Pac-Man for the Atari 5200 is an arcade-style maze chase video game that falls into the action genre. The player navigates Pac-Man through a maze filled with pellets while avoiding four colorful ghosts. The objective is to consume all the pellets while outsmarting the ghosts. Eating large flashing pellets called power pellets allows Pac-Man to temporarily turn the tables and eat the ghosts for bonus points. The game features simple joystick controls and offers a quintessential, addictive gameplay experience that is true to the original arcade sensation of the 1980s.