Pac-Man World Rally

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Pac-Man World Rally
North American PS2 cover art
Developer(s)	Smart Bomb Interactive
Publisher(s)	Namco Bandai Games[a]
Composer(s)	Tommy Tallarico Dweezil Zappa Mike Rubino Rod Abernethy Charlie Malone
Series	Pac-Man
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, GameCube, Windows
Release	August 22, 2006 PlayStation 2 NA: August 22, 2006 EU: March 16, 2007 AU: March 29, 2007 PlayStation Portable NA: August 22, 2006 EU: August 24, 2007 AU: November 23, 2007 GameCube NA: August 22, 2006 Windows NA: August 31, 2006
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

Pac-Man World Rally, known in Europe as Pac-Man Rally, is a kart racing game in the Pac-Man series. It was published by Bandai Namco Games, and released on August 22, 2006 for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, PlayStation Portable, and Microsoft Windows. An Xbox version of the game was cancelled, though a preview of the game can be found in the Xbox release of Pac-Man World 3.

A follow-up, Pac-Man Kart Rally, was released for iOS in 2010 and Android in 2012.

Gameplay[]

Pac-Man World Rally features similar gameplay to other kart racing games such as Mario Kart. Up to four players can compete in standard racing across fifteen race tracks. During races, players can use power-ups to attack opponents or gain a boost of speed. By driving over a fruit button, that fruit will appear on the race track; players who collect a fruit will gain access to specific shortcuts on the track, giving them the opportunity to overtake their opponents. Players can also collect pac-dots scattered along the track to fill their Pac-Meter. When it is full, the player can activate a temporary transformation into the Pac-Mobile, a vehicle that gives them a boost of speed and allows them to eat and temporarily incapacitate other racers. The game also features a battle mode with four different arenas for competition. Players can choose from fourteen different playable characters from the Pac-Man franchise and other Bandai Namco titles. The PSP version features two exclusive characters, Mappy and Mr. Driller, along with an additional race track based on Dig Dug and three exclusive challenge modes.^[1]

Reception[]

The game received mixed reviews on all consoles according to review aggregator Metacritic.^[4][3][5]

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