History Videogame / PacmanMonsters

Use your team of creatures (including fairies, demons and, of course, ''VideoGame/PacMan''–based monsters) to fight increasingly difficult enemy waves and bosses that are wreaking havoc in Pac-Land. Obtain coins and various wonder eggs that can be used to upgrade monsters you have or obtain more monsters. In addition to Eggs, seeds must be obtained to evolve your various party members.

In battle, the bottom half of the screen becomes a sort of ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}''-esque puzzle game. players are given a certain amount of turns to wipe across stacked blocks, guiding Pac-Man to eat power pellets to allow your monsters to attack, and use special abilities. Different enemies only give the player so many turns however, so one has to plan what path Pac should take and what monsters need to attack.

* ArtShift: Most Pac-Man games, though different in their own ways, generally cave a bright toy-like feel between them. Pac-Man Monsters on the other hand, has the same artist as ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'' (noticeable in some designs, such as Grand Prix Queen Fairy), with sharper edges, darker colorations, shadows, and so on.
** The style seems to be based on the character style vote for ''WesternAnimation/PacManAndTheGhostlyAdventures'', shown [[http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/new-pac-man-styles-vote-article-1.1174180 here,]] mixing various aspects of all four styles, none of which were used in the show itself.

* GottaCatchEmAll: Though its interestingly different from other {{Mon}} genre games, eggs are dropped occasionally by enemies, and from there have a chance of having a new creature when hatched or be left unhatched and used to upgrade your monsters' level. This does not allow them to evolve however, and so one also has to collect seeds to achieve that.

%% ** TheChick: Pinky

!!!Pac-Man Monsters exhibits :

%% ** YinYangBomb: What you're basically doing if you allow only monsters of Light and Dark on your team to attack, or make the team itself exclusive to Light and Dark.

* GottaCatchEmAll: Though its interestingly different from other {{Mon}} genre games, eggs are dropped occasionally by enemies, and from there have a chance of having a new creature when hatched, or be left unhatched and used to upgrade your monsters level. This does not allow them to evolve however, and so one also has to collect seeds to achieve that.

** Killer Frog is from ''VideoGame/PacManWorld 2'', but instead of Clyde driving it, a random blue ghost is the pilot.
** Golvis, the main villain of ''Pac 'N Roll'', is given a ''pre''-evolution, Funny Golvis.

** Glovis, the main villain of ''Pac 'N Roll'', is given a ''pre''-evolution, Funny Glovis.

Use your team of creatures (including fairies, demons and, of course, ''VideoGame/PacMan''–based monsters) to fight increasingly difficult enemy waves and bosses that are wreaking havoc in Pac-Land. Obtain coins and various wonder eggs that can be used to upgrade monsters you have or obtain more monsters. In addition to Eggs, seeds must be obtained to evolve your various party members.

Use your team of creatures (including fairies, demons and, of course, ''VideoGame/PacMan''–based monsters) to fight increasingly difficult enemy waves and bosses that are wreaking havoc in Pac-Land. Obtain coins and various wonder eggs that can be used to upgrade monsters you have or obtain more monsters. In addition to Eggs, seeds must be obtained to evolve your various party members.

* {{Crossover}}: Several with other Namco titles.

Special quests and monsters become more and more available to the player, allowing them to get more rare monsters without having to really level grind for seeds. Unfortunately, the online service has ended, with its game's removal, on March 9th, 2015.

** PlayingWithFire
** MakingASplash
** GreenThumb
** CastingAShadow
** LightEmUp
** YinYangBomb: What you're basically doing if you allow only monsters of Light and Dark on your team to attack, or make the team itself exclusive to Light and Dark.
* FiveManBand: Technically, any monster can become developed enough to have its own spot, but based solely on the opening cutscene, and ignoring that not all ghost allies are available when you start:
** TheLeader: Pac-Man
** TheLancer: Blinky
** TheSmartGuy: Inky
** TheBigGuy: Clyde
** TheChick: Pinky [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and the Fairies]]

* {{Wendigo}}: Surprisingly coming in all elemental forms and evolving from Gremlin {{Mooks}}, Wendigo's here are large mammal/reptile combos that are powerful in battle.

