Ted Wilson reviews Ms. Pac-man

Retired accountant Ted Wilson’s latest addition to his week-by-week review of everything in the world:

Regardless of her exact relationship to Pac-man, her life is just as empty and meaningless as is his. Shes trapped in a maze both literal and figurative, running for her life (one of five), terrorized by ghosts, and finding only brief moments of optimism. If she manages to escape one stage of life, its only by gorging herself. A successful level means shes forced to do it all again in the next stage, only under greater pressure. With all the eating and stress, its no wonder shes so round.

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June 27, 2012