Pac-Man World Rally

Also known as: Pac-Man Rally [UK]

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It recycles a few old ideas well, and sports uncharacteristically classy art direction and music, but its strictly by-the-numbers gameplay is plainly disposable.

Available on: PSP , GameCube, PC, PS2, Xbox
Genre: Racing
Release date: Aug 22, 2006
Published by: Namco Bandai
Developed by: Smartbomb

Multiplayer Modes:

Offline

4 player VS

5 SO-SO
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Why Pac-Man was light years ahead of its time

Proof that Pac-Man pretty much invented gaming as we know it

Sep 10, 2009

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E3 06: Pac-Man World Rally hands-on

Multi: The dot-muncher hits the dealership and comes back with a kart racer

May 12, 2006

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Pac-Man comes out of retirement for a competent but forgettable Sunday drive

Aug 30, 2006

You know a video game character has faded from relevance when its "intellectual property" spits out a rally racing game in frustration. For every Mario Kart there are piles of pitiful cash-in dreck that go from the development cradle directly to the bargain bin grave. Pac-Man World Rally, surprisingly enough, bucks this trend to a certain degree, by somehow managing to salvage archaic ideas like dot-munching and power pellets into elements that don't seem entirely out of place. Each character ...

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E3 06: Pac-Man World Rally hands-on

Multi: The dot-muncher hits the dealership and comes back with a kart racer

May 12, 2006

It seems to be a rite of passage that every cartoon-y, platform-y game character must eventually star in a kart racing game. This summer, one of the earliest arcade stars - Pac-Man, one of few modern game characters who can remember when Mario was a rookie - gets his turn behind the wheel. He's not alone - there are at least 15 characters in all, including the fire-breathing dragon Fygar from Namco's arcade classic Dig-Dug and a certain roll-headed prince from a more modern hit, Katamari ... » Read Full Pac-Man World Rally preview

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