Arcade Archives: Pac & Pal (2022)

Developer: Namco
Publisher: Hamster Corporation
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
Genres: Arcade
Where to get it: Nintendo eShop

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A crisp, score-focused arcade chase where freezing enemies and coordinating with a helper character creates short, strategic loops.

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About

"Pac & Pal" is an action game released in 1983. Turn over cards and eat fruit and special targets to earn score points. Eat special targets to temporarily freeze enemies, and attack them. The new character MIL will pick up fruit and cards, so touch her to get them back.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.