

As for the soundtrack, well, there is nothing major to report in terms of horrible tunes – everything falls under the ‘so-so’ category on the music side, with the amount of voice acting generally overshadowing any background ditties, despite the script being rather shaky. Unfortunately the camera can be a little too erratic at times, but not to the point of ruining the game, more just adding a touch of extra frustration to the proceedings.

The game is surprisingly easy on the eye, with well-animated characters and a refreshing amount of variety mixed into the levels you play through. He has been fully fleshed out in 3D to wander round like an everyday human (albeit one with a severe case of jaundice…). No longer is Pac-Man a very small, two-dimensional character that moves in four directions making wacca-wacca sounds. Thankfully, he has the help of his technical friend Orson throughout the game. In what has to be one of the corniest introductions I have seen in a long time, he is stood looking very happy with his yellow self and ready to have some yummy cake when *blip* he disappears, only to reappear elsewhere in Pac-Village.This happens a few times until eventually he is teleported down into a strange world, where Pac-Man must figure out how to prevent the evil Erwin from taking over the world. Since Pac-Man is celebrating his birthday in real life, that is indeed the basis of the story for this third platform adventure.
