Somewhere deep in the heart of Silicon Valley lies the Battle Royale Wheel. However, this metaphorical apparatus doesn’t sit on the stage of any game show. Instead, gaming’s greatest minds periodically spin it and award a new battle royale game to some classic franchise.
We saw it with Tetris 99. We saw it with Super Mario Bros. 35. And now the wheel spins again and lands on Pac-Man: Mega Tunnel Battle.
Announced earlier today by Bandai Namco, Pac-Man: Mega Tunnel Battle will appear “First On Stadia,” and it’ll drop 64 players into a series of interconnected mazes until only one Pac is left standing:
Spread across an interconnected grid of Pac-Man mazes, each player will need to outwit and outlast their competition to be the last Pac-Man standing in this unique take on the battle-royale genre, playable on PCs, laptops, tablets, phones, and TVs through Stadia. In addition to being larger than ever, Pac-Man: Mega Tunnel Battle introduces new power-ups that can change the tide of battle, fun cosmetic unlocks to customize Pac-Man, and a Spectator Mode that allows viewers to become an influential part of the game. Created to celebrate Pac-Man’s 40th anniversary, Pac-Man: Mega Tunnel Battle leverages Google’s cloud gaming platform to create the largest multiplayer Pac-Man game ever developed, enabling up to 64 players to play together.
Pac-Man: Mega Tunnel Battle was developed by Heavy Iron Studios and a free demo is now available to play on Stadia through October 27. The full game will launch for $19.99 on November 17, and will likely make it’s way to additional platforms at a later date.
But first, be sure to chomp down on the Announcement Trailer for Pac-Man: Mega Tunnel Battle that’s been embedded above.
