Pac Man as a game has withstood the test of time, singling it out of the many gems of the 1980s to become one of

the most iconic games of all time. A lot of Pac Man's longevity is based on its very successful ability to use

various engagement types in order to allow many types of players to find some form of entertainment value in the

game. Pac Man's key engagements types are its challenging base game, a sense of achievement in doing well in the

game, and comedic catharsis on the game's style as a whole.

When thinking about Pac Man, the most obvious first impression is that the game is challenging. Most new players

to the game won't get past level 2 on their first try, and those who do will feel as if the game is getting

harder …show more content…
Without prior knowledge of tactics related to the game, a new player

will spend his first moments playing the game relying entirely on improvisation, usually by going throughout the

level and only diverting from the most optimal path towards the dots when an enemy is blocking their path.

However, when a player starts to play more, they start to realize patterns in the ghost movements. Blinky will

always try to race you down, Pinky will try to cut you off, Inky will randomly just chase spots on the stage, and

Clyde will sometimes sit in a corner or just straight up run away from Pac Man. The ghosts will also sometimes

just veer off and run to separate corners of the map, seemingly at random. As the player begins to notice these

little quirks about the ghosts's AI, they will begin their planning, figuring out which areas of the map are the safest, starting routes where the ghosts will be guaranteed not to hit the player, etc. And once they plan out a certain course, they practice. They play through the level repeatedly, changing little details to make it faster, or easier to remember, and lead to the player perfecting their game, allowing them to reach higher and higher