Google Maps Pac-Man: You can play the classic arcade game on your phone right now
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Your support makes all the difference.Google has marked April Fools' Day 2017 by bringing Ms Pac-Man to its Maps app.
Opening Google Maps automatically launches the arcade classic, and a dedicated Pac-Man button sits above the ‘My Location’ icon.
Google Maps Ms Pac-Man is available on both Android and iOS, though some users are reporting slight differences between the two versions.
While Android users are being transported to a random area of the world (my phone is currently displaying a map of Buenos Aires), some iPhone users claim to have the ability to choose a specific location.
You can also play the game on the desktop version of Google Maps.
"Starting now until April 4, you can chomp fruit, avoid ghosts, and collect PAC-Dots along city streets in Google Maps worldwide," wrote Ms Pac-Maps product manager David Hendon in a blog post.
"Sign in to save your top score on the leaderboard and share with friends."
This isn't the first time Google has transformed Maps into Ms Pac-Man, having pulled the same April Fools' Day stunt back in 2015.
We're not complaining though.
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