Pac-Man Kart Rally (also known as Pac-Man Kart Rally 3D in some releases) is a racing game released in 2010 by Bandai Namco Entertainment for various mobile devices. It is likely intended to serve as a sequel to Pac-Man World Rally. It was taken off most digital storefronts in March of 2018; the Amazon Fire TV version would remain available until the mid-2020s.
Gameplay[]
Game Modes[]
To get all game modes other than Tournament, An in-app purchase needs to be bought. Multiplayer will allow players to play in Tournament.
- Tournament - The player will choose a cup and aim for 1st place, This is included in multiplayer mode
- Challenge - Player would have to complete course challenges without other players (Example: Pass under 6 gates in order in less than 40 seconds.)
- Time Trial - The player would have to complete a track as fast as possible, This would also be the only mode to save to records
- Records - This shows 5 recent players high scores for the Time Trial mode, When noone is there it is listed as "PAC-MAN 59:59:59"
- Chase - Based on the original arcade game, Pac-Man is the only playable character. The player would use Power Pellets as health and had to avoid getting struck by ghosts.
- Survival - The player would have to stay stay away from last place otherwise they would get kicked off.
- Mirror - When this is selected it would mirrors tracks.
Cups[]
Pac-Man Cup[]
The default cup which tracks are:
- Pac-Man Forest - A track located in a forest with a shortcut
- Pad Cross - A track in the shape of an outline of a plus (+)
- Pac-Man Hill - A track on the hill, also has a shortcut
Ghost Cup[]
Ghost Cup takes place at a city night and usually has artwork of Pac-Man and Blinky on billboards, these tracks are:
- Night Ride - A wave track with a shortcut
- Ghost Town - A track in the shape of a ghost with a river to stop karts temporarily
- Drift Road - A basic track for drifting when turning
Katamari Cup[]
Based on the power-up katamari, these tracks are:
- Roller Coast - A track with 2 shortcuts and river to stop a karts temporarily
- King's Challenge - A track that is a wavy track
- Galaga Circuit - A track in the shape of a Galaga ship with 2 rivers to stop karts temporarily
Dig Dug Cup[]
Based off of the Namco game called Dig Dug, these tracks are:
- Drift Master - Similar to Drift Road but with more turning for more drifting also comes with mud to stop karts temporarily
- Muddy Canyon - A track with a patch of mud to stop karts temporarily.
- Sunny Maze -A track with a large shortcut and with the same patch of mud to stop karts temporarily
Bonus[]
3 extras tracks with themes from other cups these are:
- Sky Overpass - A long track that overlaps on it selfs with freeways
- Lucky 8 - A track in the shape of an 8 with the Ghost Town city
- The Snake - A track wavey like a snake and overlaps on it self with freeways and has rivers to stop karts temporarily
Items[]
From Courses[]
- Pac-Dot - These items will speed up player's kart when collected an limited to 10 Pac-Dots, These act as health in the Chase game mode
- Capsule - An random item chooser that with choose a Power-Up if the player don't have on or activated it
- Boost Pad - A flat item that when driven on will temporarily speed of a player's kart
- Jump Pad - It will launch the kart in the air over obstacles like rivers or mud
From Capsules[]
- Power Pellet - This boost item increases speed for several seconds.
- Power Pellet X3 - Same as a Power Pellet, But with 2 more
- Katamari - An item to be thrown at a nearby player to stop them for a few seconds
- 3 Katamaris - Same as a Katamari but with 2 more
- Drill - An item drop in hopes it will stop a player for a few seconds
- Pac-Man - This will make the player's kart indestructible to any attack, will be faster, and will not be affected by road objects or off-road areas
- Fruit (Cherry) - An autopilot item that take control and guide the kart along a fast and short route, It will blink when stopping.
- Ghost: An item that will transform every opponent into a scared ghost, Any collision will cause them to crash.
Multiplayer[]
Players can still have multiplayer games (even in delisted ports), as the multiplayer mode is entirely offline (not relying on servers or Wi-Fi networks).
- Connect to game - Find hosts
- Host Game - Host a game
Achievements[]
There are 12 achievements only for Windows Phone's Xbox app, Making them unavailable as those servers have shut down.
| Icon | Name | Description |
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One Step Ahead | Finish 3 races 1 lap before at least 1 opponent. |
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Dotted Line | Finish an Expert Tournament Race with 10 Pac-Dots. |
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Gear Head | Unlock all karts and all kart upgrades.
(This was when karts needed to be unlocked) |
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Drift Away | Perform 8 drift boosts in a single race. |
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Champion | Win all the cups on 1st place. |
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Hardcore | Finish 3 races without using any power-ups. |
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Mission Accomplished | Complete all the missions in Challenge Mode. |
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I Will Survive | Place 1st in each lap in a Survival Race. |
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Unbeatable | Win 50 Multiplayer Races. |
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Karting King | Complete the Tournament on Expert difficulty. |
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Record Breaker | Beat your own record 3 times on any track.
(Meaning new records on Time Trial) |
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Classic Pac-Man | Eat all the ghosts in a Chase Race. |
Characters[]
Most of the racers are taken from other Namco games and will be used in multiplayer games. The characters are (in order of character selection screen):
- Mr. Driller
- Blinky
- Pinky
- Inky
- Clyde
- Pac-Man
- Dig Dug
- The Prince
- Ichigo
- Galaga Ship
Home Ports[]
- Amazon Fire TV
- Android
- The Android version was originally exclusive to the Xperia Play, an Android-based "console" with physical game controls.[1] It was expanded across all Android platforms at an unknown later date.
- BlackBerry
- Mobile
- Likely the first version released, compatible with various Java/J2ME-based cell phones.
- Some Java releases feature a full 3D game engine (titled Pac-Man Kart Rally 3D on the title screen), while others use a more primitive 2D engine. This was also emphasized in some promotional write-ups about the game.
- Depending on the phone model, the game was available in either vertical and horizontal resolution.
- Windows Phone
- Featured Xbox Live connectivity and wireless multiplayer modes.[2]
Some versions of the games featured "free-to-play" mechanics (e.g. requiring payment to unlock further characters and tracks), while others retailed for $4.99 (including the Amazon Fire TV version).
Trivia[]
- For unknown reasons, some versions of the game seem to feature a slightly different Pac-Man design, with different eyes resembling the Pac-Man Party design and/or the Ghostly Adventures version of Pac-Man. In the Fire TV version, both styles are used inconsistently throughout the game.
- The main game artwork is directly modeled after the cover for Pac-Man World Rally, though is entirely redrawn in comparison. Oddly, the J2ME and Windows Phone versions feature an icon that appears to be directly traced over the World Rally artwork.
- While not appearing as a playable racer, Ms. Pac-Man makes a cameo in the "3D" Java version, appearing on a billboard (alongside Blinky) in the Ghost Cup tracks. Some Android-based versions replace this with a vectorized image of Pac-Man, or remove the sign entirely.
- One of the power-up icons appears to be modeled after Greg Martin-illustrated artwork for Pac-Man on the Game Boy.
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