| Simplicity, challenge and fun are qualities that | | | | certain patterns beforehand, so there is little |
| would mark a game as the best one of all time. | | | | chance that things are suddenly going to get even |
| Pac Man contains huge quantities of each. | | | | more difficult for you. You are in control of your |
| However, what really marks this game as the | | | | destiny when you play this game. That's a feeling |
| best of all time is its appeal over time and space. | | | | most people don't have in their lives. |
| This game was introduced in 1980, yet remains | | | | The modifiability of the game gives it the |
| relevant in 2008. Pac Man has become a unique | | | | competitive edge over other popular games as |
| brand that is gender-neutral and indifferent to | | | | well. There were several clones, legal and |
| several other boundaries. | | | | otherwise that were produced since the initial |
| One of the core factors in Pac Man's supremacy | | | | release in 1980. The original version had a basic |
| in the video game realm is the combination of | | | | maze. The levels would become more difficult and |
| simplicity with challenge. You only need the cursor | | | | different with the bonus items and the increasing |
| keys or a joystick to play this game. Not a lot of | | | | invulnerability of the ghosts to the power pills. Ms. |
| time is spent learning the controls. Even though | | | | Pac, arguably the best clone in the series, |
| the controls are simple, the gameplay is not | | | | contained different mazes and moving bonus |
| unsophisticated by any means. | | | | items. It also included the option of playing with a |
| The original game was very challenging since Pac | | | | faster Ms. Pac. |
| Man moved a bit slower than the ghosts and | | | | The basic idea of avoiding or chasing something |
| trying to avoid the patterns proved tricky to | | | | while trying to accomplish your objective is what |
| anyone except advanced players. Even though | | | | makes Pac Man the best game of all time. The |
| you eventually learned that the ghosts moved | | | | reality is that simple sells. It would never again be |
| according to patterns and change direction every | | | | the 80's craze that it was, since there are many |
| few seconds, you would have been necessarily | | | | more gaming options now. The video game could |
| distracted by your main objective, either eating | | | | be compared to Michael Jackson in that regard. |
| bonus items or dots. The ghosts also had various | | | | Even though he will never again mount the |
| pre-determined patterns, so that there wasn't | | | | dazzling heights of the 80's, a lot of people - very |
| excessive predictability. | | | | young or much older - still enjoy his tunes. |
| Pac Man is one of those video games that gives | | | | Whether it's Pac Man or a legendary entertainer, |
| the player ultimate control. The movement and | | | | class is permanent. That's essentially why Pac Man |
| personality of the ghosts are programmed in | | | | is the best game of all time. |