Pac-Man has starred in lots of various kinds of video games since turning into an arcade legend, however Bandai Namco’s professional roles recreation could be the hero’s strangest outing but. In Shadow Labyrinth, Pac-Man groups up with a swordsman in an action-platformer rated T for Teen by the ESRB. Shadow Labyrinth is a side-scroller throughout the metroidvania style that is incomes fairly respectable evaluations forward of its July 18 launch (74 on Metacritic). Metroidvania and Pac-Man followers who have not preordered a duplicate but nonetheless have time to safe a neat preorder bonus in addition to a discount for PC or budget-friendly collector’s edition on consoles.
Shadow Labyrinth Physical Editions at Amazon:
All preorders for Shadow Labyrinth embrace the “Authentic Arcade Sound FX” bonus. Because the identify suggests, this DLC unlocks Pac-Man’s sound results from his arcade glory days.
- Nintendo Change with free Change 2 Improve Pack
- PS5
Shadow Labyrinth is not a full-priced recreation, because the standard edition solely prices $30 in bodily format for Nintendo Change or PS5. A $60 collector’s box called the Secret Edition comes with a bunch of bodily goodies, included a double-sided map poster, pin set, and blacklight keychain. Bodily and digital variations of Shadow Labyrinth for Change embrace a free improve for the Change 2 Version. Shadow Labyrinth is digital-only on Xbox Sequence X|S.
PC gamers can save on Steam keys for the standard and Deluxe Edition at GameSpot sister web site Fanatical.
$60 | Releases July 18
Shadow Labyrinth’s Secret Version comes with the bottom recreation, preorder bonus (till launch), and the next bodily and digital collectibles:
- Digital artwork e-book
- Digital soundtrack
- Enamel pin set
- 18 x 12-inch double-sided map poster
- Blacklight keychain
- Glow-in-the-dark sticker sheet
- Iridescent sticker sheet
- Booklet case
The Secret Version is on the market for Nintendo Change and PS5 at Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Best Buy.
Shadow Labyrinth additionally has a $100 Collector’s Edition that is unique to the Bandai Namco Retailer. This model features a Shadow Field, Collector’s Field, and Artwork Journal and is on the market for Nintendo Change, PS5, and PC (Steam key).
The brand new 2D action-platformer takes place on a planet ravaged by warfare. Like all metroidvanias, there is a deal with uncovering hidden secrets and techniques and unlocking new powers. You play as Swordsman No. 8 and sq. off towards a wide range of alien monsters with the assistance of your very hungry companion Puck (Pac-Man).
Shadow Labyrinth is a part of Bandai Namco’s forty fifth anniversary celebrations for the legendary arcade hero. It is from the one new product launched to commemorate the event. Bandai partnered with PowerA to create a pair of trendy wi-fi controllers for Nintendo Change and Xbox/PC.
The PowerA Enhanced Pac-Man Controller for Switch (and Switch 2) is on the market for $54.55 (was $65) at Amazon. This controller has already bought out a few occasions since its April launch. It has PowerA’s “Lumectra” lighting expertise, which permits it to show totally different moments in a spherical of the basic arcade recreation. It is fairly cool.
PowerA’s Pac-Man-themed Xbox controller is on sale for $84 (was $100). It is pricier as a result of it has extra bells and whistles, together with 4 remappable again buttons–the Change controller has two–Corridor Impact sticks and triggers, set off locks, and three customized profiles. It additionally has attention-grabbing lighting results, because it glows at the hours of darkness and has a fluorescent look when positioned beneath UV gentle. It is a fairly strong pro-style wi-fi controller for the worth, but it surely’s price noting there is a Fortnite-themed model of the same controller for $51 (was $100) at Amazon.
Bandai Namco additionally launched a collection of plushies by its Banpresto subsidiary. Among the Ghosts are bought out, however you’ll be able to nonetheless get a number of of them and Pac-Man.
If you’re as hungry as Puck, you’ll be able to get the recently released official Pac-Man Cookbook in hardcover format for $28.79 at Amazon. A Kindle ebook edition can be out there for $13.