Pac-Man Championship Edition on XBLA

[blissfulnoise]

Not a big deal until you realize that Toru Iwatani designed the new mazes himself.

Details here.

I left this off of the XBLA thread because an official update to the original Pac-Man seems noteworthy enough to warrant it's own discussion.

I'm very excited to try out these new mazes tomorrow as I'd imagine any Pac-Man fan is.

[Oobgarm]

I'm very excited to try out these new mazes tomorrow as I'd imagine any Pac-Man fan is.

This sounds incredible. Count me in.

[heybtbm]

So this is the big announcement from MS today? MS quote from yesterday, "this will go down in history". Lame.

[blissfulnoise]

So this is the big announcement from MS today? MS quote from yesterday, "this will go down in history". Lame.

Depends on how you look at it. For people that have been playing Pac-Man for 25 years, this is pretty big.

Iwatani's direct involvement essentually means this is Pac-Man 1.5, or even Pac-Man 2.

A real sequel to Pac-Man IS big. And the fact it's exclusively for XBLA (at least for now) is also worth mentioning.

[agbulls]

My concern is that all modes of the game seem to have a time limit -- max around 10 minutes. I would love the new mazes just to be integrated into a full blown regular game ... sans time limit.

I mean, c'mon now-- does ANYONE like time limits in their games?

[heybtbm]

Pics...

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/p/pa...de/default.htm

[Kitsune Sniper]

Where's the super moves? Where's the Pac-Man clone? And can you play as the ghosts? XD

[MegaDrive20XX]

I Can't wait to try it It gives me Pac-Man fever again!

[diskoboy]

As a Pac-Man junkie, myself, I think it's nice to get a 'new' pac-man game that returns to the roots of the series..

EDIT - I'm also quite happy that this is all back in Iwatani san's hands again.

[Lothars]

As a Pac-Man junkie, myself, I think it's nice to get a 'new' pac-man game that returns to the roots of the series..

That's true, I still think 800 points is a little too high for it, but I probaly will still get it

[diskoboy]

Just looking at the screeshots - STILL no online multiplayer??

What's the deal, Namco?

It still looks fun, but I'd hafta agree.... 800pts does look a little pricey.

[boatofcar]

Sorry, I need a refresher...800 points = 8 dollars?

[sisko]

Sorry, I need a refresher...800 points = 8 dollars?

$10.

It's a little high for me. I probably would have snagged it for 400 points.

[XYXZYZ]

Billy Mitchell insists that Championship Pac-Man is accurate to 1/100th of a second to a 1980 arcade board. He also says there's a big challenge in playing on his comfortable sofa vs standing at an arcade machine; he tends to fall asleep.

He didn't win the competition today, the grand prize winner was Carlos Romero of Mexico.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/p/pa...p/coverage.htm

[DigitalSpace]

Nice to see some fresh additions to the Pac-Man formula. This is probably the best thing to happen to the Pac-Man franchise since Pac-Man vs.

[petewhitley]

What an awesome addition to the Xbox Live Arcade line-up. XBL Arcade owns all. Too bad my fucking 360 is stuck at a red-light until I can get the receipt dug up and sent to Japan ...

[ubersaurus]

This rocks. I'm not sure how else to describe it, but it's a ton of fun, and the sort of game you can pick up, play for 10 minutes, and then head off again.

[diskoboy]

Yeah - this game may not sound like much, but it's all kinds of fun. The addition of the timer and the speed of the ghosts and always changing maze.

Best Pac-Man game since Jr. Pac-Man.

[NE146]

The big problem with me is Pacman just can't be controlled well with a D-Pad.. or even an 8-way joystick for that matter.

I don't know about you guys but I NEED a 4-way joystick for this game to get any enjoyment.. it's hard to play otherwise

[diskoboy]

The big problem with me is Pacman just can't be controlled well with a D-Pad.. or even an 8-way joystick for that matter.

I don't know about you guys but I NEED a 4-way joystick for this game to get any enjoyment.. it's hard to play otherwise

It controls really well with the analog pad, in this version.