The gameplay in Pac-Man Plus is nearly identical to that of the original Pac-Man

. The player controls Pac-Man, and attempts to score as many points as possible
by eating all the Pac-Dots in the maze, while avoiding the four ghosts that chas
e him around the maze and will kill him if they catch him. Eating a Power Pellet
will cause the ghosts to turn blue and become vulnerable for a short period of
time, allowing Pac-Man to eat them for extra points. Once the maze has been clea
red, it will be refilled as the gameplay continues.
The most noticeable differences between the original game and Plus are various t
weaks to the graphics: the maze is green instead of blue, vulnerable ghosts are
shortened and have a leaf sticking out of them, the fruits have been replaced by
new items (including a can of Coca-Cola) and the ghosts are now slightly crosseyed. In addition to these cosmetic changes, Plus also changes the gameplay slig
htly: eating a bonus item will cause the ghosts to turn both vulnerable and invi
sible, and doubles their point value while they are vulnerable. Eating a Power P
ellet also sometimes has unpredictable results, such as turning the maze invisib
le or turning only three of the four ghosts blue (the latter of which makes it i
mpossible to clear a round by using a pattern). The ghosts are also faster and m
ore aggressive than they were in the original Pac-Man, which makes the game seem
overall faster-paced and more difficult by comparison.