There's a lot to unpack with the Otamatone Pac-Man, so let's start with the basics: no, it isn't a toy – well, it is, but it's also an actual musical instrument, a kind of synthesizer that you play by pressing or sliding your fingers across its arm as you would do with a guitar as well as by squeezing the ball at the end, bending the arm (again as you would do with an electric guitar), or using the buttons on its back. But of course, there's more!
And it's right there in the name and also the looks: designed to celebrate the 45th anniversary of one of the greatest arcade games of all time, Namco's Pac-Man, the Otamatone Pac-Man features a body shaped like the classic character, dot graphics on the arm to resemble the maze through which Pac-Man moves, and a headstock with images of the four ghosts chasing after Pac-Man! More than a toy and instrument, this is a collectible worthy of a place in any retro game fan's collection!
Specs and Features:
- Pac-Man version of Otamatone musical instrument
- Celebrates Pac-Man's 45th anniversary
- Dimensions: 67 x 270 x 133 mm (2.6 x 10.6 x 5.2")
- Power: 3 AA batteries (alkaline batteries recommended)
- Comes with practice sheet (Pac-Man opening theme)
- Instructions/manual: Japanese