Ms Pac Man Maze Madness Gba

[Shinyoung Gedris]

Theplayer navigates Ms. Pac-Man through a series of mazes around the four Wonders of Pac-Land, eating dots and avoiding ghosts alongside new enemies. Like the original, Ms. Pac-Man cannot jump or attack the enemies, unless she eats a Power Pellet, which allows her to attack the enemies and eat ghosts. While not every Pac-Dot in the level has to be eaten, a considerable amount of them are often required to pass areas. Remaining Pac-Dots are indicated by a compass on the top of the screen. The level is completed upon reaching the gold star/checkmark at the end of the stage. Ms. Pac-Man has a vitality meter that depletes when she is hurt by enemies or stage hazards, with the amount of damage differing between enemies or hazards. The player will lose a life if the vitality meter fully depletes.

Maze Madness features many puzzle-solving elements, which become more challenging as the game progresses. These include blocks which must be pushed into specific areas, trampolines that need to be jumped on facing a certain direction, and locked doors that require Keys to be opened, switches and buttons that need to be activated. Many levels feature various gimmicks, including opening/closing doors, slippery floors which prevent Ms. Pac-Man from stopping in place, TNT and more. There are occasions where Ms. Pac-Man will also use the Reset Token to reset moveable boxes and TNT. There are certain areas or stages that let Ms. Pac-Man use missiles by using the Directional Pad or the A/X button. A holographic Professor Pac-Man helps guide the player through these obstacles in the first level.

Across all the levels, gold stars can be earned, which are necessary to collect in order to progress further through the game. Gold stars can be earned by reaching the target score set by the level, eating all the Pac-Dots, eating all the fruit and completing the level's Time Trial mode.

Upon clearing a Quest level, the level's respective Time Trial mode is unlocked, where the player can earn a gold star. In the Time Trial mode, the player must reach the end of the stage before the timer runs out. The remaining time can be extended by eating/attacking enemies or by collecting clocks, though time will also deplete if Ms. Pac-Man is hurt.

Each of the four worlds have detailed environments themed around specific locations. The enemies (including the Ghosts) are themed to their respective areas as well. Certain levels are locked until the player acquires the required amount of stars needed to progress.

"In Pac-World, many lands are powered and sustained by the magical Gems of Virtue. The wonders of the last four uncharted lands are legendary. But, each area has been forever separated from the rest of Pac-World by mysterious force fields. I have learned, that dark forces are plotting to steal the gems using powerful black magic. They have kidnapped the Princess, and turned her enchanted palace into the foul castle of Haunted Halloween. The Princess has never been heard of since."

Professor Pac-Man learns that the Gems of Virtue - four jewels that power and sustain the four wonders of Pac-Land - are being sought by a dark force in order to use the gems for powerful dark magic. The dark force kidnapped the Princess of the Enchanted Palace, and turned her palace into a haunted castle. Ms. Pac-Man visits Professor Pac-Man. at his laboratory, where he demonstrates his newest invention to Ms. Pac-Man: the Pactrometer, which allows travel between the four wonders of Pac-Land. Their conversation is interrupted when a shadowy villain appears in a mirror, using magic to capture Professor Pac. Before he is pulled into the mirror, he throws the Pactrometer to Ms. Pac-Man, telling her to find the Gems of Virtue.

The heroine makes her way through Cleopactra and finds the Gem of Generosity. She then travels through the Crystal Caves, finding the Gem of Truth. Her next stop is Pac Ping Harbor, where she discovers the Gem of Wisdom. During her travels, the shadowy villain watches over Ms. Pac-Man as she obtains the gems. Finally, she arrives at Haunted Halloween, where she captures the Gem of Courage. After capturing the Gem of Courage, Ms. Pac-Man is ambushed by Mesmerelda, the witch leading the dark force and the one responsible for kidnapping Professor Pac-Man; who steals Ms. Pac-Man's gems and fights her with Gobblin and her magic attacks. Ms. Pac-Man beats Mesmerelda, who clumsily drops her Witch Key while trying to flee with the gems, which is then picked up by Ms. Pac-Man. Mesmerelda escapes with the gems alongside Gobblin, who returns to her castle, but realizes she dropped her key; preventing her from reaching her crystal ball that allows her to use the gems.

