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Instruction booklet · October 1993

Pac-Attack

Puzzle1–2 playersPre-ESRB

The story

Based on Namco's Japanese-only arcade puzzler Cosmo Gang the Puzzle, Pac-Attack is similar to many block-dropping puzzle games from the time, such as Puyo Puyo. The objective of the game is to place ghosts and blocks that are arranged in a three part L-shaped piece, so that Pac-Man, after three or more pieces (who replaces one of the parts), can eat as many ghosts as possible to try and clear up…

Specifications

Released
October 1993
Developer
Namco
Publisher
Namco
Players
2
Genre
Puzzle
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Series
Pac-Man
View
Side view
Multiplayer
2+ players

What the magazines said

EGM · not on record yet

Players
60/100 (14 ratings)
GameRankings
66%
GamePro
4/5
BE KIND, REWINDOctober 1993
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Vol. 3 · No. 111Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢
The Omaha World-Pixel
Week of October 1, 1993
Oct. 3

A large-scale battle erupts between U.S. forces and local militia in Mogadishu, Somalia; eighteen Americans and over 1,000 Somalis are killed.

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