Pac-Man World Re-Pac Review (Xbox Series S)

by Jim Smale · August 25, 2022

For our PAC-MAN WORLD Re-Pac Review, we join PAC-MAN who arrives home on his birthday to find the Ghosts have kidnapped PAC-MAN’s family & friends and ruined his party! PAC-MAN must set out to adventure through the six areas of Ghost Island to rescue his family and friends, and face off against the Ghosts’ boss, TOC-MAN!

Pac-Man World Re-Pac Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
5.2GB download size.
1000 Gamerscore.
Platformer gameplay.
Tutorial signs as you play.
Can rebind controls.
Four save slots.
Easy mode option in the menu.
Classic Pac-Man songs are remixed.
Main hub world for level select.
Can replay levels.
2.5D perspective.
Constant checkpoints.
Collects pellets and uses them as projectiles.
Power pellets will have you grow big and you can then smash up the environment and eat enemies.
Chests to find and loot.
Secret areas to find.
Very playable.
Easy and quick to get into.
Different power-ups to change what you can do.
Fruit is collected and used to open shortcuts and areas within a level.
Collect PACMAN letters.
Segments of your Pacman icon are your health so finding more replenishes it.
Sections of a level can just turn into a classic Pacman experience.
In-game cutscenes.
Actions – jump, butt slams, run and shoot pellets.
Can skip cutscenes.
Mazes – bonus Pacman mini-game where you play the classic game but with a twist, just find the special icon in-game.
Coins can be collected and used on the slot machine in between levels.
End-of-level breakdown of score and bonuses.
Unlock new areas and explore the hub area.
Slight puzzle elements.
Big boss encounters.
Different enemies require certain power-ups in order to butt slam them.
Game over puts you back in the hub.

Pac-Man World Re-Pac Review Cons:

You don’t like Pacman.
Very hard to judge where you are, especially difficult when underwater or aiming butt slams.
Does feel a tad repetitive.
The tutorials don’t always do a good job.
No word on the history of the game.
Never sure where you will respawn after death.
To pad out levels it will have you backtracking a lot or replaying large chunks again.
It doesn’t play like a modern game somehow.

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