Namco Bandai slashes price on all-time classic platformer

Jan 10, 2014 17:41 GMT  ·  By

The pellet eating PAC-MAN, one of the oldest video games in history, is now available for free on iOS platforms, thanks to Namco Bandai’s generosity.

The 22MB game comes with the original Classic maze, as well as with eight new mazes with ghost-free Bonus rounds. Users can try them out for free, or shell out a few bucks to own them. Players can choose between Swipe controls or Joystick controls.

You can score big points by chomping on fruits and other items, and every time you reach 10,000 points you get an extra life.

“Gobble flashing Power Pellets to weaken ghosts temporarily and eat them up before they change back. Avoid Blinky, the leader of the ghosts, and his fellow ghosts Pinky, Inky and Clyde, or you will lose a life,” says Namco.

You can download PAC-MAN right now at the supplied link. Requirements include iOS 4.3 and pretty much any iDevice model.