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This is a hints, tips, and strategey guide to the arcade game Pac-Man. There are color illustrations representing the characters, and the paths they make durring the game, as well as color photographs of the arcade games mentioned. The book was released several times, and had various features added and removed. The first printing had a "Offshoots", which was a review of similar games, and a "Testimonials" section. The "Revised and Updated" version removed these sections, and replaced them with sections on Ms. Pac-Man, Atari Pac-Man, and the pinball game Mr & Ms. Pac-Man. Both versions kept the same page cout of 32 pages. The book's authors are only listed as the "Editors of Consumer Guide", and then only on the title page. The book originally cost $2.25 in the USA, and the Penguin Books version cost 95p in the U.K., and $2.95 in Australia. This book is part of a series of Video Game guides by the "Editors of Consumer Guide".