Ms. Pac-Man travels through the four wonders once again, then returns to Mesmerelda's castle, where she defeats the witch and reclaims the four Gems of Virtue. With the gems placed in the Pactrometer, the Pactrometer breaks Mesmerelda's spell. The Castle of Haunted Halloween transforms back to the Enchanted Palace, and Mesmerelda is revealed to have been a transformation of the Princess, who is then returned to her normal form. The Princess of the Enchanted Castle thanks Ms. Pac-Man for freeing her from the spell and holds a celebration. With the Princess and Professor Pac-Man by her side, Ms. Pac-Man is deemed a hero by all of Pac-World.

The PS one Classic release (compatible with PlayStation 3, Portable, and Vita) seems to have only ever been available in Japan and Thailand. A North American release was planned, as evidenced by it receiving an ESRB rating, but seemingly nothing ever came of it.[1]

Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness[b] is a maze chase video game developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation in 2000. It was later released for the Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, and Game Boy Advance. A remake of Ms. Pac-Man (1982), players control the titular character in her quest to stop a witch named Mesmerelda from stealing the Gems of Virtue. The game was well-received upon release, with critics applauding its simplicity and faithfulness to the arcade original. A sequel was in development around 2006, but was cancelled for unknown reasons.

The player must navigate a series of mazes with Ms. Pac-Man. Along the way, she encounters such obstacles as moving blocks, exploding boxes, and locked doors. To help her, there is 'Pac-Dot Radar' to locate missing dots the player will need before being allowed to reach the next section of a level. Placed about the maze are such devices as spring tiles (to jump over the walls of the maze, and sometimes on top of them); switches, keys, hearts to regain her health, and 'Power Pellets' used to allow Ms. Pac-Man to eat all the enemies in the area for a limited time.[4]

As the player progresses, they must eat yellow dots scattered about each area, once they have eaten enough of these, a door will open, allowing them to reach a new section of that area. Each area has its own number of dots, as well as snacks such as fruit and pretzels. If the player can get all of these, as well as reaching the exit of the areas, they are rewarded with a 'Gold Star'. Once an area is beaten, the player can also play it again for a Time Trial, 'Gold Star', and 'Gold Clock'. Earning enough stars will unlock various features such as 'Bonus Rounds' between some levels, and a 'Movie Player' to watch the game's animated scenes.[5]

Each enemy and item that the player eats gives them more points, which can earn them additional lives, as well as allow them to unlock other features. After beating the two in-game bosses (the green 'Gobblin' and the final boss 'Mesmerelda'), the player receives the 'Witch's Key' which allows them to unlock various locations in the earlier areas. However, the game requires the player to beat the bosses twice in order to see the game's ending.[6] The multiplayer mode allows up to 4 people to play simultaneously (although a player can play solo, verse three computer-controlled characters).[7] The original arcade version of Ms. Pac-Man is freely playable as an option on the main menu, similar to how the original Pac-Man arcade game was freely available on the main menu of the 20th Anniversary Pac-Man World game. This was not included in the Game Boy Advance version.[8]

Professor Pac learns that the evil forces have taken control of the Enchanted Castle, using black magic. The princess has vanished, and a witch named Mesmerelda is planning on stealing all four Gems of Virtue (Generosity, Truth, Wisdom, and Courage) to control the "four wonders" (areas of Pac-Land). These four areas each have enemies in them, and are blocked by mysterious force fields. Professor Pac creates a device called the Pactrometer, which allows Ms. Pac-Man to go to these areas to recover the gems before Mesmerelda can get them first.[9] However, as the Professor is telling Ms. Pac-Man this, he gets sucked into a mirror by the witch, leaving Ms. Pac-Man with the Pactrometer. As she journeys through the areas, she is helped by video messages that the Professor placed in the Pactrometer, and by holograms of Professor Pac.

As Ms. Pac-Man gathers the last of the gems, they are stolen by Mesmerelda. A battle ensues and the witch is defeated and runs away, leaving behind a key.[10] Without the key, Mesmerelda is unable to get into the castle to reach her crystal ball, and thus cannot use the gems.[11]

Ms. Pac-Man returns to fight for the gems, and this time wins, regaining the gems. With them and the Pactrometer, the witch's spell is broken, and Mesmerelda returns to her true form as the princess.[12] Professor Pac, Ms. Pac-Man, and the princess proceed to celebrate their victory.

A year after Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness was released, Ms. Pac-Man: Quest for the Golden Maze was released on PC.[15] While similar in gameplay to Maze Madness, the game includes new elements such as a baby ghost, which causes power-ups to appear when touched, and bonus areas where fruit must be eaten in order to obtain a golden fruit.[15] It was the third and final game that was released starring Ms. Pac Man.

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