AI Pacman Game 🕹️

Playing Pac-Man game

Overview

This project is a modern recreation of the classic Pacman game, enhanced with AI-powered features. Built using Python and Pygame, the game incorporates intelligent enemy behaviors and dynamic gameplay mechanics, offering a challenging and engaging user experience.

Features

• Classic Gameplay: Navigate the maze, collect pellets, and avoid ghosts.
• AI-Powered Ghosts: Ghosts use AI algorithms for strategic movement, making gameplay more challenging.
• Dynamic Difficulty: Ghosts adapt their strategies based on player performance.
• User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive controls and a visually appealing design.
• Score Tracking: Tracks and displays the player's score in real time.

Technologies Used

• Programming Language: Python
• Game Development Library: Pygame

AI Techniques:

• Pathfinding: A* algorithm
• Finite State Machines (FSM) for ghost behaviors
• Heuristic evaluation for adaptive difficulty

Install

• This project run on Python 3.x
• Install required packages by run the following code

pip install -r requirements.txt

Install dependencies:

pip install pygame

How to use the code

• Simply type the following command

python pacman.py

• For more options

python pacman.py -h

• Use arrow keys to control Pacman and collect all pellets while avoiding ghosts.
• Earn bonus points by eating power pellets and chasing ghosts.