** Anubis and its evolution, Anubis Rex, based on ThatOneLevel / ThatOneBoss of the same name from the first ''PacManWorld'' game.
** Killer Frog is from ''PacManWorld 2'', but instead of Clyde driving it, a random blue ghost is the pilot.

** The style seems to be based on the character style vote for PacManAndTheGhostlyAdventures, shown [[http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/new-pac-man-styles-vote-article-1.1174180 here]], mixing various aspects of all four styles, none of which were used in the show itself.

* ShoutOut: Various monsters in this game are loving tributes to earlier PacMan titles. Here are a few examples. See

A puzzle/RPG hybrid released on mobile devices on March 31, 2014, by Creator/NamcoBandai through the iOS App Store and Android Google Play Store, ''Pac-Man Monsters'' is a simple concept:

* ArtShift: Most Pac-Man games, though different in their own ways, generally cave a bright toy-like feel between them. Pac-Man Monsters on the other hand, has the same artist as PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt (noticeable in some designs, such as Grand Prix Queen Fairy), with sharper edges, darker colorations, shadows, and so on.

A puzzle/RPG hybrid to be released on mobile devices on March 31, 2015, by Creator/NamcoBandai through the iOS App Store, ''Pac-Man Monsters'' is a simple concept:

Use your team of creatures (including fairies, demons and, of course, ''VideoGame/PacMan''–based monsters) to fight increasingly difficult enemy waves and bosses that are wreaking havoc in Pac-Land. Obtain coins and various wonder eggs that can be used to upgrade monsters you have or obtain more monsters.In addition to Eggs, seeds must be obtained to evolve you various party members.

In battle, the bottom half of the screen becomes a sort of ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}''-esque puzzle game. players are given a certain amount of turns to wipe across stacked blocks, guiding Pac Man to eat power pellets to allow your monsters to attack, and use special abilities. Different enemies only give the player so many turns however, so one has to plan what path Pac should take and what monsters need to attack.

special quests and monsters become more and more available to the player, allowing them to get more rare monsters without having to really level grind for seeds. Unfortunately the online service is ending for the game come March 9th.

!!!Pac Man Monsters exhibits :
* ArtShift: Most Pac-Man games, though different in their own ways, generally cave a bright toy-like feel between them. Pac Man Monster on the other hand, has the same artist as PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt, (noticeable in some designs, such as Grand Prix Queen Fairy) with sharper edges, darker colorations and shadows, and so on.
** The style seems to be based on the vote for the PacManAndTheGhostlyAdventures, shown [[http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/new-pac-man-styles-vote-article-1.1174180 here]], mixing various aspects of all four styles, none of which were used in the show itself.

** YinYangBomb: what you're basically doing if you allow only monsters of Light and Dark on your team to attack, or make the team itself exclusive to Light and Dark.
* FiveManBand: technically, any monster can become developed enough to have its own spot, but based solely on the Opening cutscene, and ignoring that not all the ghost allies are available when you start:
** TheLeader: Pac Man

