Getting Started
Switch the Nintendo® Game Boy® Advance system OFF. Never insert or remove a Game Pak while the Game Boy® Advance is ON.
Insert the Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness™ Game Pak into the slot on the Game Boy® Advance. Press firmly to ensure the Game Pak is correctly inserted. Switch the Game Boy® Advance ON. The title screen should appear. If the title screen fails to appear, return to the first step.
Press START to enter the Main Menu.
NOTE: The Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness™ Game Pak is for Game Boy® Advance only. For multiplayer games, link two to four Game Boy® Advance systems (each with a Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness™ Game Pak) via a Game Boy® Advance Game Link® Cable. See "Multiplayer" for details. Story Overview
Land. With the force-fields in place, this is an extremely useful tool. Unfortunately, the dark forces from Haunted Halloween seem to think so too. Using Professor Pac's own mirror, they attempt to capture the professor to obtain the Pactrometer.
However, Professor Pac is far too smart for that. Just before becoming completely engulphed by the black magic, the professor manages to toss the Pactrometer to Ms. Pac-Man. The future of Pac-Land is in your hands now. Only you can gather the four gems of virtue to save Pac-Land! Collectibles and Objectives
During the journey, you need to collect the four Gems Of Virtue. Each region holds one gem. You also collect Gold Stars from each stage. The Gold Stars are the keys to achieving 100 percent in the game, so make sure to collect as many as you can.
You can earn a Gold Star by:
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Completing a stage and beating the Par Time.
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Finding the seven Fruit in a stage.
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Obtaining every available Pac-Dot on a stage.
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Completing a stage and beating the Par Score.
To start, select which stage you want to play from the list of unlocked stages. Press Left and Right on the Control Pad to select a stage to play. Once you've chosen a stage, press the A Button to start the game.
Multiplayer Setup
Switch OFF the Game Boy® Advance systems before connecting the Game Boy® Advance Game Link® Cable. Connect the Game Boy® Advance Game Link® Cable to each of the systems.
Insert a Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness™ Game Pak into each of the systems. Switch both systems ON. Multiplayer mode allows you to play several different types of games with friends. Each player (two to four) must have a Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness™ Game Pak, a Nintendo Game Boy® Advance, and must be connected via a Game Boy® Advance Game Link® Cable (sold separately). Multiplayer Game Modes
There are 3 multiplayer games in Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness™: •
DOT MANIA: Eat 80 dots to win and get killer power-ups.
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GHOST TAG: Catch Ms. Pac-Man then eat 50 dots to win. •
DA BOMB: Do not be the one left holding the bomb.
Within all Multiplayer modes of play, you can select the number of rounds to play (1 to 99).
Loading Games
You can select to load a previously saved game from one of the three slots.
PLEASE BE AWARE: Saving overwrites any previously saved game.
Game Options
Here you can change and save various options which affect the game:
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AUDIO: Adjust the sound effects (sfx) and music volume.
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CREDITS: View the credits list for Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness™. Controls
Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness™ is rather unique in term of character control because you use only the Control Pad to move Ms. Pac-Man. The A Button is used to show the Heads-Up Display. Interactive Objects
Ms. Pac-Man will have to use a lot of objects in her quest to find the four Gems Of Virtue. She will need to master these objects to solve the puzzles: •
Reset trigger: Allows players to restart a puzzle if they are confused or stuck trying to find an escape.
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Button: Located on the floor, so you can activate them by passing through them. They are used to open doors or rev wheels. In some puzzles, you will need to walk on multiple buttons in order to trigger and open the door.
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Switch: These are the on/off levers. They are used to open doors or trigger mechanisms.
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Destructible Boxes: Can block a passage. To get around these, you will need a TNT box or a Nitro box to destroy them. They do not regenerate with the use of the Reset trigger.
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Doors: Block the passage. You will need to trigger a mechanism to open it.
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Ice blocks: The same as the movable block. However, they will slide when pushed. They only move in a straight line; only stopping when they hit a hazard. If you push an Ice block into lava, it will freeze the lava allowing you to move over it.
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Locked door: You need the correct color Key to open these doors.
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Movable block: They have directions indicated on top of them. You can push them in any direction. They are used to reach inaccessible areas.
Checkpoints and Secrets
Checkpoints are scattered throughout the stages. If you run out of health and lose a life, you will return to the previous Checkpoint.
Witch doors are special doors that can only be opened with a Witch