Pac-Man 256

Pacman 256 is different from traditional pacman games, But it is a very nice take on the game with a lot of powerups to take on the ghosts, leaderboards and even 4 player local coop with your friends.
The Original Pacman level 256 is and impossible to complete corrupted level due to the technical limits of the arcade machines. Half the screen got corrupted with strange letters, The Glitch is practically famous. And Pacman 256 goes beyond this level.
In Pacman 256 you don't have to collect all dots, there are no levels, and there are more ghosts than the traditional few. It is just 1 endless level in which you have to escape from the corruption that is slowly eating up the level behind you, If you go in to the corrupted zone you are dead.
There are a ton of powerups, which let you shoot lasers, become a bomb, grow huge or spawn whirlwinds. Most of them are to squash the ghosts that are all over the place, You can find anywhere from 2 to 20 ghosts on the screen at any time so you practically need there powerups to kill the ghosts and keep on collecting those dots.
You unlock new powerups by eating pacdots, You can upgrade the powerups using credits, which you also find scattered around the level, But you also get credits for completing goals like use X powerup 5 times or get a streak, You even get some gifts for nothing sometimes. There are more than 20 powerups, and each powerup can be upgraded 7 times. These mainly add time to the counter and score you more points.
There is a lot to the game aside from the parts I listed here, You gain dot streaks by eating dots in a row which greatly enhance your score, Ofcourse there are still power pellets which makes the ghosts blue so you can eat them, There are global leaderboards, friends leaderboards, You can even adjust the general looks of the game, There are a bunch of themes which change the ghosts into go karts, or change you into a chicken.
The best thing about the game is the Multiplayer, You can play it with 2 to 4 friends, If one of you gets eaten by the corruption or a ghost you will be revived when someone picks up a pacman emblem in the maze. Powerups are still present, If one picks one up they count for all players. It is a great game to play with some friends.
Overall I think it is a very welcome Pacman, It takes some from the old and puts a great spin to it, The powerups and local multiplayer makes this a great game, I can not give it anything less than an 8, It is great.
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Steam Cloud Save
Working fine
Controller Support
Yes, Xbox One Bluetooth Working
Achievements
Not hard, but time consuming
FPS on Ultra
Locked to 100 but can go above with Vsync
Launch Command
gamemoderun %command%
Issues
None
OS
Arch Linux
Kernel
5.3.8
DE
Gnome 3.34.1
CPU
Intel I7-6800K @ 4.20Ghz
GPU
Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080 (Nvidia 435.21 Drivers)

It's a mobile game on steam without microtransactions. I got it with humble bundle and since it was basically free I think it's alright.

I fking deepthroated a ghost. 10/10

Highly addictive! Well worth the absurdly low price.

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This is my favorite Pacman game, I play 4 player with family and we like it.

Get this game on sale. This is a PC port of the mobile game, and as such, is structured to have you 'grind' to upgrade powerups and to play again and again to unlock stuff. However, the PC version has been modified to provide you a faster progress (more in-game currency, and the "award/reward box" pops up way more often and the requirements are lower) so you essentially have the mobile version without the microtransaction silliness.
As such, expect this game to have "mobile game" content, as in, it's something designed for you to spend maybe 10-20 minutes on.
This game is essentially Pac-Man with a survival mode twist to it. Your goal is to stay alive as long as possible, eating dots in mazes that slowly change as you go, constantly moving upwards to escape the ever-present "killscreen/glitch", a tribute to the original Pac-Man killscreen you got if you reached the final levels of the arcade game. The ghosts constantly respawn and there are multiples of the same type - their personalities have been tweaked to each make them their own challenge. There's a ghost that will make a beeline towards you in a straight line. It moves faster than Pacman but you can move out of the way as it only goes in straight lines. There's ghosts that move in packs that block your way, others chase after you, etc.
As you progress you will unlock special powerups you can use. You can equip 3 powerups in your "loadout" and that loadout will determine which powerups appear as you munch your way through. The power pellet is still there, allowing you to neutralize the ghosts to either slow them down or stop their personality quirks from activating.
These powerups can be upgraded using the in-game currency. Upgrades will give you more points per kill of the powerup and longer durations. The game slowly unlocks a decent variety of powerups you can use, and you will be spending a fair amount of time maxing these out.
Otherwise it's just a straight up score attack - the game will pit your score against any friends who play the game, giving you targets to beat. No leaderboard though, makes sense since people are prone to cheat those.
Fun little game - great time waster. Get it on sale - better deal that way.

Summary: An arcade experience at home
Multiplayer: Yes, up to 4p local, no online
Completion: The game goes on and on
Cards: Yes | Cloud: Yes
Pac-Man 256 is a... roguelike dungeon crawler? It never really occurred to me to categorize Pac-Man but in a weird way that's what it is. Pac-Man 256 takes the old school game and has you navigating randomized mazes as you try to outrun the ever-rising glitched screen. Along the way you'll encounter ghosts with their unique personalities, and you may obtain power-ups which go far beyond the usual power pellet.
As you play the game, consuming dots unlocks new power-ups that you can add to your loadout which will cause those to appear in your game. When the game ends, coins are earned which can be used to upgrade power-ups, extending the duration. The game also assigns random objectives that when completed will provide a small bonus as well.
The game is a bit light on content. I would have liked a campaign mode or something to provide additional incentive for playing and practicing. Instead, you just jump right back into the game every time you game over ad infinitum.
The graphics are pretty fun to look at with an abundance of particle effects. By default the game goes super neon, but you can pick from all sorts of skins to suit your liking. Similarly, you can pick and choose your Pac-Man avatar of various types. The music has the usual chip tune, but other than that is kind of empty.
Overall I rate Pac-Man 256 a C, it's a little hard to justify buying it. It's fun if you're really into Pac-Man, but the novelty wears off kind of quickly. The game supports up to 4 players locally, which is pretty cool, and you can resurrect each other by grabbing the extra life that spawns. It's definitely more fun with more players, but unfortunately even multiplayer loses its interest fairly quickly.