* TheGoomba: Gremlins, which [[MagikarpPower evolve into the much more powerful Wendigos after being leveled up]]
* GottaCatchEmAll: Though its interestingly different from other {{Mon}} genre games, eggs are dropped occasionally by enemies, and from there have a chance of having a new creature when hached, or be left unhatched and used to upgrade your monsters level. This does not allow them to evolve however, and so one also has to collect seeds to achieve that.
* LevelAte: Pac Land itself, as seen / described in the opening cutscene and some levels.
* MsFanservice: many female monsters are pretty shapely when evolved from a lower tier monster ( Witch monster's "Queen" evolutions), and some are like this even before then (Valkarie and Black Valkarie). There's also the Egyptian Fairy that summons monsters for you whenever you get a "Lucky Bonus".
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: The initial team has an elemental Pac Man-looking character, Pinky, Clyde, and two elemental Fairies.
* ShoutOut: Various monsters in this game are Loving tributes to earlier PacMan titles. Here are a few examples. See
** Anubis and its evolution, Anubis Rex, based on ThatOneLevel / ThatOneBoss of the same name from the First PacManWorld.
** Killer Frog is from PacManWorld 2, but instead of Clyde driving it, a random blue ghost is the pilot.
** Glovis, the main villain of Pac 'N Roll, is given a ''pre''-evolution, Funny Glovis.
* {{Wendigo}}: Surprisingly coming in all elemental forms and evolving from Gremlin {{Mooks}}, Wendigo's here are large mammal/reptile combos, that are surprisingly powerful in battle.

** YinYangBomb: what you're basically doing if you allow only monsters of Light and Dark on your team to attack, or make the team itself exclusive to Light and Dark.* FiveManBand: technically, any monster can become developed enough to have its own spot, but based solely on the Opening cutscene, and ignoring that not all the ghost allies are available when you start:

* FiveManBand: technically, any monster can become developed enough to have its own spot, but based solely on the Opening cutscene, and ignoring that not all the ghost allies are available when you start:

* MsFanservice: many female monsters are pretty shapely when evolved from a lower tier monster ( Witch monster's "Queen" evolutions), and some are like this even before then (Valkarie). There's also the Egyptian Fairy that summons monsters for you whenever you get a "Lucky Bonus".

** YinYangBomb: what you're basically doing if you allow only monsters of Light and Dark on your team to attack, or make the team itself exclusive to Light and Dark.

** Anubis and is evolution, Anubis Rex, based on ThatOneLevel / ThatOneBoss of the same name from the First PacManWorld.

** YinYangBomb: what you're basically doing if you allow only monsters of Light and Dark on your team to attack, or make the team itself exclusive to Light and Dark.

* ArtShift: Most Pac-Man games, though different in their own ways, generally cave a bright toy-like feel between them. Pac Man Monster on the other hand, has the same artist as Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, (noticeable in some designs, such as Grand Prix Queen Fairy) with sharper edges, darker colorations and shadows, and so on.

* MsFanservice: nearly all female monsters are pretty shapely when evolved from a lower tier monster, and some are like this even before then. There's also the Egyptian Fairy that summons monsters for you whenever you get a "Lucky Bonus".

** The style seems to be based on the vote for the PacManAndTheGhostlyAdventures, shown [[http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/new-pac-man-styles-vote-article-1.1174180 here]], mixing various aspects of all four styles, none of which were not used in the show itself.

** The style seems to be based on the vote for the Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, shown [[http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/new-pac-man-styles-vote-article-1.1174180 here]], mixing various aspects of all four styles, none of which were not used in the show itself.

** Glovis, the main villain of Pac 'N Roll, is given a ''pre''-evolution, Funny Glovis.

Use your team of creatures (including fairies, demons and, of course, ''VideoGame/PacMan''–based monsters) to fight increasingly difficult enemy waves and bosses that are wreaking havoc in Pac-Land. Obtain coins and various wonder eggs that can be used to upgrade monsters you have or obtain more monsters.

In battle, the bottom half of the screen becomes a sort of ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}''-esque puzzle game.

A Puzzle/RPG hybrid released on mobile devices on March 31, 2015 By {{Namco}}/{{Bandai}} through the app store, Pac man monsters is a simple concept:

Use you're team of creatures (ranging from fairies, demons, and of course PacMan based monsters) to fight increasingly difficult enemy waves and Bosses that are wreaking havoc in Pac-Land, Obtaining coins and various wonder eggs that can be used to upgrade monsters you have or obtain more.

In battle, the bottom-half of the screen becomes a sort of {{Tetris}}-esque puzzle game.