*** Pacman Championship Edition DX ***

I was considering this and downloaded the demo for a quick go but haven't had a chance to get on it yet.

Can you take off the shiney grpahics and make it look like Ms Pacman on the Atari?
 
ran_out said:
I've been trying some of the other courses and they seem a lot harder to get the hang of than Highway, Dungeon and Spiral are both pretty good but it seems like knowing the courses and exactly which route to take is the most important thing. Highway is really easy to remember as there's not a lot of variation on the 5min version but i think partly because of this, competition is pretty tough at the top of the scoreboard with more people getting >2,000,000 now.

I think i'll give this course a rest for a while and try and get good at some others. Until someone takes my place on the scoreboard at least, at which point i'll have to try and wrassle it back, 3rd place is good enough I guess - or at least it's the best I can do without wearing my thumbs down to nubs.
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What you are in 3rd place ?:eek::eek:

I bow over to you sir !
 
Meths said:
I was considering this and downloaded the demo for a quick go but haven't had a chance to get on it yet.

Can you take off the shiney grpahics and make it look like Ms Pacman on the Atari?
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Yes, there are many gfx options to give it that retro look. Even in flashy mode, it still looks retro. It's still Pac-Man.... Just a lot faster
 
thedoc46 said:
What you are in 3rd place!
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4th now but only for the 5 min score attack on Highway, not overall scores or anything :o. I was trying to get 1st for a while but I've decided it's futile as each time I got close someone set the bar a little higher - that, and I don't want my hand to turn into a claw :D
 
Ol!ver said:
Any tips then?
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It's a bit like going for your best time on old school mario kart, if you mess up at all, restart, concentrate on one level at a time.

You can only have 30 ghosts on the train at once, so once it's full don't waste time going round the long way to get more, just rush through clearing the screen.

The later into the level you get the more ghosts spawn in the trap - these ghosts can also join the train, when they do - more ghosts will spawn in the trap to replace them - so you can take shortcuts later in the course as some of the ghosts you miss will be replaced by ones from the trap. Try and track as extras have joined so you know what shortcuts you can take

Make sure you have a route that keeps both sides of the course at the same pace so when you get to the high scoring boards both sides match up to get the most points. Try and take routes that don't leave you waiting for your trail of ghosts to get out of the way.

Practice at hitting sparks of every wall you go along without accidentally turning when you don't want to - the time you gain from this is very small (i think only about 3-5 secs over 5 mins) and only worth it if you can do it without messing up at all.

Use a bomb rather than die - expecially if you are about to hit a power pill as it will replenish any game speed you lose almost straight away.

If you initiate the slow motion slowdown effect by getting too close to a ghost - ghosts that are on course to hit you will usually turn away at the next opportunity - sort of like a mini scatter effect (they won't turn back on themselves unless you hit a power pill though).

Don't try and prolong the power pill effect after you have eaten all of the train and any lined up ghosts on the course, let it run out so you can build up the train again as eating single ghosts costs a lot more time and means that other ghosts won't follow you and leave their posts while the power pill effect is still active.

Thats about all i can think of.
 
ran_out said:
It's a bit like going for your best time on old school mario kart, if you mess up at all, restart, concentrate on one level at a time.

You can only have 30 ghosts on the train at once, so once it's full don't waste time going round the long way to get more, just rush through clearing the screen.

The later into the level you get the more ghosts spawn in the trap - these ghosts can also join the train, when they do - more ghosts will spawn in the trap to replace them - so you can take shortcuts later in the course as some of the ghosts you miss will be replaced by ones from the trap. Try and track as extras have joined so you know what shortcuts you can take

Make sure you have a route that keeps both sides of the course at the same pace so when you get to the high scoring boards both sides match up to get the most points. Try and take routes that don't leave you waiting for your trail of ghosts to get out of the way.

Practice at hitting sparks of every wall you go along without accidentally turning when you don't want to - the time you gain from this is very small (i think only about 3-5 secs over 5 mins) and only worth it if you can do it without messing up at all.

Use a bomb rather than die - expecially if you are about to hit a power pill as it will replenish any game speed you lose almost straight away.

If you initiate the slow motion slowdown effect by getting too close to a ghost - ghosts that are on course to hit you will usually turn away at the next opportunity - sort of like a mini scatter effect (they won't turn back on themselves unless you hit a power pill though).

Don't try and prolong the power pill effect after you have eaten all of the train and any lined up ghosts on the course, let it run out so you can build up the train again as eating single ghosts costs a lot more time and means that other ghosts won't follow you and leave their posts while the power pill effect is still active.

Thats about all i can think of.
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How many hours have you put into the game ? My problem is 1/2hr and I'm done...
 
Good grief, this game is AWESOME.

Been playing for a couple of hours today. Time trials are epic, trying to find the best routes around the mazes. Am currently 575 on the time trial leaderboard for championship II, which I'm very pleased with. I know I can get a bit more off, especially on the longer courses where occasionally my routes just go to hell due to a mistake or unexpected ghost.
 
I've been getting back into this game over the last week. Still can't beat my top score for highway and i've been relegated down to 24th place.

The short time trials are really hard to get down, i'm at about 32nd place for Highway and the leader is a good 10-15 seconds clear of me, I can't even shave .01 seconds of any of my times.

One tip for the short time trials is to try turning right at the start rather than going left and the ghosts will take a different course through the level, also trying different routes until you find the one route where a ghost doesn't intersect your path - as there is usually one way that works. Also some-times using the power pill right at the beginning of the course will scatter the ghosts and can allow you to get a faster time.

Another thing you can sometimes do when you are coming around the trap where ghosts release is to feint left - then go right, when you get to the junction this will cause the ghost coming out to turn right away from you rather than killing you.
 
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