Ms. Pac-Man is a maze arcade game for the Nintendo Entertainment System that builds upon the mechanics of the original Pac-Man. Players navigate through a maze, consuming dots while avoiding ghosts that result in loss of lives upon contact. Power pellets allow players to temporarily turn the tables, making ghosts vulnerable for bonus points. Additionally, fruit items provide extra points, appearing twice in each level.
The gameplay of Ms. Pac-Man is largely identical to that of the original Pac-Man. The player gathers points by eating dots and avoiding ghosts (contact with one loses a life). Power-pellets or energizers change the ghosts, which reverse their course and can be eaten for bonus points. Fruit bonuses can be consumed for increasing point values, twice per level.