Why were the protagonists the enemies during the Pac-Man game in Pixels?
In Pixels, in all other levels/games/whatever-you-call-it the aliens created 'the game' and the Earthlings were supposed to play the game. So why during the game of Pac-Man was it the other way around with humans playing as ghosts, and Pac-Man being the enemy? (Side question - why the cheat codes worked against the main player in this case)
Best Answer
Considering the plot tells us that they would have to work together to win, we can conclude this decision was made because in the film there are more than one hero (Brenner, Eddie and Ludlow at least). The only way to play Pac-Man as a team is being ghosts.
Extrapolating, this also could be an alien strategy considering that the original ghosts has a known pattern (at least for Brenner, who always played considering the game patterns). Playing as ghosts would be something new to them.
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What are the enemies in Pac-Man?
Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde, collectively known as the Ghost Gang, are a quartet of characters from the Pac-Man video game franchise. Created by Toru Iwatani, they first appear in the 1980 arcade game Pac-Man as the main antagonists.What does each ghost do in Pac-Man?
Each Ghost moves similar to the arcade games: Blinky takes the shortest route to reach the enemy, Pinky tries to move in front, Inky moves from behind, and Clyde moves randomly. In the 3DS version, the Ghosts are hazards for the Pac-Maze stage. They randomly move about the lanes, damaging fighters when contacted.What is the story behind Pac-Man?
Character design Pac-Man's origins are debated. According to the character's creator Toru Iwatani, the inspiration was pizza without a slice, which gave him a vision of "an animated pizza, racing through a maze and eating things with its absent-slice mouth".What does the orange ghost do in Pac-Man?
Clyde the orange ghost is moving in a random fashion and seems to stay out of the way of Pac-Man. In \u201cScatter\u201d mode, the ghosts will stop chasing Pac-Man and each will move into its respective corners for a few seconds.PIXELS (trailer final do filme)
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