Pac-Pix

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title = Pac-Pix


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developer = Namco
publisher = Namco
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released = vgrelease|Japan|JP|March 10 2005
vgrelease|North America|NA|April 26 2005
vgrelease|Australia|AU|May 8, 2005
vgrelease|Europe|EU|May 20 2005
vgrelease|Korea|KO|November 15, 2007
genre = Action game
modes = Single player
ratings = ESRB: E (Veryone)
PEGI: 3+
OFLC: G (General)
platforms = Nintendo DS
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"Pac-Pix" is a video game starring the popular video game mascot Pac-Man, for the Nintendo DS. The game makes extensive use of the system's touch screen, making the user draw Pac-man and guide him through each level by drawing walls and devouring ghost monsters. Obstacles such as walls and shields must also be overcome by drawing bombs and arrows accordingly. Gameplay is fairly easy; however, approaching the end of the game, it will get even more difficult, and may frustrate players. Players also have control of the speed of the Pac-Man that they create, by changing the size of the drawing when it is created.

The game also has a very imprecise detection system. If Pac-man and other objects are not drawn in the correct order or are not accurate enough, the creation will be erased and the user will be forced to start over. This is often criticized when the game is reviewed because it (along with the timer and the lack of checkpoints) makes the game annoyingly frustrating.

Story

A mischievous wizard one day came up with an invention called "Ghost Ink", which held great power. Whatever was drawn with the use of this ghost ink instantly turned into a ghost. These trickster ghosts then began to jump into different pictures and books, pulling pranks and causing general havoc and mayhem across the world.

Hearing of the crisis, Pac-Man rushed to defeat all the ghosts using the only thing that was powerful enough - The mighty magic pen. After a while, Pac-Man succeeded in trapping all the ghosts into one book, which was then promptly locked. But, before he could succeed in turning all the ghosts back into harmless ghost ink, he himself was also captured in a piece of paper!

With help from Pac-Man himself, the player must take control of the magic pen, turn all the ghosts back into ghost ink and free Pac-Man. Only then will peace and harmony return back to the world.

ee also

* Pac 'n Roll - Another Pac-Man game developed by Namco for the Nintendo DS.

External links

* [http://www.namcobandaigames.com/games/pac_pix/ Pac-Pix Official Site] on Namco.
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* [http://www.gamespot.com/ds/puzzle/picpax/ Pac-Pix] on GameSpot.
* [http://ds.ign.com/objects/682/682836.html Pac-Pix] on IGN.