Pac-Man 99 Launches April 7th For Switch
Coming off the heels of Tetris 99 and Super Mario Bros. 35, Bandai Namco has announced the battle-royale Pac-Man 99 for Switch.
As you could probably guess, Pac-Man 99 puts 99 players in a battle for supremacy in the iconic maze arcade game. It is due to release on April 7th as a free title for Switch Online members.
Check out the trailer below, along with additional details via Nintendo:
It’s an all-new flavor of Pac-Man! Test your chomping chops in a 99-player Pac-Royale!
- A 99-player online Pac-Man battle royale!
- 40 years after the classic Pac-phenomenon rocked the gaming world, Pac-Man is back in a new 99-man battle royale. Get back in the maze and chase down the iconic ghosts. Who will be the last Pac-Man standing?
- Switch between eight different strategies and send Jammer Pac-Man to get in your opponents’ way!
- Eat a Power Pellets to turn the ghosts blue and make them vulnerable. Eat them to send Jammer Pac-Man to your opponents! The more ghosts you eat, the more Jammers you’ll send!
- Eat a Ghost Train for a huge comeback!
- Gain the upper hand by switching between eight different preset strategies: speed up, send extra Jammers, and more. Switching at just the right moment could give you an edge over your rivals!
- Make the game look like your favorite Namco classics!
- You can purchase downloadable custom themes based on Xevious, Galaga, Dig Dug, and more to change the look of the game.
- There are twenty different classic themes in all! Plus, they do more than change the graphics! Check out the sounds too!
- Which classic Namco title is the one for you?