Whereas greatest identified for his arcade roots, Pac-Man’s PlayStation historical past is arguably greatest outlined by the Pac-Man World trilogy.
Following the 2022 remake of the unique Pac-Man World, the query on many followers’ minds was whether or not Pac-Man World 2 could be getting the identical remedy. Three years later, Now Manufacturing and Bandai Namco have reunited to remake what is usually thought of to be the very best entry of the trilogy.
Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac is as textbook of a 3D platformer as you may get. You’ll be working, leaping, and consuming pellets in largely hallway-based phases. Most, if not all, of the sport’s 25 principal ranges have been revamped in a roundabout way in comparison with the unique.
Nevertheless, this comes at the price of phases now being much more bloated. Mixed with an absence of attention-grabbing degree set-pieces, significantly within the early recreation, phases recurrently drag and may really feel endless.
The identical might be mentioned for the bosses, which have all acquired an overhaul, or in some instances, been changed outright from the unique. Although once more, with most bosses requiring six or extra hits to take them out, each struggle suffers from being too lengthy and tedious.
Most main adjustments on this remake intention to increase the sport’s notoriously brief five-hour runtime.
Every stage now consists of three missions to finish, unlocking a brand new costume for Pac-Man to put on. There are additionally new collectible statues to earn by means of a gachapon system, which can be utilized to embellish your Pac-Village.
Moreover, remixed variations of the principle recreation’s phases are unlocked for some extra post-game content material, in addition to a brand new time trial mode. Whereas good to have, these additions are in the end simply excuses to revisit phases you’ve got already accomplished again and again, reasonably than being significant new experiences.
It is clear by the added manufacturing worth and new voice performing that Pac-Man World Re-Pac 2 is aiming to be a extra fleshed out expertise than its predecessor. However very like Pac-Man World Re-Pac, it stays a largely generic recreation that always feels extremely dated.
Followers of 3D platformers will possible have a good time with it, significantly in the event that they loved the unique, however there are sufficient frustrations that maintain this recreation again from being a straightforward advice.
