My 1st Gen iPhone has crashed 3 times when trying to run it and makes the phone reboot. It worked 2 other times. $10 is a rip when the app blows up. Hopefully the crash logs will help them make this better and I'll get an update that works better.

The game itself is basically the original Ms. PAC-MAN game we all love, but the controls are kind of hard to get used to and are not as responsive as I would like them to be... Don't be surprised if you get killed more than once having pressed the right key on the digital d-pad.

This provides three control modes: D-pad, accelerometer, and "swipe". Unfortunately none work very well. Accelerometer requires too much exaggerated tilting. Swipe requires a separate flick for each turn, you can't hold your finger down and make several zig zag turns. And d-pad could have been the best if they hadn't limited the touch area just to the tiny "plus" graphic. They should just divide the space in that area into a quadrant make it all active. As is, it's awfully hard to drag out a 90 degree turn on the D-pad without going out of bounds.

The game feels sluggish and stutters a bit. Many arcade systems have the speed turned up, which I think makes play more fun. It would be nice if that were an option in this implementation. All the control choices are poor, though the swiping choice is best.

Just for the record, guys, rating a game low because you don't like the price is just lame. As for the game itself, I love it! It's as faithful a reproduction of the arcade experience as I could hope for. There are three control options: dpad, swipe and tilt. I like swipe the best. When I play it at "original" speed, I get flashbacks to the tense moments and triumphs I used to feel at the arcade. Nice job, namco, or whoever programmed this.

The only control scheme that works is the swipe. It actually works quite well. The D-Pad option is terrible. Overall good game due to the good use of the swipe controls.

The game is nice, but you need to be aware of its many problems:

For all you people out there who think that $10 is expensive, you realize if this app costed $5 it would be the same old typical watered down flipphone game with no sound and terrible graphics. This game is excellent. Oh and the cheaper versions don't even follow the story line.

Love it just like the original but it is a bit glitchy. The joystick should be a little bit more fluid. Also a option to speed up the game would be nice. The price point could be justified if it were maybe 3 games in one like those retro joysticks you plug into tvs

This was worth the price that I paid. All of the people griping out the cost of this app without even bothering to purchase it need to shut up. This game works great and keeps me occupied when I'm waiting on a plane or an appointment. I'm glad that Apple now restricts reviews to only the people who bought the game.

1) Please allow resetting of high scores--i chose to continue my game one time after i used all my 'women' and produced an unrealistic high score that i can't beat fairly now. 2) In the first intermission the sound of the ghosts "bonking" heads is gone. 3) I'm fairly certain that after the fourth maze (colored blue) the original game returns to the first maze, albiet colored differently, not to the third maze as this app shows. 4) Possible bug: on the first level (cherry) i was in the lower right corner by an energizer (having eaten most of the pellets on the board), and the ghosts were locked in a continuous pattern with speedy encircling the upper left corner, sue the upper right and pinky and inky in the lower left--they did not break this pattern until i ate the energizer. Did this scenario happen on the original machine? 5) The siren sound during the 'blue' edible ghost phase seems faster on the earlier boards than the original machine. 6) When pausing a game, display the board with 'paused' superimposed, and require a finger swipe to resume so you don't have to memorize your position on the board if interrupted by a phone call. I am still recommending this game--as long as you use the 'swipe' control. It's the only dependable control IMO. Other than that, thank you for lowering the price.

Can you add a fast mode like the arcades! It's like twice the speed!

Honestly, on bus rides, there's nothing better than tuning out to a podcast while playing Ms. Pac Man. I've played it nearly every day since the day it came out. It's worth it.

The swipe function works best for controling the pac man. You can use any portion of the touch screen to swipe and redirect the pac man. $10 is kinda pricy though.

The game mechanics are faithful to the original. However, there is a "jerkiness" to the movements and unexplained pauses. Presumably due to the phone doing other things in the backgroung?? Considering how smoothly other games I bought have performed, like monkeyball, I did expect better, actually a lot better for $10. Hopefully there will be a version 1.1 that fixes the gameplay issues. Unlike others, my low score is for what I see as "poor programming" and not price.

Is $9.99 too much? Probably, and so I have to take it down a star, but I have to judge the worth of a game primarily on how much I play it and how much fun I get out of the game. Ms. Pac-Man is a classic because it is a genuinely great game, and one that has held up well. Unlike a lot of current generation games you don't play through it once and then throw it in the garbage can. Ms. Pac-Man keeps you coming back, trying to beat your best scores and it's the kind of game that even if you tire of it, at some later point you can come back to it and have just as much as fun with it as before. It provide entertainment for a long, long time, much longer then most modern games. So is that high-tech game that took the developers months or even years to produce, but that you only play through once, really worth more then this game? I don't think so.

the game is great! im up in the middle of the night playin this game. i think if any game is worth $10 this one is. buy it!

