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Casual games rock; they're simple, easy to understand, and a fun way to pass the time. The Nintendo Wii seems to have won over most casual gamers who only have a few minutes to play a game because, unfortunately, most Xbox 360 and PS3 games are way too involved and tricky for a quick button bashing session.

So Microsoft decided to go old school by re-releasing everyone's all time favorite classic game; PAC-MAN.

PAC-MAN Championship Edition features original gameplay and hundreds of new levels. The graphics have been upgraded to high-definition, but still maintain the appeal and retro-look of the original coin-op arcade game.

PAC-MAN Championship Edition brings back those classic days of space invaders with the first brand new mazes released in more than 26 years.

Toru Iwantani, designer of the original Pac-Man game, revamped the 1981 classic specially for the first-ever Xbox 360 PAC-MAN World Championship recently held in New York City.

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Despite the high-definition graphics for the Xbox 360, the new version is still a two-dimensional game. A few new twists have been added like mazes that change shape during gameplay, six timed game modes, and a new soundtrack.

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Move through treacherous mazes and eat all the Pac-Dots to clear each stage while avoiding the sinister ghosts. Eat Power Pellets to become temporarily invincible. Turn the tables on the ghosts and chase them down! Eat all four ghosts to earn the most bonus points!

Think you can break your old record?

_{Pac-Man Championship Edition Trailer -  Microsoft Corporation video on YouTube}

*Eat your way through more than 250 exciting, addictive levels of action-packed fun.

* The new mazes feature great gameplay challenges: Try the Darkness Course where maze walls are invisible and only the area around PAC-MAN and the ghosts can be seen. Or check out the Freeway Course, a high-speed challenge where everything moves at twice normal speed.

* Or take on the challenge of PAC-MAN Championship Edition.

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