Surprise! A brand new Pac-Man game on XBLA this week
News | June 5, 2007 2:39 pm
By zoboa
Today at the Pac-Man world championships, a brand new Pac-Man game was announced as this week's Xbox Live Arcade release. PAC-MAN Championship Edition Edition will feature the first new mazes in the Pac-Man franchise in over 26 years. PAC-MAN Championship Edition will be available for download on Arcade on Wednesday, June 6th at 5:00 a.m. EST and will cost 800 MS Points. Check out the full details below:
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From the release:
The Pac-Man Championship Edition is the same beloved Pac-Man game played in pizza parlors and arcades of the 80s but is updated with new features that former Pac-Man fanatics and new generations of fans alike will love. It includes new mazes that dynamically change shape during gameplay, six new timed game modes, new soundtracks and high-definition (HD) graphics. Details include the following:
Classic 2-D Pac-Man presentation with a new, modern look in HD
Six new, timed game modes:
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.
Xbox LIVE leaderboards, Achievements and Gamerscore
Rated E for Everyone by the Entertainment Software Rating Board
Costs 800 Microsoft Points
Available for download only on Xbox LIVE Arcade on the Xbox 360 starting at 0900 GMT (5 a.m. EDT) on Wednesday, June 6, 2007
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From the release:
The Pac-Man Championship Edition is the same beloved Pac-Man game played in pizza parlors and arcades of the 80s but is updated with new features that former Pac-Man fanatics and new generations of fans alike will love. It includes new mazes that dynamically change shape during gameplay, six new timed game modes, new soundtracks and high-definition (HD) graphics. Details include the following:
Classic 2-D Pac-Man presentation with a new, modern look in HD
Six new, timed game modes:
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.
Xbox LIVE leaderboards, Achievements and Gamerscore
Rated E for Everyone by the Entertainment Software Rating Board
Costs 800 Microsoft Points
Available for download only on Xbox LIVE Arcade on the Xbox 360 starting at 0900 GMT (5 a.m. EDT) on Wednesday, June 6, 2007
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