Pac-Man World 2

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Namco
  • Release Date: Feb 24, 2002
  • Also On: PC
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 39 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 39
  3. Negative: 4 out of 39
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  1. thebeachinator
    Oct 13, 2013
    7
    Pac Man in 3d puts an interesting new spin on a classic. The movement control feels rounded making precision difficult in certain situations such as attacking enemies, but it does not ruin the platforming. The platforming is very good. Pac Mans abilities are noticeably different than the average platformer character, giving this extremely simple game something new to offer. You canPac Man in 3d puts an interesting new spin on a classic. The movement control feels rounded making precision difficult in certain situations such as attacking enemies, but it does not ruin the platforming. The platforming is very good. Pac Mans abilities are noticeably different than the average platformer character, giving this extremely simple game something new to offer. You can take or leave the story. It is not necessary or interesting. I would recommend this game for enthusiasts or those who want to see what Pac Man turned into.… Expand
  2. AnthonyC.
    Jan 7, 2003
    7
    This is an enjoyable platformer. However, I seriously don't know what Namco was thinking while developing the camera system.
  3. roymcgeeters
    May 28, 2012
    7
    I am a huge namco fan. When I was six years old, I got my first Pac-man game, Pac-Man World (1). Played it, loved it. Years passed, and I missed the chance to get the other three Pac-man World games, but then Pac-Man Power Pack came out, and I gave it a whirl. While none of the other Pac-Man games will live up to the original, I found Pac-Man World 2 to be enjoyable. Pac-man World 2'sI am a huge namco fan. When I was six years old, I got my first Pac-man game, Pac-Man World (1). Played it, loved it. Years passed, and I missed the chance to get the other three Pac-man World games, but then Pac-Man Power Pack came out, and I gave it a whirl. While none of the other Pac-Man games will live up to the original, I found Pac-Man World 2 to be enjoyable. Pac-man World 2's story is as such: The ghosts have unleashed an ancient evil ghost known as Spooky by removing 5 golden fruit from the tree where Spooky was imprisoned. Spooky tells them that he will help them destroy Pac-Land, and so Pac-man goes out to stop them. It's a Pac-man game people! It's not supposed to have a deep plot, but it works for such a light-hearted game. The first thing you'll realize is that the graphics are pretty good. Bright, colorful, pleasing to the eye, it's Pac-Man. It's good that namco didn't stray too far away from that. The stages are well designed. They are challenging, and fun to play. Take B doing woods. Whenever you bounce on a B doing pad, it IS A BLAST!!! Combin it with careful platforming, catchy music, and solid controls make playing the game worth while. This game has a lot of replay value. If you want to get 100%, you'll have to eat every Pac-Dot, fruit, complete every maze, time trail, and collect all of the namco coins. It will last you hours. But the reason for this is how difficult it is to get them all. I'm not sure if this is a gltich or not, but there is a glitch if you go back into a level to get anything you miss and collect EVERYTHING in a level, but miss 1 simple fruit, your progression for the level will stay the same. Glitch or not, this is stupid!!!! The stages are challenging enough, why do I have to do everything picture perfect or else they just forget everything?!!!! The game gets even more frustrating due to that evil....oh...it's so evil...it will murder your family at night...the menacing camera. Ok, menecing might not be the right word, more like stubborn. It's as if the camera is a solid object. If there is an object blocking it, it WIIL NOT move, not matter how hard you try. Say you're jumping from platform to platform. You miss somthing. If you try to go back, the camer will screw up on you all the way to the pit you fall down. Sometimes, the camera just won't move. Go ahead. Try to look around. You'll most likely end up dying in a firey pit of cheap death, and then the camer will move on to it's next victim. Then there are the mazes, which are completely pointless. They're nowhere nearly as inventive as PMW1's mazes. They just rip off the first Pac-man. It's a waste of your time. Also, the difficulty boosts up later on in the game. Sure, this is normal for platformers, but this is just stupid. Compare Crash bandicoot 1's difficulty curve. It was even and balanced. PMW2's is so horrificaly hard that it took me a whole hour to finish the 2nd last level. A WHOLE HOUR! WTF! You will scream! You will feel like you want to kill yourself and you will DIE!!!! But eneough of the negatives. This game has several aracade games that you can play. The original Pac-Man, Pac-Mania, Pac-Attack, Ms. Pac-man. They all work and are fun. However, you don't get any options to these games, and to unlock them, you need to get so mant of those freaking namco coins which are so hard to GET! UGGHH! Bosses work, but not alaways. WHY? THE DIFFICULY!!! THE CAMERA!!!! THE IRRITATING WAYS TO HIT THE BOSS!!! THE INSANE AMOUNT OF ENEMIES COMING AT YOU!!!! The earlier bosses do have some fun to them. They have a REASONABLE difficulty, and they're fun. But after the snowy mountain boss...WHY CAN'T I JUST HIT YOU WITHOUT BEING THROWN OF THE MAP BY YOUR FIRBALL? UGHHHH! When the game is not blisteringly difficult, the game is at its finest. Careful Platforming, solid controls, fun collecting, when it works, its like playing the original Pac-man back in 1980. However, it doesn't always work with IT'S CAMERA!!!!! or let alone THE DIFFICULTY!!!! or the THAT STUPID COLLECTING GLITCH!!!!(?) AND THE FACT that i get thrown off the map because clyde threw a firball at me!!! ughhh! WHY NAMC, WHY?!!!! THIS IS A KID'S GAME! WHY MAKE IT SO DIFFICULT THAT IT WILL LEAD TO KIDS BECOMING SUICIDAL!!! UGHHHH!!! The worst part is is that this game just doesn't feel like the first Pac-Man World which I came to love. Completionalists will blow their brains out, but those Pac-Man fans whoose main reason to play this game is to get to point A to point B and be done, you should buy it....oh no... not you... not the camera...put down that knife.... AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!… Expand
  4. Shadow1
    May 30, 2016
    7
    This is one of the best game about Pacman in my opinion . Pacman World 2 at the moments like on Assassins Creed because in this game there is parkour as in Tomb Raider, Assassins Creed, Uncharted and Prince of Persia . Graphics in Pac-man World 2 is normal for Playstation 2 and amazing for Pac-Man Game . Awesome Graphics and cool gameplay for Pac-man, but banal storyline as in Pac-ManThis is one of the best game about Pacman in my opinion . Pacman World 2 at the moments like on Assassins Creed because in this game there is parkour as in Tomb Raider, Assassins Creed, Uncharted and Prince of Persia . Graphics in Pac-man World 2 is normal for Playstation 2 and amazing for Pac-Man Game . Awesome Graphics and cool gameplay for Pac-man, but banal storyline as in Pac-Man (1980) or Mrs Pac-man (1981) . Pac-Man is awesome characters, but Sonic, Mario, Crash Bandicoot and MegaMan is better than Pacman . Pac-Man World 2 is good game .… Expand
  5. Untitled94
    Dec 21, 2016
    7
    Not a great game, but it's a big improvement over the first one. This one has a better camera and is everything the first one should've been. Of course though, it's not without its problems. Like a lot of 3D games, the camera, while better than the first is not the best. The game is more challenging than hard, but there are those frustrating moments. This was basically an improved versionNot a great game, but it's a big improvement over the first one. This one has a better camera and is everything the first one should've been. Of course though, it's not without its problems. Like a lot of 3D games, the camera, while better than the first is not the best. The game is more challenging than hard, but there are those frustrating moments. This was basically an improved version of the first game in the way it plays. But there are also unlockable games, like the original Pac-Man (obviously), Ms. Pac-Man, Pac-Mania, etc. I know you can just get those through Namco Museum games, but it's still cool to have those included. This is a good game.… Expand
  6. ConsoleArgonaut
    Nov 24, 2017
    7
    Pac Man World 2 is a solid Platformer on the PS2.
    It puts you in the world of PacMan, where the "Golden Fruits" have been stolen by the main antagonist "Spooky". Now PacMan has to jump across platforms and fight all ghosts to retrieve the stolen fruits.
    The gameplay is what you would expect from a 3D-Platformer. One thing I have to add here is that the controls felt amazing. PacMan moves    Pac Man World 2 is a solid Platformer on the PS2.
    It puts you in the world of PacMan, where the "Golden Fruits" have been stolen by the main antagonist "Spooky". Now PacMan has to jump across platforms and fight all ghosts to retrieve the stolen fruits.
    The gameplay is what you would expect from a 3D-Platformer. One thing I have to add here is that the controls felt amazing. PacMan moves just how I want him to and whenever I lost a live I never thought it was the games fault.

