Die hard Pac-Man fans to get new mazes to play after 26 years of the old stuff
Hitting Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow is Pac-Man – but not just
any Pac-Man! It will be the first real new Pac-Man content to hit one of the
world’s most recognizable video game figures in 26 years.
Don’t expect Pac-Mania though, as the new mazes will be all
made for the classic, 80s style of Pac-Man, remastered for HD. Along with the
new mazes are six new game modes, as described at the Xbox
website:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Pac-Man Championship Edition set you back 800 Microsoft
Points and will be available sometime during the wee hours of Wednesday morning.
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