Computer AI or not, it's not fun and therefore there's really no point.įor those blessed with friendships, Pac-Man Fever is still only barely worth a bother. To try and play this game alone would be the entertainment equivalent of going through several rounds of board Monopoly with one's self. Mario Party was just barely qualified as a single-player experience and Pac-Man Fever, lacking much more, is even less so. Mini-Games offers just that.īefore we get into the basics of play, a warning: gamers without friends, turn back.

Fever delivers the meat and potatoes of the adventure, serving up three different boards to play across in single or multiplayer modes. (One also wonders why the title is called Pac-Man Fever when there are clearly other brands involved.) Then it's off to play in one of two modes, Fever or Mini-Game. Given the number of Namco characters available, it's disappointing that there aren't more present in this game. Pac-Man, Heihachi, Tiger from Tekken, Astaroth from Soul Calibur and Reiko from Ridge Racer 4 - all of them super-deformed versions of their real selves. First players select a Namco mascot from a pint-sized list that includes Pac-Man, Ms. Gameplay Pac-Man Fever plays exactly like just about every other 3D board game on the market. Pac-Man, and a small variety of other characters from Namco games Three detailed boards to travel through.Party-style board 3D board game with turn-based play.Furthermore, it lacks depth, offering a comparatively light number of boards and mini-games, many of which similarly lack the creative flair of the selection in Mario Party. What's there is mildly fun in short bursts, but there's nothing fresh or new about this game.

Pac man fever review