Pac-Man Kart Rally

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, though is currently still available on the Amazon Fire TV platform.
==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.
==Achievements==
There are 12 achievements only for Windows Phone's Xbox app, Making them unavailable as those servers have shut down.
Icon	Name 	Description
 	One Step Ahead 	Finish 3 races 1 lap before at least 1 opponent.
 	Dotted Line 	Finish an Expert Tournament Race with 10 Pac-Dots.
 	Gear Head 	Unlock all karts and all kart upgrades.
(This was when karts needed to be unlocked)
 	Drift Away 	Perform 8 drift boosts in a single race.
 	Champion 	Win all the cups on 1st place.
 	Hardcore 	Finish 3 races without using any power-ups.
 	Mission Accomplished	Complete all the missions in Challenge Mode.
 	I Will Survive 	Place 1st in each lap in a Survival Race.
 	Unbeatable 	Win 50 Multiplayer Races.
 	Karting King 	Complete the Tournament on Expert difficulty.
 	Record Breaker 	Beat your own record 3 times on any track.
(Meaning new records on Time Trial)
 	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
====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
== Home Ports ==
*Amazon Fire TV
*Android
**The Android version was originally exclusive to the Xperia Play, an Android-based "console" with physical game controls.https://www.droidgamers.com/news/pac-man-kart-rally-now-available-for-xperia-play-owners-through-verizons-v-cast-app-store/ 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.https://www.windowscentral.com/pac-man-kart-rally-will-be-first-xbox-live-game-windows-phone-wireless-multiplayer
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.
== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
Pacman-kart-rally-2d-j2me-gameplay-vertical.png|J2ME (2D, vertical resolution)
Pacman-kart-rally-3d-j2me-gameplay-horizontal.png|J2ME (3D, horizontal resolution)
Kart Rally Mobile Screenshots.png|Flip-style phone screenshots|J2ME (3D, vertical resolution)
== References ==
== External links ==
*Archive of official website
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