Pac-Man 256

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. SpazioGames
    Jul 5, 2016
    70
    The last installment in an evergreen franchise, Pac-Man 256 smartly renews the game's original concept, transforming it into an endless runner arcade for hardcore puzzle game fans. This PC/console porting adds the coop multiplayer mode, an excellent addition to an already addicting game, and a little bit of monotonous gameplay.
  2. Impulsegamer
    Jun 26, 2016
    70
    Pac-Man 256 on the PlayStation 4 is not only nostalgic but provides some quick fun!
  3. Push Square
    Jun 26, 2016
    70
    More creative use of upgrades would've been nice, and as with all endless runners, the appeal will wear off relatively quickly. However, this is a strong outing for Pac-Man that's perfect for short bursts, or, just as likely, one-more-go marathons.
  5. Destructoid
    Jun 24, 2016
    70
    "Sameness" defines 256. It's Pac-Man, with its classic gameplay intact, twisted to the side with an endless runner tint instead of a level-based progression system. It's good, but could have done much more and built on the killer advancements that were made in Pac-Man Championship Edition DX. Maybe that's expecting too much, because for five smackeroos, you could do a whole lot worse.
  6. XGN
    Jul 5, 2016
    65
    Pac-Man 256 is a fun mobile game ported 1:1 to console. Its one game mode tends to get boring after half an hour. The multiplayer offers about half an hour of fun as well, but not much more than that.

Awards & Rankings

80
#80 Best PS4 Game of 2016

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User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 25
  3. Negative: 4 out of 25
  1. TheHumbleGamer
    Apr 19, 2017
    8
    Highly fun and addictive, Pacman 256 is an endless runner pack man game named after the infamous level 256 glitch in the original pacman whereHighly fun and addictive, Pacman 256 is an endless runner pack man game named after the infamous level 256 glitch in the original pacman where half the board is eaten by code. You are essentially put on a randomly generated Pacman board that goes on forever (or until you die, which you will). The game starts you with only a few basic power-ups to help you get high scores and complete missions the game gives you such as 'eat 10 power-ups' or 'Eat 5 fruit'. There is a coin currency in the game that you earn by picking up coins on runs or by completing mission, these coins can be spent on upgrading the various in-game power-ups to give you more points from killing ghosts or just make the power-ups last longer. There are a wide variety of power-ups as well, ranging from bombs to nukes. All of this their to help you reach and beat your high score over and over. One very cool feature of this game is that if you can manage to eat 256 pellets in a row, it will kill every single ghost on screen and off screen for a short period and give you a huge boost on your score.

    Cheap, fun and addictive, this game is definitely good for a quick play session whenever you're feeling bored.    … Full Review »
  2. gamereviewer555
    Nov 12, 2022
    10
    This is the second best pac-man game of all time behind Championship Edition DX. Both are worth your time. Pac-Man 256 reimagines pac-man asThis is the second best pac-man game of all time behind Championship Edition DX. Both are worth your time. Pac-Man 256 reimagines pac-man as an endless runner in a really clever way. It's deceptively complex for how simple it first appears and I don't think I'll ever get sick of it.… Full Review »
  3. MaddoxWhite
    Apr 25, 2021
    8
    It's weird how this random mobile game is this good compared to other Pac-Man games.
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