Namco-developed Pac-Man, which has been at the hub of attention for over 30 years now, has been made available for download at absolutely no charge, via the Google Play store. Debuted on March 26, the game tags along a classic mode together with a fresh ‘Tournaments’ version.
Encompassing an arcade-esque ambiance within the confines of a smartphone or a tablet, Pac-Man permits users to do more than just gulping down pac-dots and being cautious of the four mortal enemies. While the traditional gameplay sticks to its roots and has been offered free of cost, players will have to pay for extra updates and fresher levels.
It looks like developers over at the company have infused the game with a plethora of fresh introductions, while trying to retain the original feel of the game. Players will be exposed to weekly tournaments and simultaneously, be able to explore fresher mazes.
While a cumulative score pattern will facilitate keeping track of every point earned, gamers will moreover be able to move along tournament rankings. Additional color schemes have been introduced, meanwhile also offering extra goodies to gobble.
In the process of building this utility, the Japanese game maker has rid it of certain improper application permission issues as well as mended some of the ad frequency-related bugs. As of now, there still are a few improvements which the company is considering to grant the app.
These basically include the disability to put forth the free tournament mode regularly to some users and the login screen’s knack to jump to English in cases of an un-supported language.
As notified earlier, Pac-Man has struck the Google Play store and is up for download free of any charge. Anyone using an Android 2.2-driven device or higher will be able to take pleasure in this tool. The news of this app’s availability had duly been reported by Joystiq, which also pinpoints that indulging in this utility could even give users the opportunity to win plush toys. Ardent fans of the game can try out other offerings such as Pac-Chomp, PAC’N-JUMP, Simple Pac and more which are build along the lines of the classic.
