ic ▁G aming ▁Month ly ▁in ▁particular ▁dis lik ing ▁the ▁learning ▁curve ▁for ▁being ▁over ly - high . ▁Total ! ▁Germany ▁pra ised ▁the ▁Game ▁Boy ▁version ▁for ▁its ▁cre ativity ▁and ▁design , ▁but ▁claimed ▁that ▁its ▁difficulty ▁would ▁put ▁off ▁younger ▁players ▁and ▁only ▁recommended ▁the ▁game ▁towards ▁more ▁dedicated ▁platform ▁fans . ▁Video ▁Games ▁magazine ▁said ▁that ▁Pac - In - Time ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁step - up ▁in ▁quality ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁series ' ▁previous ▁platform ▁out ings , ▁writing : ▁" P ac - Man ▁fans ▁will ▁dig ▁the ▁characters ▁and ▁the ▁familiar ▁theme ▁music ▁at ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁each ▁stage , ▁but ▁Pac - In - Time ▁really ▁has ▁little ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁ma ze ▁game ▁that ▁launched ▁a ▁thousand ▁ma ze ▁games . ▁However , ▁unlike ▁Pac - Land ▁- ▁a ▁previous ▁attempt ▁to ▁bl end ▁the ▁Pac - Man ▁universe ▁with ▁a ▁platform - game ▁scenario ▁- ▁this ▁one ▁is ▁a ▁ple as antly ▁add ict ive ▁rom p ▁that ▁knows ▁just ▁how ▁to ▁te ase ▁players ▁into ▁coming ▁back ▁for ▁more ." ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 5 ▁video ▁games ▁Category : Cancel led ▁Game ▁G ear ▁games ▁Category : Cancel led ▁S ega ▁Gen esis ▁games ▁Category : D OS ▁games ▁Category : Game ▁Boy ▁games ▁Category : Mac ▁OS ▁games ▁Category : P ac - Man ▁Category : Platform ▁games ▁Category : Super ▁N intendo ▁Entertainment ▁System ▁games ▁Category : Video