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Ms. Pac-Man
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher:
Sega Mega Drive
Tengen (US), Time Warner Interactive (EU),
Sega Master System
Tengen,
Sega Game Gear
Majesco Games
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Release Date RRP Code

Ms. Pac-Man is a 1981 arcade game developed by Midway as an unlicensed modification of the original Pac-Man before being taken by Namco as an official game. Its success has spawned many ports, including Tengen's 1991 ports to the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear. The Game Gear version is a direct port, while the Master System and Mega Drive versions are enhanced.

Although it is virtually identical to the SNES game of the same name, the Mega Drive version is more difficult as Ms. Pac-Man does not respond to joystick presses as well as the SNES game does. The Master System and Game Gear versions do not have this problem.

Gameplay

Players move through a maze gobbling up dots while avoiding ghosts. If a big dot (power pellet) is eaten by the player ghosts become eatable and if eaten their eyes depart from the body and flee to the center of the maze, where they can claim a new body. Occasionally fruit and other objects float through the maze and give bonus points if eaten.

On the Mega Drive and Master System versions there are many new extras. There are four types of mazes: Arcade, Strange, Big, and Mini. A Pac Booster ability can be turned on and off, which gives the player a boost when pressing a button. There is also two-player simultaneous feature in which the first player will play Ms. Pac-Man and the second will play the original Pac-Man. This can be done in cooperative or competitive modes. The game also would end at level 32 in which a game ending would be displayed. The "fruit" selection is also expanded and objects such as shoes could be eaten for greater points than fruit in the arcade version.

Credits

Programmer: Stephane Leblanc
Graphics: Mike Bazzell
Music/Sounds: Earl Vickers
Sound Driver: Lisa Ching

Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80
59
Sega Mega Drive
 70
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[1]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-U
80
[2]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-U
60
[3]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
63
[4]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
64
[5]
Player One (FR) NTSC-U
59
[6]
Power Play (DE)
66
[7]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
28
[8]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
68
[9]
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
70
[10]
Sega Mega Drive
 60
Based on
10 reviews

Ms. Pac-Man

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
MsPacman md us cart.jpg
Cart
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Later Cart
Mega Drive, EU
MsPacman md eu cover.jpg
Cover
MsPacman md eu cart.jpg
Cart

Master System Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90
55
31
78
45
Sega Master System
 60
Based on
5 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR) PAL
90
[11]
Console XS (UK) PAL
72
[12]
Game Zone (UK) PAL
57
[13]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
55
[14]
Joypad (FR) PAL
78
[15]
Joystick (FR) PAL
65
[16]
Mega Force (FR)
65
[17]
Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)
53
[18]
Mean Machines (UK) PAL
31
[19]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
31
[20]
Player One (FR)
45
[21]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
75
[22]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
72
[23]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
72
[24]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
92
[25]
Supergame (BR)
77
[26]
Supersonic (FR)
73
[27]
Video Games (DE)
57
[28]
Sega Master System
 64
Based on
18 reviews

Ms. Pac-Man

Master System, EU
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Cover
Master System, AU
MsPacMan SMS AU Box.jpg
Cover

Game Gear Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
Sega Game Gear
 Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
60
[29]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[30]
Sega Game Gear
 70
Based on
2 reviews

Ms. Pac-Man

Game Gear, US
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Cover



Pac-Man games for Sega systems
Sega Game Gear
 Pac-Man (1991) | Ms. Pac-Man (1993) | Pac-Attack (1994) | Pac-In-Time (unreleased)
Sega Master System
 Ms. Pac-Man (1991) | Pac-Mania (1991)
Sega Mega Drive
 Ms. Pac-Man (1991) | Pac-Mania (1991) | Pac-Attack (1993) | Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (1994) | Pac-In-Time (unreleased)
Sega Dreamcast
 Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness (2000)
  1. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 200
  2. ↑ Joypad, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-03-1x), page 84
  3. ↑ Joystick, "Avril 1992" (FR; 1992-0x-xx), page 118
  4. ↑ Mega Play, "July/August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 65
  5. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-xx), page 84
  6. ↑ Player One, "Mars 1992" (FR; 1992-03-10), page 69
  7. ↑ Power Play, "2/92" (DE; 1992-01-xx), page 166
  8. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  9. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 124
  10. ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "October 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 46
  11. ↑ Consoles +, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 132
  12. ↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 142
  13. ↑ Game Zone, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-22), page 47
  14. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1992" (ES; 1992-xx-xx), page 122
  15. ↑ Joypad, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 1991-12-1x), page 49
  16. ↑ Joystick, "Janvier 1992" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 117
  17. ↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1992" (FR; 1992-05-05), page 65
  18. ↑ Micromanía (segunda época), "Noviembre 1992" (ES; 1992-1x-xx), page 79
  19. ↑ Mean Machines, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-28), page 60
  20. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 135
  21. ↑ Player One, "Octobre 1992" (FR; 1992-10-10), page 138
  22. ↑ Sega Power, "February 1992" (UK; 1992-01-02), page 49
  23. ↑ Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 64
  24. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71
  25. ↑ Sega Force, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 52
  26. ↑ Supergame, "Outubro 1992" (BR; 1992-10-xx), page 36
  27. ↑ Supersonic, "Septembre 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 21
  28. ↑ Video Games, "2/92" (DE; 1992-04-06), page 36
  29. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 7 July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 68
  30. ↑ GamePro, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 132
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