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Ms. PAC-MAN

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Starting its life as the hack Crazy Otto , Ms. PAC-MAN  has had a turbulent history that has since made it rather obscure compared to its (frankly less-enjoyable) originator, PAC-MAN . I'll spare you from that here, but it is definitely worth reading into more if you aren't familiar. Luckily, it is still available on mobile, albeit with swipe controls that leave something to be desired. When playing Ms.  PAC-MAN , you may notice that the gameplay is identical to that of the original  PAC-MAN , but the field of play is not quite as familiar. Making this the better of the two games is ghosts with unique personalities (not just memorizable algorithms), four rotating mazes (rather than just one for all 256 levels), and fruit that travels around the maze (adding complexity beyond the capabilities of stationary fruits). Overall, Ms.  PAC-MAN  is still a simple arcade game, but it will easily give you a better time than the original, which earns it my endorsement as the best cla