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'''Pac & Pal''' is easily the least successful and most misunderstood of all arcade titles in the Pac-Man series. Its design moves farther away from the original formula that debuted in ''[[Pac-Man]]'', and continues with the momentum of changes established in ''[[Super Pac-Man]]'', chasing away many Pac-Man purists. Apart from a the introduction of a new character in this game, one of the game's most radical changes is that Pac-Man no longer eats the ghosts. Rather, he eats a power item and stuns them with a beam from his mouth in order to pass safely through them while they remained stunned. However, he is not invulnerable if powered up, and can still be killed | '''Pac & Pal''' is easily the least successful and most misunderstood of all arcade titles in the Pac-Man series. Its design moves farther away from the original formula that debuted in ''[[Pac-Man]]'', and continues with the momentum of changes established in ''[[Super Pac-Man]]'', chasing away many Pac-Man purists. Apart from a the introduction of a new character in this game, one of the game's most radical changes is that Pac-Man no longer eats the ghosts. Rather, he eats a power item and stuns them with a beam from his mouth in order to pass safely through them while they remained stunned. However, he is not invulnerable if powered up, and can still be killed. | ||
As the title suggests, Pac-Man has a new "Pal" in the game, a green character, named Miru (or Mil in other games such as ''[[Namco Museum DS|Pac-Man Vs. DS]]'') who wanders around the maze along with Pac-Man and the ghosts. But this so-called Pal has some behaviors that can easily become a source of frustration for Pac-Man. When Pac-Man flips a card in order to open the gates that lead to fruits or an item, Miru heads towards it and tries to collect it. If Pac-Man cannot get to Miru before she deposits the item in the ghost regenerator, the item is gone forever. This can lead players to question exactly what kind of pal Miru is. Miru is intended to be depicted as an absent-minded, yet well-intentioned friend of Pac-Man whose hoarding instinct isn't meant to get in Pac-Man's way. | As the title suggests, Pac-Man has a new "Pal" in the game, a green character, named Miru (or Mil in other games such as ''[[Namco Museum DS|Pac-Man Vs. DS]]'') who wanders around the maze along with Pac-Man and the ghosts. But this so-called Pal has some behaviors that can easily become a source of frustration for Pac-Man. When Pac-Man flips a card in order to open the gates that lead to fruits or an item, Miru heads towards it and tries to collect it. If Pac-Man cannot get to Miru before she deposits the item in the ghost regenerator, the item is gone forever. This can lead players to question exactly what kind of pal Miru is. Miru is intended to be depicted as an absent-minded, yet well-intentioned friend of Pac-Man whose hoarding instinct isn't meant to get in Pac-Man's way. | ||
