New Pac-Man Mazes On XBLA Tomorrow
The Pac-Man championship tournament today came with some rumored "big news" concerning Pac-Man and the Xbox 360. And while the news isn't actually that big, it does involve a new game. Sorta. Tomorrow the 360 will see the release of Pac-Man Championship Edition on the Xbox Live Arcade, featuring the first new mazes in 26 years, as well as six modes of gameplay:
- The Championship Mode. This is the main game mode designed by NAMCO BANDAI Games and Iwatani specifically for the championship round of the Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championship. This mode - as well as all others within the "Pac-Man Championship Edition" - features redesigned mazes with wide maze walls and a widescreen configuration to better enable high-speed game play. Timed limit of five minutes.
- Challenge Mode 1 (Patience and Reward Course). This mode is an evolution of the Championship Mode. Patience mazes strategically offer fewer Power Pellets and Reward mazes provide a large number of Power Pellets - providing unique challenges and rewards for the player. Timed limit of 10 minutes.
- Challenge Mode 2 (The Darkness Course). In this mode, only the area directly around Pac-Man and the Ghosts is visible and the maze walls are completely hidden. Timed limit of 10 minutes.
- Extra Mode 1 (The Freeway Course). An extremely high-speed mode for advanced players, this mode features warp-speed Pac-Man and Ghosts and plenty of tunnels. Timed limit of five minutes.
- Extra Mode 2 (The Manhattan Course). A mode inspired by the streets of Manhattan -- the home for the first-ever Xbox 360 Pac-Man World Championship. Timed limit of five minutes.
- Extra Mode 3 (The Overall Course). A mix of all other modes resulting in extreme mazes for the most devout Pac-Man fans. Timed limit of 10 minutes.
Ta-dah!
New Pac-Man Mazes Coming to 360 [Kotaku]
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Posted to Hot Stuff, Video Games on 5 June 2007
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Wow, just as I get over wishing I had a 360 to play Geometry Wars (since I'll be able to get it for my DS and/or Wii) here comes another reason to wish I had a 360, though admittedly a smaller one.
I used to pore over Joystik and Electronic Games back in the day, hoping to see proof of some new version of Pac-Man, and once in a while I'd be sated for a while by running into a bootleg version, in a bowling alley or camp rec hall, with a different maze.
Then came Ms. Pac-Man, and all of a sudden patterns didn't work anymore, and I stopped caring.