Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness - Nintendo 64

Maze Madness is a bit of a misleading title, because while the game does involve mazes, it's the puzzles that will stop your progress. Most of the puzzles aren't that hard, but a few will stump you for a bit. There are blocks to push, TNT to explode, and springboards that propel you upward.

Players are awarded stars for completing different tasks, such as finding all the fruit in a level, munching all the pellets in a level, or beating the level in time-trial mode. Initially, earning one star per level will get you to the next stage, but you must go back and earn more stars to unlock later levels.

Maze Madness' graphics are smooth and crisp, but they aren't very detailed. The game has the look and feel of a cartoon's minimal lighting effects. Ms. Pac-Man herself is just a round polygonal sphere with some textures, arms, and legs glued on.

Where this game excels is in the level design. A puzzle game like this is made or broken on the ingenuity of the levels. Also, Maze Madness features some multiplayer options, which, combined with its simple, family-friendly gameplay, makes it an excellent choice for a party game. --Todd Mowatt--This text refers to the Sega Dreamcast edition of this game

Amazon.com Product Description
Ms. Pac-Man makes her return to the screen in Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness. Explore 180 mazes throughout four worlds. While the environment has moved from 2-D to 3-D, the game controls have remained true to the original arcade game--only the directional pad is used. Pick up power pellets to chomp on ghosts and new enemies, such as centipedes, Neander-Pacs, and baby dragons. Up to four players can engage in a variety of games, which include Ghost Tag, in which three players are ghosts, and one player is Ms. Pac-Man; and Dot Mania, in which players compete to eat the most dots in a maze.