Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures

[diet_orange]

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Remember going with my grandfather and cousin to K-Mart and finding this in the Video Game section. I already kind of loved Pac-Man and being a kid with limited internet usage (it was the late 90s after all), I was unaware of such a sequel (though tbf, there's so many Pac-Man spin-offs that could be considered true sequels that New Adventures just seems odd to be christened a true sequel). Then I brought it home and played it and I'm grasping for a word that exceeds "frustrating" (maybe baffling?), but yeah, it was not a pleasant experience and I've since christened it an "adult toddler simulator"

What are your personal experiences with the game?

 

[Jeff]

It's a bizzare Pac-Man game. I remember playing it and I have no idea what I was doing since it was a point & click game. It's an alright game, but it doesn't deserve the number 2 since it's not even a sequel to the original arcade franchise. But for some odd reason, it has small cult following. Also, that US commercial is a bit...problematic?

 

[diet_orange]

It's a bizzare Pac-Man game. I remember playing it and I have no idea what I was doing since it was a point & click game. It's an alright game, but it doesn't deserve the number 2 since it's not even a sequel to the original arcade franchise. But for some odd reason, it has small cult following. Also, that US commercial is a bit...problematic?

It's not terrible (even feels unique in some respects), but it feels like a Pac-man title "in name only" (much like the 90s Super Mario Bros. movie)

 

[zacharinolongpants]

I love this game. The graphics are a joy and all the mood swings Pac Man goes through are freaking hilarious.

It's a really great game to get young kids into point-and-click style adventure games and has some genuinely cool gimmicks that I feel don't get revisited in the genre much.

I'd love to see a "spiritual successor" with a unique universe but similar mechanics at play.

 

[diet_orange]

I love this game. The graphics are a joy and all the mood swings Pac Man goes through are freaking hilarious.

It's a really great game to get young kids into point-and-click style adventure games and has some genuinely cool gimmicks that I feel don't get revisited in the genre much.

I'd love to see a "spiritual successor" with a unique universe but similar mechanics at play.

It's certainly not lacking in style, I'll give it that much. It's just frustrating to play with a D-Pad. I've heard that you apparently can use the mouse with the SNES version that makes it a bit more easier to play?