Did not expect to see a pacman-like at all, nice surprise !
Sadly controls where definitely a little heavy for me.
I liked that you tried to change the pacman formula, and the controls being a bit more complexe could be fine, but I think with the fact the roads are larger than the collectibles it becomes a bit much, since you have to readjust yourself and it makes you lose quite a lot of time and speed.
The sprint jauge was a nice addition, I think it would be even better if it was more dynamic, maybe just a very short boost on a cooldown ? It felt a bit like you could just always sprint, but still the idea in itself is very good in my opinion !