Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX+

GameWatcherNick Akerman

10/10

As far as 2010 goes, it’s mightily difficult to recommend a downloadable title more than Pac-Man Championship Edition DX. Namco Bandai have produced a stunning 21st century re-imaging of the classic formula, and have allowed a new generation of player to get comfortable with a game that many younger users would quickly dismiss. In fact, the only way we can fault this title is if we imagine Pac-Man is chomping down schools of young children. Fortunately, he’s not, as the ingenious update t...

Capsule ComputersBroderick Fitzgerald

9.5/10

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VideogamerTom Bardwell

9/10

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GamereactorGillen McAllister

9/10

It's frantic stuff, but with the course timers measuring in 3, 5 minute spurts (and some Time Trials are around the 30 second mark) it fits perfectly to mobile play. Controls are basic, swipes in any of the four directions to alter Pac-Man's route (and a two-finger pinch out activating bombs) means this works fine for one-handed play. There's an in-built moment of slo-mo when you come close to a Ghost, and there's a generous hit-box so you can squeeze past Ghosts to make round corners to safety. Both are crucial in making the game feel fair on mobile - touch input just doesn't feel as fast as…

IGNDaemon Hatfield

5.5/10

Pac-Man Championship Edition on PSP is too little, too late. Not only is it a four-year old game with a better sequel currently available, it leaves out the online leaderboards that originally made it so addictive. There's a new Champion in town, and this isn't it.