9 7 5 , ▁five ▁years ▁before ▁his ▁debut ▁appearance . ▁The ▁game ▁sp ans ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁five ▁different ▁world s ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁levels ▁each . ▁Level s ▁are ▁designed ▁around ▁solving ▁puzz les ▁and ▁back track ing ▁to ▁previous ▁sections , ▁taking ▁place ▁in ▁environments ▁such ▁as ▁mountains , ▁villages , ▁and ▁cast les . ▁The ▁objective ▁of ▁each ▁level ▁is ▁to ▁collect ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁pel lets , ▁or ▁" P ac - D ots ", ▁found ▁throughout ▁to ▁open ▁up ▁an ▁exit ▁door . ▁Each ▁level ▁contains ▁around ▁ 3 0 ▁Pac - D ots ▁each , ▁with ▁a ▁counter ▁displayed ▁at ▁the ▁bottom - left ▁of ▁the ▁screen ▁that ▁indicates ▁how ▁many ▁remain . ▁En em ies ▁and ▁obst acles ▁are ▁found ▁throughout ▁that ▁will ▁cause ▁Pac - Man ▁to ▁lose ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁his ▁life - bar ▁when ▁touched . ▁The ▁G hosts ▁also ▁appear ▁and ▁will ▁give ▁ch ase ▁to ▁Pac - Man ; ▁he ▁can ▁defeat ▁them ▁by ▁e ating ▁a ▁Power ▁Pel let , ▁which ▁will ▁cause ▁them ▁to ▁turn ▁blue ▁and ▁ed ible . ▁ ▁Pac - Man ▁can ▁collect ▁four ▁different ▁items ▁to ▁aid ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁quest , ▁each ▁having ▁different ▁effects ▁when ▁used . ▁These ▁items ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁by ▁jump ing ▁through ▁colored ▁ho ops ▁in ▁levels ; ▁Pac - Man ▁can ▁hold ▁all ▁four ▁of ▁them ▁at ▁once , ▁but ▁can ▁only ▁use ▁one ▁at ▁a ▁time . ▁J ump ing ▁through ▁the ▁ho op ▁a