🟡 Pacman Game

A classic Pacman clone built with vanilla JavaScript, HTML5 Canvas, and CSS.
This project recreates the nostalgic arcade experience, featuring AI-controlled ghosts, scoring, lives system, and collision mechanics.

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🎮 Features

• Classic Gameplay – Eat all the food pellets while avoiding ghosts.

• Ghost AI – Ghosts use pathfinding (BFS) and random targeting for chasing Pacman.

• Lives System – Pacman starts with 3 lives.

• Scoring – Collect pellets to increase your score.

• Start & Game Over Screens – With blinking start text and restart prompt.

• Smooth Animations – Sprite-based animations for Pacman and ghosts.

• Keyboard Controls – Arrow keys / WASD to move, Space to start or restart.

  
  

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🕹️ Controls

Key / Mouse	Action
⬅️ / A	Move Left
➡️ / D	Move Right
⬆️ / W	Move Up
⬇️ / S	Move Down
space	Start / Restart

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🎬Demo

Check out the live Game here 👉 Play Pacman Game

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📂 Project Structure

pacman-game/
│── index.html       # Entry point (canvas + assets loader)
│── game.js          # Main game loop, rendering, score & lives
│── pacman.js        # Pacman class (movement, collision, animation)
│── ghost.js         # Ghost class (AI pathfinding + chasing logic)
│── assets/          # Sprites & images 
     │── animations.gif
     │── ghost.png
     │── startImage.png

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⚡ Getting Started

# Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/your-username/pacman-game.git

# Open index.html in your browser.

Enjoy the game! 🎉

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• JavaScript (ES6) – Core logic & game mechanics
• HTML5 Canvas – Rendering graphics
• CSS – Styling & layout
• Sprite Sheets – Pacman & Ghost animations

⭐ Feel free to contribute, fork, or open issues to improve this project.