April fool’s Day: Google Maps let Pac-Man show the way

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Google is celebrating April fool’s day by letting users play Pac-Man game on Google Map app, Business Insider reported.

Every year, the tech giant puts out a bunch of prank videos and Easter eggs. It may not be the most original trick — Google did the same thing on the desktop version of Maps in 2015 — but it’s a whole lot of fun.

Because Google put it in the mobile app, you can play “Ms. Pac-Man” on your phone just as you would any other game.

“Starting now until April 4, you can chomp fruit, avoid ghosts, and collect PAC-Dots along city streets in Google Maps worldwide—all as Ms,” PAC-MAPS product manager David Hendon said in blog post.

And it’s easy to find: Open the app on your phone, and a button to start the game will be front and center.

Pac-Man Google Maps

The best part is that you get to play on real streets. My game took place in the Flatiron District in New York City.

You can move Ms. Pac-Man around by swiping in any direction, and your score is at the top of the screen.