One of PAC-MAN 256's developers is Australian Studio Hipster Whale who developed mobile hit Crossy Roadĭifferent themesThe game has 12 different themes to pick from besides the default, including '80s Pac-Man' and 'Crossy Road' themes.īright, colourful graphicsThe game has appealing, bright, colourful graphics that you'd expect from a Pac-Man game.

I've played the game several times since then with two-player and three-player local co-op. How I got itHalf-way through last year, I was looking for some family-friendly local co-op games to play on my Steam Link: PAC-MAN 256 seemed to tick all the boxes plus it was only $2 USD at the time so I thought 'why not?'. What also makes the game different is the inclusion of a four-player local co-op mode as well as 21 power-ups which are often just different ways of eliminating the ghosts besides the venerable power pellet. The devs of PAC-MAN 256 cunningly used this glitch as a game mechanic and this is why PAC-MAN 256 isn't just another rehash of Pac-Man but its an endless runner as well, similar to Canabalt. Oh, and why, you might ask, is the game called 'PAC-MAN 256'? It's because in the original Pac-man, the 256th level of the game was glitched due to an 8-bit integer overflow causing the level to look all jumbled. The game has also several imitators as well as spin-offs and while PAC-MAN 256 could be considered one of them, it's definitely one of the better ones.

The game Pac-Man should need no introduction and it's developed into a huge franchise since its release back in 1980. What is it PAC-MAN 256 appeared on mobile devices first, so it's no surprise that three of the developers behind this game are renowned for making mobile games especially Melbourne developer Hipster Whale who are best known for their mobile hit Crossy Road which earned $10 million three months after its release with over 50 million downloads.

Developer: Bandai Namco Vancouver, Hipster Whale, 3 Sprockets.

PAC-MAN 256 has lots of themes you can use including this Moon one

Crossy road pac-man