Before you get to thinking this is a port of Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures from the 16-bit platforms, calm down.  It is not.  This is a hack of the original Pac-Man with new levels and improved all around over what Atari forced on us back in the day.  Pac-Man 2 is hard, you are not going to get your hand held through the first maze or two, no you will get your butt handed to you without so much as an apology from Pac-Man 2.  Now that you have an idea of what to expect, read on to find out why Pac-Man 2 is pretty cool.

First thing that you will notice about Pac-Man 2 is that the mazes are totally different than what you expect.  There are no warp pipes, there are long tunnels that are easy to get killed in and the ghosts move faster.  There is also a dual stack of pellets on either side at the bottom near those power pellets.  All of those things are simple changes that purists will probably hate but for those of us wanting a little more challenge from this venerable classic, they are welcome changes.

Head over to Atari Age to grab your copy of Pac-Man 2.

Our other coverage of Pac-Man here on RGM is available here.

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