Difference between revisions of "Pac-Attack"

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Pac-Attack

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Namco

Namco Hometek (US)

Developer: Namco

Distributor:

Philips Media (EU)

Sound driver: Namco sound driver

Peripherals supported:

Gear-to-Gear Cable

Genre: Puzzle

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1994-12		T-14116
EU	1995-12^[1]		T-14116-50
DE	1995		T-14116-50
UK	1995-12^[1]	£19.9919.99^[1]^[2]	T-14116-50
US	1994-06^[3]		T-14058

Non-Sega versions

Pac-Attack, whose European Sega Mega Drive and Game Boy and Japanese Game Boy versions are called Pac-Panic, is a puzzle game developed and published by Namco in 1993. It is an adaptation of Cosmo Gang the Puzzle - an arcade game released by Namco in 1992.

Gameplay

Pac-Attack is a spin-off from the Pac Man series. It is similar to Tetris, however as well as clearing lines of blocks there are also ghosts that cannot be cleared in the traditional sense and Pac-Man pieces which will eat the ghosts, assuming Pac-Man is placed nearby.

History

Legacy

Initially released for the Sega Mega Drive and Super Nintendo, ports of Pac-Attack were made for the Game Boy, Sega Game Gear and Philips CD-i. The Super Nintendo version has since been re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console service. The Genesis version was rereleased for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Steam as part of Pac-Man Museum.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Pac-Panic	Pac-Panic
English (US)	Pac-Attack	Pac-Attack

Magazine articles

Main article: Pac-Attack/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Game Gear print advert in (US) #60: "July 1994" (1994-xx-xx)

Print advert in (US) #72: "January 1995" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in (FR) #48: "Novembre 1995" (1995-1x-xx)

Artwork

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(RU)

NTSC-U

40

^[5]

(RU)

PAL

50

^[6]

(UK)

79

^[7]

(US)

NTSC-U

75

^[8]

(US)

NTSC-U

73

^[9]

(UK)

80

^[10]

(UK)

PAL

82

^[11]

(UK)

PAL

50

^[12]

(UK)

PAL

80

^[13]

(UK)

PAL

72

^[2]

(RU)

PAL

77

^[14]

(RU)

NTSC-U

78

^[15]

(US)

70

^[16]

	70
Based on 13 reviews

Pac-Attack

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

(US)

NTSC-U

66

^[17]

	66
Based on 1 review

Pac-Attack

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart

Technical information

Main article: Pac-Attack/Technical information.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 39
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-24), page 92
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 204
↑ GamesMaster, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-21), page 67
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 166
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 229
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1996-01-01)
↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 98
↑ GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 112
↑ GamePro, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-xx), page 24
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-xx), page 85
↑ Sega Power, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-21), page 55
↑ Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 56
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 188
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 132
↑ VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 126
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 40

Pac-Attack
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Pac-Man games for Sega systems
	Pac-Man (1991) \| Ms. Pac-Man (1993) \| Pac-Attack (1994) \| Pac-In-Time (unreleased)
	Ms. Pac-Man (1991) \| Pac-Mania (1991) \|
	Ms. Pac-Man (1991) \| Pac-Mania (1991) \| Pac-Attack (1993) \| Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (1994) \| Pac-In-Time (unreleased)
	Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness (2000)
Unlicensed Pac-Man games on Sega systems
	Pac-Man (19??) \| Puckman Pockimon Genie 2000 (2000) \| Pac-Man (2018) \| Pac-Man Pocket Player (2018)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf_p39-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 39

[:File:SSM_UK_02.pdf_p92-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-24), page 92

[:File:EGM_US_058.pdf_p204-3] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 204

[4] GamesMaster, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-21), page 67

[5] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 166

[6] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 229

[digitiser1996-01-01-7] Digitiser (UK) (1996-01-01)

[:File:ElectronicGames2_US_28.pdf_p98-8] Electronic Games (1992-1995), "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 98

[:File:GamePro_US_064.pdf_p112-9] GamePro, "November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 112

[:File:GamePro_UK_06.pdf_p24-10] GamePro, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-xx), page 24

[:File:MeanMachinesSega40UK.pdf_p85-11] Mean Machines Sega, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-xx), page 85

[:File:SegaPower_UK_75.pdf_p55-12] Sega Power, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-21), page 55

[:File:SegaPro_UK_53.pdf_p56-13] Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 56

[14] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 188

[15] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 132

[:File:VideoGames_US_71.pdf_p126-16] VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 126

[:File:EGM_US_060.pdf_p40-17] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 40

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-[[Category:Mega Drive Games]]
-[[Category:Mega Drive Puzzle Games]]
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Pac-Man games for Sega systems
	Pac-Man (1991) \| Ms. Pac-Man (1993) \| Pac-Attack (1994) \| Pac-In-Time (unreleased)
	Ms. Pac-Man (1991) \| Pac-Mania (1991) \|
	Ms. Pac-Man (1991) \| Pac-Mania (1991) \| Pac-Attack (1993) \| Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (1994) \| Pac-In-Time (unreleased)
	Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness (2000)
Unlicensed Pac-Man games on Sega systems
	Pac-Man (19??) \| Puckman Pockimon Genie 2000 (2000) \| Pac-Man (2018) \| Pac-Man Pocket Player (2018)

Difference between revisions of "Pac-Attack"

From Sega Retro

Latest revision as of 23:14, 22 May 2024

Contents

Gameplay

History

Legacy

Versions

Localised names

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Game Gear version

Technical information

References