source: wikidata3D platform video game developed by Namco
source: wikipedia_enPac-Man World is a 1999 platform video game developed and published by Namco Hometek for the PlayStation. Controlling Pac-Man, the player must complete each of the game's six worlds by collecting keys to free his captive family members, and reaching the end of each stage. The plot follows Pac-Man on a journey to Ghost Island, where his family is being held hostage by someone claiming to be the real Pac-Man.
The game originally began as an open-world adventure game titled Pac-Man Ghost Zone, with development headed by director Bill Anderson and designer Scott Rogers. After being unhappy with the game's quality, Namco scrapped the game and fired nearly the entire team aside from Rogers and a few others. The development team focused on making the game live up to the "flavor and feel" of the original Pac-Man, and to successfully bring the character into an enjoyable 3D adventure game.
Pac-Man World was a critical and commercial success, selling over 1.25 million copies in North America alone. Reviewers praised the game's originality, colorful graphics, gameplay mechanics, and soundtrack, although some criticized the gameplay for being repetitive due to its constant use of backtracking.
source: wikipedia_ja『パックマンワールド 20thアニバーサリー』(Pac-Man World: 20th Anniversary)は、1999年11月2日に、ナムコ（後のバンダイナムコエンターテインメント）により発売された、PlayStation用ゲームソフト。日本国外では2004年にゲームボーイアドバンス版が発売されている。2022年8月25日にはリメイク版の『パックマンワールド リ・パック』(Pac-Man World Re-Pac)がNintendo Switch、PlayStation 5、PlayStation 4、Xbox Series X/S、Xbox One、PC（Steam）向けに発売された。ワールドシリーズで初めて日本のスタジオナウプロダクションが開発を担当し、日本語の主題歌「We are PAC-MAN!」も採用されている。
