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Pac-Man Championship Edition DX |OT| XBLA & PSN ... 'Modern classic' to say the least
- Thread starter RadarScope1
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Finally picked this up and blasted through it in a day to get all the trophies. Great game. Two minor complaints:
The first is that the leaderboards are ridiculously complex. I like that you get a real-time ranking in the game menus, but browsing the actual leaderboards is a serious pain in the ass. And there's no easy way to compare your scores to friends'.
The second is that the time trials feel "solvable." What I mean is that there's a right way to do them, and the ghosts will respond in the exact same way each time. Feels more like an exercise in memorization than in skill. Score attack seems like it might hold my interest more over time, but even that is susceptible to rote memorization.
The first is that the leaderboards are ridiculously complex. I like that you get a real-time ranking in the game menus, but browsing the actual leaderboards is a serious pain in the ass. And there's no easy way to compare your scores to friends'.
The second is that the time trials feel "solvable." What I mean is that there's a right way to do them, and the ghosts will respond in the exact same way each time. Feels more like an exercise in memorization than in skill. Score attack seems like it might hold my interest more over time, but even that is susceptible to rote memorization.
Castor Krieg
Banned
Is there any sort of 2P/Co-op mode in this one?
RadarScope1
Member
Castor Krieg said:
Nope.
PetriP-TNT
Member
Just got all the finished all the levels & got the last trophy there, now my overall ranking (before the last update) is 902. Gonna fight for TOP-100 spot, haven't even tried to improve my scores yet
jonnybryce
Member
Wow the gameplay in this is incredible (demo). So much fun, right up there with Space Invaders IG. I think I will buy this tomorrow, just hope there's enough content to keep me busy for a bit and justify $10.
PetriP-TNT
Member
In Top 500 now. Just need to improve my main scores on Championship II and Darkness. I also kind of suck in Ghost Combo so those will take lot of time to get S-ranks
RadarScope1
Member
Just thought this was a nice write-up. Kill Screen is a great read.
http://www.killscreenmagazine.com/articles/onward-pac-man
http://www.killscreenmagazine.com/articles/onward-pac-man
PetriP-TNT
Member
I'm in global top 500 now, hoping to get to top 100... many scores left to improve too
TheExecutive
Member
So I was wondering if there is a rather simple arcade stick I could use for this (PS3 version)? I am not looking for anything fancy but am looking to see if it makes much of a difference.
Finally picked this game up last week. Absolutely loving it! The board designs are so clever and keep the gameplay interesting - I played the 'half' trials for the first time last night and they have such interesting layouts.
Wish the achievements had been a bit harder, though - got all of them within a couple hours of gameplay.
Wish the achievements had been a bit harder, though - got all of them within a couple hours of gameplay.
forknknife
Banned
Any chance this game comes to PC?
PetriP-TNT
Member
There is a 1.01 patch out? What did it do?
RadarScope1
Member
bytesized said:
Doubt it. Can't recall any other Namco downloadable game that's come to PC. I don't play PC games, though, so I could be missing them.
Beer Monkey
Member
Is this still 30fps on PS3 with the latest patch?
electroshockwave
Member
Beer Monkey said:
I think it's always been 60fps. It was just a mistake or something that made someone think it was 30fps.
BTW, I was wrong about those cheater's scores, they're actually 1,337,001,337, making them absolutely confirmed cheat scores since it's impossible to get '7' as the last score digit being the lowest scoring item in the game is 10pts (A single pellet with no multiplier active), not to mention the obvious 1337 (LEET) numbering.
Also, w000t just scored 2,018,650 in champ 2
Also, w000t just scored 2,018,650 in champ 2
This is currently my favorite game... it's so much fun, and I'm thoroughly addicted. I think it's by far the best version of Pac-Man that I've ever played. Going back to even CE is really tough.
And yeah, the bogus scores on the leaderboards is unfortunate. Wow, 2mil on the Champ II board! I'm closing in on 1.6mil, but that's on a good night.
