- Estimated trophy difficulty: 2/10 Personal Estimate (Platinum Difficulty Thread)
- Offline: 26 (2, 18, 5 ) + 1
- Online: 0
- Approximate amount of time to : 10 hours
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 2 plays of each Level + 1 play of each Arcade Game
- Number of missable trophies: None, all Levels can be replayed
- Glitched trophies: None known at this time
- Does difficulty affect trophies? No, there are no difficulty select options
- Do cheat codes disable trophies? There are no known cheats at this time
- Special Notes: This is an offline only platinum, only 1 controller and no special peripherals required.
Pac-Man TGA is a classical platformer. You play through 6 worlds with a number of levels. You gain a variety of power ups for Pac-Man that allow you to interact and move through the diverse levels, while collecting power pellets, coins and fruit, and eating every ghost in sight. There are a few relatively simple boss battles along the way that shouldn't prove too difficult. Graphically the game looks quite sharp, and the controls are decent, although the camera will get in the way at times. This game is clearly aimed at the younger crowd, although it would probably be too difficult for the target demographic.
With a trophy list that is rich in silver and gold trophies, and a relatively short platinum time, this game should find a niche with trophy hunters. With limited replayability, however, it is best served as a rental or bargain bin find, not at full retail pricing.
The majority of the trophies will be earned in your first playthrough. Most will come naturally via progression. I would suggest exploring the levels fairly thoroughly to find as many pellets and Pacberry Pies as possible. While there are no specific collectable trophies, this will cut down on grinding later on.
Note that there are vending machines and recycling bins on every level. In addition to health, these also drop pies (extra lives), and Slimetarium at times. You will need these so interact with everything.
You will also find small clusters of bushes that sparkle. Musical chimes will sound when you brush through them, and if you hit all the bushes in a cluster a pie or Slimetarium pip will sometimes appear.
Most ghosts can be eaten directly, but try to scare groups with your move. There is a trophy for eating 300 scared (blue) ghosts, and this will take quite a while. Note that collecting any power up will automatically refill the scare meter. Otherwise you need to eat 5 ghosts in rapid succession to refill it. Finally, eating 5 scared ghosts quickly will grant you a Pacberry Pie. Yummy!
Step 1: Complete the story levels across the 6 main worlds (5-6 hours)
I would suggest playing through the game from start to finish, completing all story levels. There are 6 worlds in total, broken down into levels. Story levels are noted with a fruit and a coin. For this step you can also complete the bonus levels (noted with a coin only), or leave them until step 2. Playing the story levels the first time will always award a fruit at the end. Replaying them will award the coin. You will eventually need to replay all levels.
This will unlock all the story related trophies, and most miscellaneous trophies along the way.
Do not go out of your way to worry about the kills trophies, other than Oooo! Scary!. This will require 300 scared (blue) ghost kills. You cannot scare ghosts while in any powered up form, other than the Granite Ball. Since you do not need to scare ghosts in order to kill them, this can easily be overlooked. There are no farming locations in this game, so I suggest slowly working away at this trophy from the start. Try to use your scare power () whenever you see a group of 3-5 or more ghosts in close proximity.
I would also suggest returning to the school (press from the world map after each completed level) to quickly run around the rooms and collect pies and coins. You are guaranteed at least 1 pie, and I have earned as many as 4 by checking the vending machines and recycling bins. You can also get coins to drop. Note that the drops are completely random, but you will rarely get nothing but health. See Pacberry Pie Hog for more details.
Trophies earned in this step - 16
Frigidigiwhatsis?
Temple-rary Detour
What a Drag(on)!
An Icy Reception
Repossessed
A Ghost of a Chance
Slimy Temple
Icy Temple
Mysterious Temple
Chillin'
Fire-Man
Thwap!
Oooo! Scary!
Trash Man
Pacberry Pie Hog
Super Pac-Man
Step 2: Complete the 6 Bonus Levels (1 hour)
The main goal here will be to clear the 6 bonus levels, if you did not do this during step 1. These levels are noted at the world map by a single coin only. They are much shorter than the main story levels, but have no checkpoints. If you die, you will need to restart the level. Most can be cleared in under 5 minutes.
Trophies earned in this step - 1
Bonus Pac
Step 3: Arcade Games (1 hour)
At this point you should have unlocked all 4 arcade machines. They can be accessed from the school (press from the world map). They are mostly short and easy, but refer to the trophy description for tips.
Note that you will need to use coins to play the games, just like in a real arcade. You must use 1 coin to start a game, and can use additional coins if you fail and need to continue. You should have more than enough from your first playthrough - I used less than 10 total, and had over 80 after my first playthrough. If for some reason you run out, then you can replay story levels to earn more.
Trophies earned in this step - 4
Lemon Rocketeer
Cherries Jubilee
Pacerchini Unlimited
Tanks A Lot
Step 4: Replay all story levels (3-4 hours)
At this point you should be near the end. You will have to replay all main story levels to collect the coin. Story levels have both a fruit and a coin, and you should have all the fruits from Step 1. Assuming you have done the bonus levels in Step 2, there is no need to play them a second time. During this step you should earn most of the rest of your kill trophies, and max your Pac health at 6.
Trophies earned in this step - 4
Token Effort
Pac-ed With Health
Roll Model
Step 5: Clean Up
In all likelihood you will still need to get the 100 kills as Metal Pac. Replay the level Flurry of Activity (Ice Realm) until it pops. You should not need to do this more than twice. If you have any other kill trophies left, or have not fully upgraded your Pac health/lives, now is the time to do it, and collect your shiny . Congratulations.
Trophies earned in this step - 1
Heavy Metal
Fully Pac-ed
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