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My first thought: they've cocked it up. Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 starts with a tutorial, and a pretty ugly one at that. I didn't go giddy for Championship Edition and its DX remix because they sat underneath a weighty, mandatory tutorial - they're blistering, simple, high-score chasing experiences you're supposed to be able to just pick up. So why was Championship Edition 2 throwing up pages of text about bloody boss battles? I was so upset I switched the PS4 off.Thankfully, it pans out. The tutorial is there to introduce what's been layered on top of the formula since the remix of the original remix - slight but important changes with things like gauges, braking, meters and, yes, bosses. Viewed in this isolated sequence it seems like a mess, but it (mostly) clicks once you start getting stuck in.
As always, Pac-Man is all about huffing up the dots in a level, switching his focus to ghosts when temporarily strengthened by a power pellet. The Championship Edition version of the classic removes many of these dots, turning the game into a time-trial gauntlet to be carefully followed - something easier said than done when the game speeds up. Grab enough dots here and the game will spawn a piece of fruit, which will fling Pac-Man to a new board of fresh dots to clear. Repeat until the clock runs down.
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