Pac-Man World Rally
Pac-Man World Rally
Pac-Man World Rally est un jeu de course en kart sorti le 22 août 2006. Développé par Smart Bomb Interactive et édité par Electronic Arts et Bandai Namco Entertainment, il propose un;lineage de personnages et des circuits empruntés à divers titres de l'univers Namco. Le jeu est disponible sur PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable et Nintendo GameCube.
Le titre est décrit comme un jeu de course appartenant au genre « Course ». Il a été construit sur le moteur Bombshell et utilisait la protection SafeDisc. En termes de durée, il faut environ 2 heures pour en terminer l'histoire principale, tandis qu'un joueur souhaitant explorer le contenu de manière exhaustive y consacrera environ 8 heures et demie. Sa note agrégée est de 59,09.
La presse a offert des avis mitigés. Le Detroit Free Press a noté que la simplicité du jeu ne lui offrait pas une grande longévité, le rendant meilleur pour des parties entre joueurs en présentiel, regrettant l'absence d'une option de jeu en ligne. Digital Entertainment News l'a qualifié de « bien fait et amusant », tout en soulignant qu'il n'apportait pas de réelle nouveauté. Du côté des joueurs, des avis divergents ont été exprimés, certains trouvant le jeu « assez sympa et amusant », tandis que d'autres l'ont salué comme « un excellent jeu », encourageant à se forger sa propre opinion.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« The game's simplicity, however, doesn't give it a long shelf life, so it's best to play live opponents. An online play option could have alleviated that. »
« A well made game that's a lot of fun, but it doesn't break any new ground. Worth giving a shot anyway. »
« Pac-Man Rally is fundamentally Mario Kart in a different guise. Usually such blatant rip-offs are recipe for disaster, but Rally is apparently the one exception where it manages to pull off a half decent attempt. »
« No replays, soft collision, and pesky bombs aside, PMWR is a fair rally game, and possibly the most brand-drenched racer ever. [Aug 2006, p.64] »
« Pac-Man World Rally looks and sounds the part, with strong, though simple, visuals and a score created in part by Dweezil Zappa and Tommy Tallarico. Yet these are the only areas of the game that feel fully developed. »
« The tracks themselves were about as interesting as Walugi in a thong. All-a the colors were washed and blended together with nothing really standing out as I whizzed by. »
« If you’ve played Mario Kart 64 or Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, you won’t find anything new or exciting about Pac-Man World Rally. What you’ll find is an average knockoff of Nintendo’s venerable series that feels like it took palette-swapping to new heights. »
« A solid entry in a mostly wretched genre. It's cute, it's charming and makes you smile without ever really winning your heart. Still, if you've been fiending for a decent PS2 kart racer you can play without vomiting your bones out in horror, here's where your money should be going. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« io mi ci sono divertito,l ho trovato parecchio carino e divertente,è un gioco ok »
« This is a great game. Always play games for yourself before you decide you're opinion. I've seen great reviews and scores for games I don't care for and low scores for games I love. »
« Although simple, this game is one of the most fun racers I've ever played. the tracks are very vibrant and interesting and has some of the best music in any games, even comparing to Mario Kart in terms of the tracks. »
« This is a okay game I've played on GCN, & PSP! My most favorite character I like to play for 2 is Ms. Pac-Man, & for PSP I like to play as Mappy, because his game has a catchey theme! »
« This game has some problems but overall it is a really fun racing game with cute design for the race tracks and the little things in it. Don't let the critics fool you because this is a fun game. »
