February 9, 2005 - Kirby's done it. Mario's done it. And now, it's Pac-Man's turn to hit the targets in a life-sized pinball adventure. Namco's heavyhitter action hero's been put to use in many different game designs, and along with the many unique appearances that are in store for our hero Pac-Man, the company's sending him for a roll on the Game Boy Advance for a release this spring in Pac-Man Pinball Advance

This isn't the first time there's been a Pac-Man-branded pinball game from the company. Fans of the dot-eating series may remember Baby Pac-Man, a combination old-school videogame with a miniature pinball table as the basis. There was also a full-sized pinball machine released in the mid-80s during the golden age of the flipper, before the days of dot matrix score displays and auto-saving multiball. But this is the first roly-poly video pinball rendition of a Pac-Man game outside of the similarly titled Pac-Man Pinball for mobile phones.

The Game Boy Advance version of Pac-Man Pinball is in development at Human Soft, the team responsible for Namco's upcoming Ace Combat Advance. The company's pinball design will feature three huge scrolling tables of different themes, including tables revolving around Machine World as well as the ever-popular Pac-Land, with players sending Pac-Man on a ricocheting, bouncy ride to eat up dots and munch ghosts for the highest score possible.

Namco's planning on shipping Pac-Man Pinball Advance for the GBA this spring. It will be a single player affair. Hit the media link below to check out the first game footage from this handheld pinball title.

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