News > Big Microsoft Announcement = Pac-Man
June 6, 2007
Microsoft put the entire gaming community on the edge of their seats on Monday, when they promised a "big announcement" at Tuesday's Pac-Man Championship tournament. When the announcement was actually delivered, the entire gaming community leisurely sunk back into dark the recesses of their chairs, thinking Microsoft a modern day "boy who cried wolf."
The news is this: Pac-Man Championship Edition is available on Xbox Live today for 800 MS points. Um..."major announcement?" The game features new game modes and shape-shifting mazes, all with an HD update, but come on, "huge?" *sigh*
- 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. Time limit of 10 minutes.
*Eddie R Inzauto - Senior Editor, GameWad.com