Fun and retro, very true to original right down to the music, graphics, and animation. But at $9.99 it's overpriced. They really need to make it more like $4.99, at which price it would be great.

I love Ms. Pac-Man and happily forked over $10 to check this out. It's a terrific app. The swipe method works great, but does take a little getting used to. Great fun.

Someone was complaining about paying ten dollars for this awesome app. My coworker has a version on her (non-iPhone) and she has to pay per play, so consider yourself lucky. I have played this version for so many hours I see Ms. PacMan gobbling pellets when I close my eyes. Definitely works best in "swipe" mode. You should see the smiles I get from people on the train when they realize why I am swiping feverishly on my ipod touch. Michael in Chicago

No one is forcing you to buy this app. So stop complaining. Buy it or don't buy it. Just don't complain. Besides it's fun.

I've seen this game on here for a while but never bothered b/c of all the neg. reviews. Then I played the PAC MAN Lite version and decided to buy the MiSSES version on sale. I couldn't be more satisfied, I'm just upset I even bothered listening to other ppl wen I could of gotten it sooner. Its a great game and with 3 control types(swipe being my fave) it's no nodoubt you'll be happy with it too.

Dude this game is amazing. I dont care how much it is worth

If you love ms pacman you should love this version. There are 3 options for controls (I like swipe the best). They take a but of practice but once you get used to it it's pretty good! It would be really sweet if some made a mini joystick that plugged into the iTouch/iPhone.

I got this game because of the few good reviews. My bad. The game is in fact authentic but the controls are absolutly absurd. This game is a total ripoff for $9.99. FIX THE CONTROLS!!!

I used to rock the arcade version of Ms. Pacman. What made it better than Pacman was its speed. But THIS version: Control issues aside (I've resolved myself to the swipe option, as the other two are unreliable and/or unresponsive), it's ridiculously slow. I can't imagine why such a simple port wouldn't just give us the pure arcade version. I doubt I'll play this much, and I really wish I could return this for a refun. (One of these days I'll learn to be wiser and more patient and check out the free Lite versions; had I done so with this, I would've never thrown away the $5.99.) So beware: for such a standard classic and simple title, this one's a waste.

Hmmmm..... Good game quite challenging .. But definately not worth 10$!!!!!lower the price

The controls are great! Love Swipe. Someone complained that the "control area was too small". Um, on swipe the WHOLE SCEEEN is the control, not just the joystick. Please learn the controls before you complain. Shame to deter people with incorrect statements. As for the price, to each his own. This game was my fave when I was 10, and this version is exactly like the original. LOVE IT! NOW I WANT GALAGA!!

The controls are great, the graphics and game play is great, and the game doesn't drain batteries as fast as other games, so I can play it with out the fear of draining the battery. Overall, the game is worth the $10 price.

This game makes me wanna go back to junior high...endless hours at the arcade...Karate Kid...Thriller on MTV...parachute pants...and the hottest mom on the block, Mrs. Pacman. I love this game! Hey Namco! How about bringing back the original Donkey Kong?

Cannot get past the MAIN MENU screen since last update - application crashes when trying to run it. Tried deleting and re-installing with no help. Also rebooted phone after installing too. i-phone 3G (16 GB).

I would love to play this game however it will not play on my iPhone 3g 16gb with software update 3.0. I clicked on the contact Namco support and it takes you to a page that does not exist?? I guess this is the only forum to notify Namco that the game does not function and I paid $5.99 for a game that is not working... Please provide support or an update Namco for your game!!

I can't play in versión 3.0 needs update, and please make it faster like original

This current version of the app does NOT run on touch or iphone 3.0 ! (contrary to the description of the app)

Six dollars down the drain!!!!

Part 2. Not only does the game not work, when you click on Ms. Pac Man support to send in your complaint, it won't even let you submit it even after you put your email address in. It keep telling you to submit an email address when you clearly have on in there.

Don't waste your money.

Just how long do you think you guys at Namco can keep ignoring our requests to fix Ms. Pac Man when there's clearly a problem with the latest release/update. I mean it does not work, at all. Once you activate the game and get past the first page it just crashes. I don't know how to write it any clearer. But I can be clear about one thing. I payed $5.99 for this game, I will report you guys to Apple and to the Better Business Bureau. Fix Ms. Pac Man or give me my money back.

This one's a dud. The Title screen comes up, then the "tap to play" screen but after that, it consistently crashes. I've had it loaded for a few days now and still haven't been able to play the game. This ones a real problem, folks! Steer clear of this app. Too bad--I used to love the original. I wouldn't mind a refund.

I have the original IPhone and an IPhone 3G. While Ms. Pac-Man works fine on the original, it does not play on the 3G anymore since the last update. I have tried deleting and reinstalling app, but no matter what, after the app loads, it quits when you tap the screen to begin the game. I'm not going to buy any other Namco titles until they fix Ms. Pac-Man..