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Pac-Man - Xbox Live Arcade

An arcade classic celebrating furious gluttony lives again on Xbox Live Arcade...but with all due respect to history, it's kind of boring.

Genre: Action
Release date: Aug 9, 2006
Published by: Microsoft
Developed by: Namco Bandai
Features: Widescreen
5 SO-SO
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Screenshots updated Jun 15, 2006
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ESRB Rating
Pac-Man - Xbox Live Arcade is rated:
Everyone
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