Pac-Man Party

The game was released to coincide with Pac-Man's 30th anniversary. The game is notable for featuring redesigns of the main characters that would carry over to subsequent Pac-Man titles in the mid-2010s, culminating with Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures.

• Title — Pac-Man Party • Developer — Tose Namco Networks (Windows Mobile) • Publisher — Namco Bandai Games Namco Networks (Windows Mobile) • Producer — Yasuhiro Minamimoto • Director — Daisuke Ichihara • Designer — Hirokazu Yasuhara • Series — Pac-Man • Platforms — Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Windows Mobile • Release — Wii Windows Mobile February 24, 2011 Nintendo 3DS • Genre — Party • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer

The game includes a story mode known as "Mr. Cookie's Recipe". It also has a party mode for up to four players. There are over 50 minigames, which when played, allows players to unlock bonus content. It also has a "Classic Games" mode where players can play three classic Namco arcade games—Pac-Man, Galaga, and Dig Dug —with either the Wii Remote turned sideways or a Classic Controller. The 3DS version of the game allows players to do link-up 4 player with only one cartridge. The Wii version has two extra boards that the 3DS version does not have. A scaled-down version on Windows Phone has 2D graphics and contains 10 mini games. It lacks the "Classic Games" mode that the Wii and 3DS versions have but all three of the games from that mode have had their own separate releases on Windows Phone. In the game, all players start at Mr. Cookie's factory with 1,000 cookies. The main object is to collect a number of cookies and get to the cookie factory to win. When a player goes to an empty space or an empty castle, the player can build a castle or claim it. When players go to their own castle, they receive cookies (depending on the level). A player landing on an opponent's castle will battle in a minigame (attack and defense). If the attacking player wins, the player takes the opponent's castle. If the defending player wins, the attack player/players lose the number of cookies (depending on the castle's level). If a player lands on a Millionaire Manor, something good will happen. If a player lands on a Tarot Tent, something bad could happen. If a player lands on Dr. Labo's Lab, the player might go to a different space or earn a power cookie. If the player passes the exclamation point (!) space enough times, something major will happen, and then the player will play a boss minigame once returning to the space. When the player returns to the cookie factory, a cookie bonus is awarded along with a castle bonus based on the number of castles owned.