Underplayed Gems

Pac-Man Escape (2023)

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Developer
ThirtyThree
Platforms
Game Boy
Where to get it
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How it feels

A Pac-Man reskin of Lock 'N Chase with permanent doors adding fresh strategic depth to classic ghost-dodging.

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About

This is a complete reworking of Game Boy Lock ‘N Chase into a very fun Pac-Man game called “Pac-Man Escape“. Can Pac-Man rescue Ms. Pac-Man from the evil ghosts?? All of the graphics have received a nice Pac-Man style facelift. Including the 4 different types of ghost. The 2 doors at your disposal on each maze now stay permanently shut. (They only lasted a few seconds in the original Lock ‘N Chase.) This adds more strategy to the gameplay. If you trap a ghost inside of these 2 doors you will recieve bonus points. Which also makes the rest of that maze easier. But be sure to not trap yourself… you will have to restart if you do!

Screenshots

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