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Title: Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
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Rating: Not Yet Rated
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Cartoon Universe On A Cart
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The Pac is Back!
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And he's out of Control! (Really)
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Believe it. Namco's Pac-Man 2 is unlike any game you've
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ever played - 'cuz in this game you can't control the
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main character. Whaaaaat? you say. That's right. You
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can't control Pac-Man. You can influence him as you
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guide him through his universe, but you can't directly
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control him (now you know how your parents feel). Hey,
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but what do you expect from a legend? This hero has
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revolutionized the video scene from the first time he
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appeared back in 1980. When his now classic video game
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was first introduced, it became such a craze that there
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was Pac-Man cereal, books on how to "master" Pac-Man,
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Pac-Man vitamins, a Pac-Man cartoon on TV, and even a
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Pac-Man Day! Now Pac-Man's back in a completely unique
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game - free to explore a wild cartoon world (with your
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help of course).
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Publisher: Namco
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Controller: 3-Button
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Players: 1
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Rating: Not Yet Rated
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Welcome To Pac-World!
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The innovative concept of a free-willed main character
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makes things interesting, quite interesting. First on the
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agenda is learning how to persuade Pac-Man to do what you
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want him to do. It takes a little getting used to, but
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it's easy once you get the hang of it. You're armed with
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a slingshot to bean items on the screen, and a "Look"
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sign to get Pac-man's attention. You draw his interest
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to people, animals and objects in order to entice him to
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walk different directions and discover things. That is,
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if he feels like it. If he's upset, he doesn't pay
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attention to you. But don't sweat - when Pac-Man's needs
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a 'tude adjustment find him some food or something cool
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to look at and he's happy again. You're also equipped
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with power pellets, which you'll need to fire at Pac-man
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whenever ghosts appear. He can use them to become "Super
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Pac-Man" and eat those filmy phantoms.
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Multitude of Missions
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In his new game Pac-Man is a family man, with a wife (Ms.
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Pac-Man), two young 'uns (Pac-Junior and Pac-Baby) and a
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dog (Chomp-Chomp). Pac-Man ventures through the city,
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the countryside, the mountains and a factory in order to
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defeat the evil Ghost Witch of Netor and return all the
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stolen bubble gum to the kids of Pac City. Among other
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errands, he gets milk for Pac-Baby, retrieves Jr's
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guitar, and gets flowers for his neighbor, Lucy. But Pac-
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Man has a mind of his own (thanks to Namco's Character
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Guidance Interface technology) and gets himself into a
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ton of trouble if gamers aren't there to show him the
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right way to go.
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A Pac-Man for All Seasons
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Although the storyline of Pac-Man 2 sounds like it's
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aimed at a younger audience, it's really a game with
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enough problem-solving challenges for even the most
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experienced players. Your timing has to be flawless as
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you lead Pac-Man on a mine car trip through rocky ledges
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or help him maneuver his hang glider over treetops.
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What's really unusual is that Pac-Man 2 is never the same
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game twice, since players control the story line. When an
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independent main character, (that's an understatement
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with Pac-Man), is free to roam, it's like being dropped
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into the middle of a cartoon on TV - completely
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unpredictable. Most times, you'll love Pac-Man's
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personality. Other times, well, let's just say you may
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find yourself aiming your slingshot his direction (brace
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yourself for a serious temper tantrum if you hit him).
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Less experienced and younger gamers, may have a hard time
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getting to all the levels, but will still enjoy the ever-
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changing story, upbeat music and animations.
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PAC FACTS AND HOT HINTS
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Go with Pac-Man into the arcade where he can play the
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original Pac-man in it's entirety!
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When Pac-Man can't reach something, shoot him with the
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slingshot and he'll jump.
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Look for the Robbers in the cave. Try making Pac-Man
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super-angry before you send him after them.
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If Pac-Man falls backwards and passes out, the "cartoon"
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ends. But if you're quick enough to hit him with your
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slingshot, he'll snap out of it.
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Don't forget to monitor Pac-Mans mood. Keep him happy
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with food (purple grapes not the green ones) or things to
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look at (like the butterflies or birds hidden in the
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trees).
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After you find Lucy's flowers, take the shortcut home by
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finding the hidden ropes in the trees.
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One of the Ghosts has one of the three ID cards needed to
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open the doors of the factory.
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To get to the rooftop, find the balloon lady, hit her so
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she loses her balloons, then watch what happens!
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Watch out for garbage cans with eyes - you'll find ghosts
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in them.
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