    But sadly the game didn't keep me motivated to play through it completely.
    The game changes up the gameplay in a lot of stages. Some changes, like the ice skating level, are really fun. But there are also some Gameplay styles which are just tedious.

    Still, overall Pac Man World 2 is a solid Platformer and worth checking out. If you find this game at a local flea market or game store, then I recommend you to give it a try.

    Rating:
    Gameplay: 5/5 - Some of the greatest platforming controls I've ever witnessed
    Level Design: 3/5 - Standard Level Design, but well implemented.
    Soundtrack: 3/5 - Nothing special. Some songs repeat themselves in other levels in a remixed version.
    Story: 3/5 - Enough to explain why you're on your adventure
    Graphics: 3/5 - Forgettable environments
    Length: 4/5 - A tiny bit too long
    Replay Value: 4/5 - Collectables and challenges in every level.
    Enjoyment: 4/5 - An enjoyable Platformer

    Overall rating: 29/40 => 7/10    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#100 Best PS2 Game of 2002
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#41 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2002
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#65 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2002

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. GameShark
    79
    The game controls wonderfully, and there's plenty of areas to explore. However, as usual there are some severe camera issues.
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  2. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    68
    The level design is straightforward and challenging (especially later stages) but relatively low on surprises. [Apr 2002, p.141]
  3. GameSpot
    80
    It's simple, but the game makes brilliant use of the classic's design, and the whole retro style never seems forced.
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