Pac-Man Championship Edition Info
Here's some info:
Legendary Namco game designer Toru Iwatani returns to the game he created in 1981.
Microsoft and Namco Bandai have announced Pac-Man Championship Edition which will feature the first new mazes for the game for 26 years.The Xbox 360 exclusive game arrives on the Xbox Live Marketplace tomorrow and features dynamical shape-shifting mazes that alter during play, new timed game modes, new soundtracks and HD graphics.
The game features the following six 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.
Why did MS mess this up with the announcement tease? This would have been really really cool news if it was honestly out of the blue. BIG negative to MS (Aaron Greenburg?) on getting everyone excited.
That said I always support devs who do proper updates to classic games so I'll more than likely pick it up. Oh and Namco... update Galaga next :)
I think the title is a mistake. It doesn't sound like a new game, it sounds like the arcade original with tournament support or something. That's going to confuse people who don't see the marketing material, particularly those who are new to xbla browsing through available games in the future.
That said, even though I'm not a huge pac-man fan, I think it's cool to see them make a legitimate new pac-man game.
Widescreen. Good.
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