PAC-MAN is an arcade game released in 1980 by Namco. It is one of the most popular and iconic video games of all time, and has been ported to numerous platforms since its initial release. The objective of the game is for the player to navigate the maze while eating all the dots and avoiding the ghosts. The player is represented by the character Pac-MAN, who must eat all the dots in the maze while avoiding the four ghosts that are chasing him. The player can also eat power pellets to temporarily turn the ghosts blue, allowing Pac-MAN to eat them for bonus points.