▁The ▁New ▁Advent ures ▁( 1 9 9 3 ). ▁A ▁version ▁of ▁Pac - In - Time ▁for ▁the ▁S ega ▁Gen esis ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁S ega ▁Vis ions ▁magazine ▁for ▁release ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁however ▁it ▁was ▁never ▁released . ▁A ▁Game ▁G ear ▁version ▁was ▁also ▁cancel led , ▁designed ▁by ▁Gil ▁Es pe che ; ▁this ▁version ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁dump ed ▁online ▁by ▁the ▁video ▁game ▁pres ervation ▁group ▁S MS ▁Power ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Pac - In - Time ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁a ▁generally ▁favor able ▁reception ▁from ▁publications , ▁and ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁unique ▁and ▁innov ative ▁title ▁in ▁the ▁Pac - Man ▁series . ▁Game Pro ▁magazine ▁commented ▁that ▁it ▁helps ▁represent ▁the ▁character ' s ▁legacy , ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁interesting ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁franch ise . ▁ ▁The ▁game ' s ▁visual s ▁and ▁presentation ▁were ▁pra ised ▁by ▁several . ▁Electron ic ▁G aming ▁Month ly ▁liked ▁Pac - Man ' s ▁c ute ▁design ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁game ▁itself ▁having ▁a ▁distinct ly - c ute ▁style , ▁while ▁also ▁pra ising ▁the ▁graphics ▁themselves ▁for ▁being ▁bright ▁and ▁color ful , ▁which ▁Game Pro ▁agreed ▁with . ▁ ▁Review ing ▁the ▁Game ▁Boy ▁version , ▁Fam its u ▁and ▁Total ! ▁Germany ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁graphics ▁had ▁a ▁very ▁cart o ony ▁look , ▁but ▁were ▁average ▁for ▁the ▁system . ▁Crit ics