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![]() Of course, those can also be purchased by using a “Coin doubler” for $4.39, or by watching game trailers (ads). These power-ups can further upgraded using coins, which are a bit harder to come by. Power-ups are unlocked by consuming dots, and equipping on the character where they’ll appear at random inside the game. Don’t let that scare you away, there’s always “free play” which doesn’t use any credits, but you’ll lose out on some fancy new power-ups found in the game. You gain a single credit every 10 minutes, so play too frequently and you’ll need to either cool off or purchase additional credits, 12 credits for $.99 or unlimited for $7.06. PAC-MAN 256 starts you out with 6 credits you can only use to continue when hitting a ghost (but not when the 256 glitch - hit that and you’ll have to start over). The end result is a free-to-play title that hopes placing players on time-outs will nudge them into reaching for their wallets for more credits. Combined with the tried and true gameplay of an endless runner and you have the recipe for success. PRICE: Free to play (in-app purchases).The game joins one of the many found on Google Play, only this time we’re looking at a Pac-Man title loosely based on the infamous level 256 glitch.This is one experience you will not want to miss. Any classic gamer is with the phone or a compatible device needs to download this immediately. Like the company’s other stellar game “Crossy Road,” I am excited to see how they keep expanding “Pac-Man 256.” I bet there will be more to come in the months ahead for this game. Hipster Whale did a great job making this game. This gripe is minor considering that all of the sights and sounds of “Pac-Man” have been lovingly recreated in a portable game with console-level fun. Once you claim a power pallet, all other power pellets turn into cubes that only extend the time you have your current ability. My one complaint is that you cannot stack abilities. ![]() If I find myself playing this game months from now, I might invest in the “Coin Doubler” to help max out my abilities. Without it, it was pretty easy and quick to upgrade all of my power-up items to level four. There is also a $5 option to buy a power-up to double the amount of coins you earn in the game. Spending an extra credit to continue your score feels a little “pay to win,” but there is a lot of fun in “Pac-Man 256” for no money if you wish to play it that way. If you're going for high scores, playing with power-ups is the best way to go. You can buy unlimited credits for $8, but I found the six games per hour to be quite satisfying. This means you can play up to six games with power-ups every hour. You get a credit every 10 minutes, for a total of six maximum credits. The hook in this free-to-play game is that you must spend a credit to play with the power-ups during your run. Each power-up has only a limited charge, but eating pellets, collecting coins and winning prizes can allow you to level each ability up eight times. Other examples are pellets that make you grow big or some that freezes ghosts on the playfield. For example, there's a laser that can shoot any ghost in front of you. Pac-Man can be used to unlock Inky and Clyde. You can choose one of three different types of power-ups to be spread randomly around the maze. Each run is guaranteed to be short, but not without some great moments Fortunately, the power-ups always seem pretty close by. Over time, you will learn how each ghost moves or how it works around your position. Using your finger to swipe the direction of your single life, you avoid enemy ghosts and consume power-ups while outrunning the bottom of the screen.įor retro gamers, there is a lot of attention to detail in the way that the ghosts behave. “Pac-Man 256” is an endless maze-runner, where you constantly move upward to avoid the glitch. The developers Hipster Whale took this idea that this 256th level would be endless, but in turn, you would be continuously chased by the glitch from the bottom of the screen. The significance of the number 256 denotes what happens when you get past 255th level of the arcade version of “Pac-Man”: The game glitches and becomes unplayable. ![]() By combining ways to level-up bonuses with the randomly generated mazes, this is a great game that is a lot deeper than one would think. “Pac-Man 256” is a great update to the familiar maze-running game that has thrilled since 1980.
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