Context: I'm by no means a hardcore Pac-Man connoisseur, but I really like the Tengen NES Ms. Pac-Man. I also played this game a lot when I was younger.

It's Pac-Man on steroids.

Not even like this game is that hard, but it's still going to be the most tense Pac-Man you'll ever play. Ghosts will appear asleep on the map, and relentlessly chase you if you pass them; doing this with multiple ghosts creates a whole rainbow train of death... that you can eat with a power pellet, as always, for massive points. The game also gradually gets faster. MUCH faster.

Classic Pac-Man is, first and foremost, a survival game: it has high-score features, but unless you're a top player, you're going to be focusing more on just not dying.
CE DX, however, is definitely more a score attack game and a speedrun. As the classic quartet of Blinky, Inky, Pinky, and Clyde don't have an impact on the game until you reach certain score benchmarks (and even then, can be persuaded into joining the rainbow train of death), this game is all about finding the best routes along the maps to get the most points possible in the least time possible.

Though the basic movement mechanics are practically identical to any other version of Pac-Man you've played (and if you're reading this, you HAVE played Pac-Man), this is a very different game, and that turned some Pac-Man fever-er-ers off from it when it first launched. But don't let that sway you from picking it up; it's a fantastic, arcadey game in its own right.

Also Pac-Rainbow is a banger, which is the last compliment I'd expect to give to PAC-MAN of all games.

Context: I'm by no means a hardcore Pac-Man connoisseur, but I really like the Tengen NES Ms. Pac-Man. I also played this game a lot when I was younger. It's Pac-Man on steroids. Not even like this game is that hard, but it's still going to be the most tense Pac-Man you'll ever play. Ghosts will appear asleep on the map, and relentlessly chase you if you pass them; doing this with multiple ghosts creates a whole rainbow train of death... that you can eat with a power pellet, as always, for massive points. The game also gradually gets faster. MUCH faster. Classic Pac-Man is, first and foremost, a survival game: it has high-score features, but unless you're a top player, you're going to be focusing more on just not dying. CE DX, however, is definitely more a score attack game and a speedrun. As the classic quartet of Blinky, Inky, Pinky, and Clyde don't have an impact on the game until you reach certain score benchmarks (and even then, can be persuaded into joining the rainbow train of death), this game is all about finding the best routes along the maps to get the most points possible in the least time possible. Though the basic movement mechanics are practically identical to any other version of Pac-Man you've played (and if you're reading this, you HAVE played Pac-Man), this is a very different game, and that turned some Pac-Man fever-er-ers off from it when it first launched. But don't let that sway you from picking it up; it's a fantastic, arcadey game in its own right. Also Pac-Rainbow is a banger, which is the last compliment I'd expect to give to PAC-MAN of all games.