| − | '''MS. Pac-Man''' is the sequel to [[Pac-Man]]. It was created by [[Midway]], the publisher of the American version of Pac-Man, without [[Namco]]'s permission. Later adopted by Namco, the game becane even more popular than the original Pac-Man. | + | '''''Ms. Pac-Man''''' is a video arcade game produced by [[Midway]] as an unauthorized sequel to ''[[Pac-Man]]''. It was released in 1981 in North America. Becoming enormously popular, [[Namco]] (the producers of ''Pac-Man'') adopted it as an official title. The game features a female protagonist, several differently designed mazes, mobile fruits, and several other minor gameplay differences. |
| | + | The gameplay is largely identical to that of ''Pac-Man'', where the protagonist eats pellets and avoids four ghosts. In order to complete the maze, all pellets must be eaten. If the player consumes a "power pellet", they can eat the ghosts for a limited time for points. Fruits can be eaten for bonus points. The player has three lives and loses one every time they are touched by a ghost. As the player progresses through the mazes, the difficulty and speed increases. |