuring out when the chain is broken besides timing based. However the powerup bug is the worst. Trying to level up all the power ups in this game is a huge joke. I have maxed out the main 3, but now that they increased the max level to 12 there's no way a person will play or pay to max out all 20 power ups. And that is one of the achievements - the final one I need - is having maxed out all power ups. It would cost hundreds of dollars if you actually paid for coins to do it. So they've really broken the cost / value ratio of this game, and that's made it impossible to get all achievements unless you want to spend an insane amount of money.

★★★★★ Make the Ms Pac-Man version better

That’s because of all the Pac-Man collective, Ms Pac-Man was by far my favorite. Anyway, here’s my two-cents.... Have a paid version. I just want to pay and play the game. I gave up watching the reward ads because there are far to many of them, and they repeat themselves, and they don’t interest me one bit, and they are a waste of time. Fix the controls, I have broken more chains because my up swipe didn’t seem to register up and instead sent me in reverse! Have the ability to purchase coins. What happens when we run out? I paid for the coin doubler which seems to be working, but I spend more time chasing coin dots. Which, funny thing, seem to always lead to a break in dots, hence a break in the 256 chain. Annoying. The thing about Pac-Man the original is it was CONSISTENT. That’s what made it what it was. This is the most random situation ever. Yes the ghosts have consistent behavior, but when they appear out of nowhere, AND when they force you to make a turn towards, Oh, that’s right, a break in the dot chain you have been working hard at, that’s not consistent anymore. So you have received, in my opinion, a more then generous star rating. I gave it a go, but I think it’s time to go watch ads somewhere else, perhaps those ads might actually be useful!

★★★★★ Pac-Man should have more apps

I love this game of the Pac-Man series, its always the best game series of all time! Just a little thing that this app is the ONLY Pac-Man app available that is not Apple Arcade, and NO other Pac-Man app besides Apple Arcade hasn’t been available since the original game app’s shutdown. I’m disappointed that this is the only Pac-Man app that’s none Apple Arcade, I think this game series deserves to have more Pac-Man apps. Because almost ALL Pac-Man apps have shutdown from the past when there were a TON of them when the internet was first introduced, but now all there is………… is just……one app…… of Pac-Man….. I think Namco should introduce new Pac-Man apps that at least WON’T shut down later on, I really would like to play new Pac-Man apps if they come out, but besides that Pac-Man 256 is a great game, but I’m just saying that this is the only Pac-Man Non-Apple Arcade game currently available, and this series needs more apps for better legacy of an iconic 80s gaming character.

★★★★★ Only good for what the original Pac-Man had to offer.

This game is somewhat fun and has great graphics but it comes with its downfalls. It is very glitchy. Times when the game lags and you grab that power up just in the nick of the time but it still kills you. Or how it constantly resets the theme to the original no matter how many times you go back to the one you purchased. Not to mention the coin system. It takes days of constant play to save up enough coins to buy a new theme and then it doesn’t even keep it set. The power ups go up in cost as you upgrade as any game is. However with how long it takes to save up it’s not worth upgrading because it only adds one second to the power up timer. And that’s only for some I upgraded one of my power ups twice and it didn’t even add length to the time it just added 5 points to the kill worth instead of time. Overall it’s a fun game if your playing for the overall principle of Pac-Man original. Which is to get as far along as possible while taking out ghosts along the way. If you’re looking to enjoy the little additives this game brings the classic game I’d say look elsewhere.

★★★★★ Very solid game! Would recommend

PAC-man 265 is more of a remake more than a remaster, however the gameplay is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!! With full mobile support! Although it could use multiplayer, it’s still pretty much VERY fun. The upgrading system is a bit clingy, but understandable. The power ups add new features to the game to spice up the experience, and many more features, old and new! So one of the many things they brought back is the ghost, with whole new features! (And more ghost) red always takes the most efficient path to stop you in your tracks, pink chases pac-man at high speeds if she sees you, blue always circles around objects, orange always goes down, glitch ghost chases you (and can teleport) grey ghost will chase you down if you wake him up, the purple ghost travel in packs of three and move VERY SLOWLY left or right depending on your position, and green travels in packs of 5 and bounce off walls left and right, regardless of where you are! (Also power pellets are back soo… that’s a W) this game has SO much to offer and I promise you will find yourself loving it too!

★★★★★ Great Game - Needs Update!

I’ve played this game since 2016 and still play it almost every day. Super-fun and addicting - especially if you like mashing up modern with retro like I do. The big problem however is that the game has not had an update in 3 years. I suspect that this might be why I cannot pause the game without a significant risk the game will automatically restart after I’ve paused it and all lose al my progress. Another glitch is the Twinado glitch. If you get eaten by a ghost while the Twinado power up is active, after you choose “Continue” and are on your second (and last) life the Twinados which were active at the time of you’re being eaten will still be active and will continue to be active for a significant amount of time even while you use other power ups. I really don’t mind that glitch, but really - should it be there? It’s. It’s been there for at least two years. My main gripe though is with the first one - the unreliability of the game pause function. So, please update and fix this game!