Pix the Cat

Nothing beats the bond between a video game cat and their army of rescued ducklings in this trippy descent into the never ending layers of a television screens circuits - the pixelated blue mascot running, sliding, and kicking its way through each exceedingly flashy and bright stage of navigational chaos. The game starts you out being greeted by our adorably rotund cat hero and his or her admirable bedroom of awesomely geeky references to the likes of Where the Wild Things Are, Godzilla, King Kong, and Ultraman. This nostalgia inducing bedroom acts your base of operations and where you'll be choosing from the four very different modes, starting with the very important main Arcade mode where you'll ease into your new digital life of aviary rescue. The rules seem simple enough; navigate a seemingly never ending series of Pacman-like mazes while collecting the carefully placed eggs within

This game is like some bizarro version of Pac Man Championship Edition DX+, requiring many of the same skills. It’s also much harder. The goal of each board is to grab all the eggs, then walk over every circle. A chick will hatch out of every egg you touch and start following you, forcing you to play Snake until you can drop them onto the circles and get rid of them. For maximum points, you need to pick up every egg on the board before stepping on a single circle, turning most boards into a tough pathfinding puzzle. The most creative idea at work here is the way you can take portals back to previous levels at any time, which is sometimes required for playing optimally. The biggest difference from Pac-Man, and the reason why this game is so hard, is because of all the sharp turns. There were no sharp turns in Pac-Man: every single turn was made at an intersection, giving you at least o

Put Pacman DX+, Snake, ChuChu Rocket into a blender. Mix for 10 mins, and you end up with Pix The Cat. The game is basically snake (old mobile game), with Chu Chu rocket style graphics and Pacman DX+ mechanics. Good for a quick 10/15 minute blast, the concept is simple, as Pix the cat you have to collect eggs which spawn chicks that follow you. Walk over the targets to deposit the chicks and score... Seems simple enough.. Except.. The only way to get a decent score is to collect ALL the chicks first BEFORE you deposit them. Deposit them too early, and the remaining shells crack and your combo multiplier drops. Run into your own tail of chicks and all the remaining eggs crack your combo multiplier drops. Run into various enemies and all the eggs crack, and your combo multiplier drops. The longer you can go without dropping your combo multiplier the higher score you can achieve, but also

What a little gem of a game this is. To my mind, it's a very successful hybrid of Pac Man championship Edition and the good old Snake game. The gamplay is simple, well implemented and requires a high level of skill/accuracy/timing with additional benefit derived from learning the maze layouts. Scores benefit significanlty from flawless execution which further underline the need to perfect technique - again, true to the essence of a traditional arcade game. The menu system is presented logically and the graphics colorful, with the whole experience not being overly 'cute'. The sound (something often overlooked in many games) is excellent and adds significantly to the enjoyment - it's one of the high points of an already extremely fun game. On the down side, it doesn't play particularly well on the 8 way joystick I have in my arcade cabinet. If you're using a joypad or even a keyboard,

Although Pac-Man CE & Pac-Man CE DX don't feel like they were long ago (and they're still pretty recent here on Steam), it's fantastic to see a fresh approach to the Maze genre! Pix the Cat doesn't disappoint with it's addictive gameplay and a surprisingly variety of modes that change up the formula enough for each one to feel like a meaty experience. Well worth the money and well worth score chasing!

Clever mix between Pac-Man and Snake. Gameplay is all about collecting eggs which then turn into ducklings and then delivering them to designated spots on the map. The longer the chain the harder it becomes and more points you gonna get. After clearing the stage you can warp inside smaller parts of the level. If you sustain combo for much longer you will enter fever mode which gives you more points and ability to bash your foes. As you collect more eggs throughout the game you will unlock new stuff. Music is kinda funky but that's ok. Controls are good and you can grind around the corners to escape from foes. If you're like me and enjoy decent arcade games you will definitely love this one.