Pac-Man World Rally

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title = Pac-Man World Rally


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developer = Smart Bomb Interactive
publisher = Namco Bandai Games
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released = vgrelease|NA=2006-08-22|EU=2007-08-24|AUS=2007-11-23
genre = Racing game
modes = Single-player
ratings = vgratings|ESRB=Everyone|OFLCA=General|PEGI=3+
platforms = PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PC, Nintendo GameCube
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"Pac-Man World Rally" or "Pac-Man Rally" in Europe is a kart racer with Pac-Man and many others from Namco's catalog of classic characters, for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation Portable, and PC. The game's 15 race tracks are designed to contain a whole lot of jumps and such to keep racers on their toes. In addition, there are six battle arenas for multiplayer action. You will also be able to collect power-ups to attack opponents or gain an edge in the race, as well as Pac-Man's signature fruit pickups, which in Pac-Man World Rally unlock secret shortcuts. There is a total of 16 characters for the player to choose from (including Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Blinky, and the three main villains of the "Pac-Man World" trilogy).

Strangely there is no Xbox version of the game, even though there is a preview video included in Pac-Man World 3.

Characters

Main characters

* Pac-Man (Normal Weight)
* Ms. Pac-Man (Normal Weight)
* Jr. Pac-Man / Pac-Jr.(Light Weight)
* Pooka (Heavy Weight)
* Blinky (Normal Weight)
* Pinky (Light Weight)
* Inky (Normal Weight)
* Clyde (Light Weight)
* Toc-Man (from Pac-Man World) (Heavy Weight)
* Spooky (from Pac-Man World 2) (Heavy Weight)
* Erwin (from Pac-Man World 3) (Light Weight)
* Pac-Devil (Normal Weight)

ecret characters

* The Prince of All Cosmos (win all easy circuits) (from Katamari Damacy) (Light Weight)
* Pooka (win all normal circuits) (already unlocked in PSP version) (from Dig Dug) (Heavy Weight)
* Fygar (win all hard circuits) (already unlocked in PSP version) (from Dig Dug) (Heavy Weight)

PSP exclusives

* Mappy the Mouse (win all Normal Cups) (from Mappy) (Normal Weight)
* Mr. Driller (win all Hard Cups) (From Mr. Driller) (Heavy Weight)

Music

The music in the game was created by Tommy Tallarico, Dweezil Zappa, Mike Rubino, Rod Abernethy and Charlie Malone. [http://www.music4games.net/News_Display.aspx?id=324] . The scores are all based on the mood of each level but also contain hints of the original Pac-Man music cleverly woven throughout.

Racetracks

There are 15 tracks in Pac-Man World Rally (16 in PSP version), the tracks are divided into four cups. Most of the game's tracks are based on levels from the Pac-Man world series, the Classic Cup contains tracks based on some of Namco's other titles.

Cherry Cup
* Cloud Garden
* Molten Mountain - Based on volcano levels of Pac-Man World 2
* Rolling Hills
* Ghost Mansion - Based on mansion levels of Pac-Man World

Grape Cup
* Canyon Crusade
* Arctic Iceburg - Based on snow levels of PMW2
* Jungle Safari - Based on ruins levels of PMW
* Pirate Cove - Based on pirate levels of PMW

Watermelon Cup
* Winding Wetlands - Based on the "Ghost Bayou" level of PMW2
* Toc-Man's Factory - Based on factory levels of PMW
* Funhouse Of Terror - Based on funhouse levels of PMW
* Spooky's Castle - Based on Spooky from PMW2

Classic Cup
* Galactic Outpost - Based on Galaga
* Subterranean Speedway - Based on Dig Dug (PSP version only)
* Kings Course - Based on Katamari Damacy
* Retro Maze - Based on original Pac-Man

Reception

Despite all the innovative features the game implemented, the game generally received mediocre ratings from many online gaming sites and magazines due to the overall unoriginality of the Mario Kart-inspired design.This isn't Pac-Man's first racing game, as he, Ms. Pac-Man, and Blinky appeared in Mario Kart Arcade GP and Mario Kart Arcade GP 2.

External links

* [http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/driving/pacmanworldrally/index.html "Pac-Man World Rally"] at Pac-Man World Rally game spot