Pac-Pix

Pac-Man has been around for many generations. Making cameos and appearances in many games. But now he is back, in his new, quirky title named Pac-Pix.

Story 7.5/10
The story starts with a Wizard who has invented "Ghost Ink", which when used, would draw Ghosts. The ghosts jumped from book to book, picture to picture, playing cruel pranks and jokes. Then one day, Pac-Man comes to the rescue with his Magic Pen, which was the only weapon effective against the ghosts. When he had all the Ghosts trapped in one book, the tables turned and he was soon after stuck on a piece of paper. Now, the player must take the Magic Pen and embark on Pac-Man's journey to defeat the trouble making ghosts.

Gameplay 8/10
The Storybook mode has twelve stages or chapters, which in each has 5 pages. Every two stages, there is a boss fight. The game also has a High Score and Ranking system, which you can see both before selecting a chapter to play.
In the Gallery, You can check different lectures that you have received, look at cards (which are obtained by gaining ranks in different chapters), View the opening of the game, and play around in the Sketchbook, which has its own set of Gestures that can only be viewed there as well as the normal gestures you have acquired.
Playing the game in itself is simple. Both screens show the gameplay, but what you do on the bottom screen affects the top screen. The bottom screen mainly shows ghosts, obstacles, switches and such, while the top screen may have enemies floating in bubbles, enemies, one-ups, or fruit on the road. The top screen also shows your time, pac-men, and enemies remaining, as well as the score and chapter and page you are playing.
You draw and control pac-man and gestures on the screen by using different stylus strokes. The bigger the Pac-man you draw, the slower it moves, the smaller, the faster.The point is to get rid of all the ghosts. This concept may seem simple, but later on in the game, when you have to control Pac-Man as well as draw different gestures, it becomes very fast paced.

Graphics 8/10
The graphics fit the game well. It seems like you are really playing a story book. The ghosts seem to have been drawn, and the backgrounds look like they are from a fairy tale. The animation is fluid and solid, no matter how quirky you decide to draw pac-man, and the colors are vivid and lively. The graphics fit this game very well.

Sound 7.75/10
The sound quality is amazing, and a lot of familiar tunes can be heard, as well as the "Waka-Waka" sound effect. The music can get a little annoying and repetitive after a while, but it fits and suits the game.

Control 7.5/10
Drawing Pac-Man is amazing, but sometimes if a mistake is made, a Pac-Man will still run around. If the drawing is incomplete, it will not form, but somtimes if you make a mistake in drawing, the Pac-Man will come to life and while looking akward, will move in a different direction than thought to. This goes the same with gestures. Some of the gestures seem to not work when you believe you are drawing them correctly.

Overall 8/10
Pac-Pix is a great game to pick up. There may be somethings that people may find wrong with it control wise. Other than that, it is a fast paced Hand Drawing Action game that is very addictive. Pac Pix has gained an 8/10.

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