Ms. Pac-Man
MANUFACTURER: Atari PLAYERS: 2 STEREO: No RATING: 8 (7.0)
TYPE: Pac-man COMLYNX: No BLINK: No

WHAT: Classic Ms. Pac-man game, with a few enhancements

HOW :If you don't know what this game is like,then you've been in a cave
for the past ten years.But for the benefit of those in caves,the Pac-Man
games are mazes viewed from overhead that take up one screen each.In the
maze is Ms. Pac-Man, a bunch of dots worth points, four ghosts intent on
eating Ms.Pac-Man,and four power pills that temporarily allow Ms.Pac-Man to
eat ghosts.In Ms.Pac-Man, unlike the original Pac-Man,there are paths off
and on screen again to the sides.Also,the "fruit" (high points item)
bounces and moves in Ms.Pac-Man.The c-pad moves, and that's about it for
controls (you can view the high scores with Opt2 and the regular pause,
flip etc. work). Ms. Pac-Mac moves slower when eating dots, the Ghosts move
slower in the side corridors, and at higher levels the ghosts won't stay
blue when you eat a power pill.This game adds a little variety from the
original with the option for more complex mazes, and a special lightning
power-up that lets Ms. Pac-Man move much faster.

SOAPBOX: A classic. Yes, the intermissions are there. Hampered slightly by
the c-pad (it plays significantly better on a LynxII versus the older Lynx)
but still very playable. Sounds and graphics are very faithful to the
arcade original. Wocka wocka.