Pacman

Group 2

Hunter-Hunted
Description: The object under players control is hunted by an adversary. The player is unable to defeat the adversary. Pacman hunted, Ghosts hunters Superior Pattern: Conflict (Links to: Role Reversal) Also in: Doom, FPS deathmatches; as episodes in Nethack (dungeon crawls, hack&slash); Resident Evil

Temporally Limited Role Reversal

Description: Roles can be reversed for a certain duration. By eating Power-ups, Pac-man is able to hunt the Ghosts (Subpattern to Transformation of Character Abilities) Also in: Quake, Wizard of Wor (cf. Transformation: Metroid Prime, Shadowcaster)

Risk-Reward
Description: Rewarding the player from taking risks, such as endangering the character in order to get power-ups. Power-Ups in risky locations Berries in risky locations Dots/Pills in risky locations Subpatterns: Power-Ups, Score-related riskrewards? (Links to: Role Reversal, Assign Value to Player Effort) Also in: almost any game?!

Increase Difficulty with Progress

Description: Unrestricted player progress is prevented by introducing more difficult challenges. Speed of Ghosts relative to progress (Related to superior pattern: Gradual Transformation of Challenges) Also in: Space Invaders, Centipede, most FPSs, XP-based RPGs

Renewable Opponents
Description: Defeated opponents are reintroduced to the game. Ghosts are reborn Related to superior patterns: ProductionConsumption, Renewable Objects Also in: Space Invaders, Deathmatch games, Roborally, Gauntlet

Renew Resources Conditionally

Description: Resources are renewed if predefined conditions are met. Powerups and dots/pills respawn when level is completed Related to superior pattern ProductionConsumption Also in: Space Invaders, Magic the Gathering

Assign Value to Player Effort

Description: Players effort is evaluated with a value system. Score High-score list Also in: many, many, many games! (Note. not necessarily points!)

Restricted Number of Attempts

Description: Players are allowed a fixed number of failures before the game terminates. The Three Lives of Pac-Man :) Often used with pattern Reset to Opening Game State Conflicting pattern: Sudden Death Also in: Defender, Donkey Kong Jr., Super Mario Bros.

Spatially Limited Movement

Description: The movement of game objects is constrained by a fixed game environment. Maze Ghosts Related to superior pattern Environmentbased actions Also in: most board games, Snake, Nethack, Platform games, Rally games