And yeah, the bogus scores on the leaderboards is unfortunate. Wow, 2mil on the Champ II board! I'm closing in on 1.6mil, but that's on a good night.
PetriP-TNT
Member
Championship 2 is the only board I am not very good at... I am easily in the top 250 overall though and could easily climb up at least 50-75 places just by playing 10 min score attack but I am little burnout by this game now
2mil is my goal... last night I got within about 35-40k, so I'm getting close! I know exactly where I'm losing time, too, but sometimes things just don't fall into the right place, I make a wrong turn, etc. It's definitely the most thrilling game I've played recently, and even my wife can't get enough of it. She's currently at over 1.4mil, so she's no slouch at this either.
What makes me smile about this game is that the insane competition in 5 min. Score Attack on Championship II is a game's worth of game by itself...and then you have all the other stages and time trials too. This is up there with Catan and Ticket to Ride in the list of "XBLA games I have more than gotten my money's worth out of".
I've been polishing my scores. I'm a mere #522 overall (as shown on the title screen) on the PS3 version. I'm still at 1.74m on Championship II for the 5-minute trial and around 2.9m on the 10-minute trial.ghibli99 said:2mil is my goal... last night I got within about 35-40k, so I'm getting close! I know exactly where I'm losing time, too, but sometimes things just don't fall into the right place, I make a wrong turn, etc. It's definitely the most thrilling game I've played recently, and even my wife can't get enough of it. She's currently at over 1.4mil, so she's no slouch at this either.
I wish there were replay options for everything.
Totally... it's a game I think about a lot when I'm not playing. It's almost disheartening thinking about trying to master the other courses, but at the same time, it goes to show just how much content and replayability this game has. Definitely money well spent... more so than most $60 games I've bought in the last few years.TxdoHawk said:
The Culture Vulture
Member
When was this supposed to go on sale on XBLA. (From winning the poll.)
ghibli99 said:
My big ah-hah moment came when I realized quick backtracking to avoid a slowdown buys you A LOT of time. Also you gotta figure out what patterns you can start skipping on. I have no issues if anyone wants to watch my run for ideas, even though my best run currently has me spazzing out in the last 5 seconds because I beat my high score and didn't realize how much more time I had left haha.
Haha! I've watched a few of the replays just to give me some ideas on where I can save time. I've noticed that yeah, just a few quick backtracks or moves to attract ghosts so that they don't get in your way later can make a huge difference in how much time certain boards take to clear. The worst one on ChampII is the one with the 4 capital-F shaped patterns of dots... sometimes I can clear all of those dots with no problem, and sometimes it seems like the ghosts know what I'm going to do and they end up getting in my way and I waste a lot of time. At that point, I usually hit Back twice to restart. LOLNikashi said:
That's what keeps me coming back, though... the smallest variation in your game can totally change it, so I rarely feel like I'm going through the motions once my game speed has hit 50 and I'm around the 3 or 4 minute mark.
Again, best Pac-Man game I've ever played, and it's easily my favorite game at the moment.
TheExecutive
Member
ghibli99 said:1.987mil seems to be a wall I can't break through. I *know* where I can save time, but sometimes you get blocked or you miss a turn. Crazy frustrating late in the game, but I think that's what keeps me coming back to keep trying.
Yeah you have to be perfect. Man this game...
Very nice! You helped me identify one major time-saving area that I completely spaced on. Only a few very minor errors up until the final few screens, but seriously man, great skills and a very good run! I'm inspired now to break that 2mil barrier that's been eluding me for the past week or so.Nikashi said:
ghibli99 said:Very nice! You helped me identify one major time-saving area that I completely spaced on. Only a few very minor errors up until the final few screens, but seriously man, great skills and a very good run! I'm inspired now to break that 2mil barrier that's been eluding me for the past week or so.
Yeah I made 2 major mistakes right near the end, and at the VERY end I ended up spazzing a bit because I didn't realize I beat my previous high score lol.