Pac-Man World 1999

Is it still worth playing?

A 3D platform game developed and published by Namco Hometek for the PlayStation in 1999. Pac-Man travels to Ghost Island, where his family is held hostage by someone claiming to be the real Pac-Man. You finish each of six worlds by collecting keys to free the captive family and friends and reaching the end of each stage, with a boss at the end of every world. Levels have fruit for bonus points and letters spelling PACMAN, and collecting all of them opens a secret bonus stage. It started as an open world game called Pac-Man Ghost Zone, which Namco scrapped, and the team then worked to match the feel of the original Pac-Man in a 3D adventure. A remake, Pac-Man World Re-Pac, came in 2022. A familiar hero in a short run of themed worlds is still easy to get into.