The biggest Pac-Man game in the world – online, and free
By Alexis • Apr 21st, 2011 • Category: Industry News
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In a bid to showcase the capabilities and features of Internet Explorer 9, Namco-Bandai, the original creators of Pac-Man, have joined forces with Microsoft Australia to create the biggest Pac-Man game in the world. The project is also meant to promote the use of HTML5, a tool used to build web applications. So far the game has been a success and has attracted a great amount of participation. Where some around the world have chosen to play the game, others have opted to get in the driving seat and have designed their own mazes.
Soap Creative, the company behind the online Pac-Man website, said, ‘Not content with redesigning Pacman.com we’ve gone one further and created The World’s Largest Pac-Man game. Launched at the MIX11 IE9 Keynote event in Las Vegas just a week ago, the game has become a huge hit. We’ve had over 20,000,000 Pac-dots eaten and 1,400 mazes created from 80,000 visitors.’
Playing the world’s largest Pac-Man
Although the game has maintained some of its traditional structures, much has been changed to give players a few surprises. Unlike the classic game, when a player decides to exit the maze, instead of appearing on the other side, the player is taken to a different maze which has been connected to the previous one.
The fact that users have been allowed to design their own maze has led to a lot of creativity among Pac-Man fans the world over. Some are mushroom shaped while others pay tribute to their favourite game characters. There are even seven self-portraits.
The three countries with the highest scores far are the USA, Brazil and Spain. Unfortunately, the UK still has to catch up, so make sure that you check it out.
We all remember Pac-Man as an arcade favourite. The biggest Pac-Man game in the world will definitely be a trip down memory lane – with a new twist.
Tags for this article: microsoft, online gaming, PC Gaming
