
Three years ago, the lack of any real innovation was much easier to swallow. The sequel retains tight character control, some simple, but enjoyable environmental puzzles, and makes good use of the Pac-Man license, but it fails to bring anything new to the platformer table. Pac-Man World 3 from developer Blitz Games and Namco continues the gameplay fundamentals first laid down with 2002's title. In 2002, this generation of players was introduced to Pac's latest form in Pac-Man World 2, a game that married traditional 3D platformer mechanics with Pac-style themes. But with each new iteration, some hint of the traditional wocka-wocka-surrounded maze presentation that started Pac-Mania remains. And like any good mascot, he has adapted to suit the changing tastes of players. The little yellow gobbler, whose beginnings can be traced back to a partially eaten pizza, according to series creator Toru Iwatani, has endured for more than 25 years. Few videogame mascots possess either the history or the continued popularity of Namco's classic Pac-Man. The-Buzz-Show (of YouTube) (for the mirror links to the. StarForce Technologies (for the awful PC breaking DRM that I effectively removed from the game) Namco (for developing the game and leaving the entire game unencrypted in a folder on the original CD) RAM: 64 MB (for Windows 98/98 SE/ME)/128 MB (for Windows 2000 and XP) The widescreen fix even works on Windows XP!ĬPU: Intel Pentium III 500 MHz/AMD Athlon 700 MHz

What's also included is an optional widescreen fix for those who wish to play this at 16:10, 16:9 and 21:9 resolutions without stretching the image. This also means that you can install and run this game on Windows Vista and newer without going into a Startup Repair loop when you restart your PC.

This is a cracked version of the US PC release of Pac-Man World 2 that has the disc check disabled and the StarForce copy protection completely removed (including the "pmw2.dll" file) and thus does not require you to install StarForce.
