Pac-Man World 3
Pac-Man World 3 (パックマンワールド3?) is a video game that was released on November 15, 2005 in North America for PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, and PC. It is the third game in the Pac-Man World series. It also marks the 25th anniversary of the Pac-Man arcade game. This game is some what different than the first two Pac-Man World games, because it features more fighting and more melee combat.
In a search for power, a short but evil genius called Erwin has found a way to suck raw energy out of the world of the Ghosts (the Spectral Realm). He has created a syphon that can penetrate into the Spectral Realm. However, this is also causing the Spectral Realm to collapse into the real world (Pac-Land), bringing about an environmental catastrophe. Meanwhile, Pac-Man is celebrating his 25th birthday with his family when he is teleported into the Spectral Realm where Orson, a former nemesis of Pac-Man from the first Pac-Man World video game, communicates with him and tells him about the Spectral Realm. Pac-Man is also attacked by fiery Spectral monsters of the orange, green, and purple varieties which have been driven mad by Erwin's hypnosis.
Inky and Blinky have been kidnapped as part of Erwin's evil scheme, Pinky and Clyde are forced into a temporary alliance with Pac-Man. They must access Spectral areas and use their ghost powers like Clyde's "Sonic Boo" or Pinky's ability to solidify platforms. Also, Pac-Man has learned to climb walls, punch enemies and swing around poles. Pac-Man can collect new items, such as 25th anniversary silver statues, in addition to classic fruit, Pac-dots, and galaxians.
Pac-Man World 3 received an average-to-good review rating of 61% according to Game Rankings. This included an 8 out of 10 score from AceGamez and 6.9 out of 10 from IGN and GameSpot.
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