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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.
An Sega Master System GG2SMS hacks was released in May 2014.
Contents
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
| Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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| 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 GamePro (US) #60: "July 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
Print advert in VideoGames (US) #72: "January 1995" (199x-xx-xx)
Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #48: "Novembre 1995" (1995-1x-xx)
Artwork
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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Game Gear version
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 39
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-24), page 92
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 204
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mean Machines Sega, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-xx), page 85
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 126
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 40
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Pac-Man (1991) | Ms. Pac-Man (1993) | Pac-Attack (1994) | Pac-In-Time (unreleased) |
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Ms. Pac-Man (1991) | Pac-Mania (1991) | |
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Ms. Pac-Man (1991) | Pac-Mania (1991) | Pac-Attack (1993) | Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (1994) | Pac-In-Time (unreleased) |
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Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness (2000) |
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Pac-Man (19??) | Puckman Pockimon Genie 2000 (2000) | Pac-Man (2018) | Pac-Man Pocket Player (2018) |
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