Overview:
Estimated achievement difficulty: 3/10
Offline: 25 [1000]
Online: 0 [0]
Approximate time: 15 Hours
Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 2 (1 Story Playthrough + one more playthrough of the regular levels and a bit of mop up)
Missable achievements: No [Level Select]
Does difficulty affect Achievements: No
Unobtainable/glitched Achievements: No
Extra equipment needed?: No
Is there DLC? No
Introduction:
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures is a 3D platformer by NAMCO Bandai that features a lot of Mario-esqe power ups. The good news is you don't really have to worry about collectables or side quests. You'll mostly be concerned with just getting to the end of the level. There's also a few arcade mini games you're going to have to deal with too.
Step 1: Regular Story Playthrough
Start the game by playing through the story line. There are six chapters with various numbers of stages in each chapter. Each level is fairly short and the enemies and platforming is not too difficult, although some of the elemental based foes can be annoying. During this playthrough you will pick up all the story related achievements. As you play keep a few achievements in mind that you should be working towards; Super Pac-Man, Trash-Man, Pacberry Pie Hog, Pac-ed with Health, Bonus Pac and all the kill X number of ghosts with X power-up achievements. Most of these will come pretty naturally as you play, but you can certainly speed up the process by some light grinding. You also need to beat level 4 of each of the arcade games located in the school hub.
Step 2: Token Effort Playthrough + Mop Up
You get a fruit from completing each level. After you have the fruit, beat the level once more to win a token. You will probably need this go 'round to finish up Pac-ed With Health too. You can also knock out Oooo! Scary! and any of the kill X number of ghosts with X power-up if you still need to. Once you've eaten all the ghosts you need to and maxed out Pac's health you can just run through the levels to get to the end as fast as you would like avoiding ghosts.
Conclusion:
The bottom line is this is a good game to gamefly or otherwise rent. It's a fun little platformer with pretty easy achievements with just a few frustrating parts. Like when you are playing as Balloon Pac-Man, there is absolutely no fun to be found. Just carry on and get to the next part of the level. This game is not worth buying as there's only about 15 hours or so of gameplay tops and it's hardly a masterpiece.
[x360a would like to thank Ace Attorney 86 for this Roadmap]