{"id":17971,"date":"2021-04-06T22:32:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T02:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=17971"},"modified":"2021-04-06T22:32:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T02:32:41","slug":"nintendo-announces-free-battle-royale-game-pac-man-99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2021\/04\/nintendo-announces-free-battle-royale-game-pac-man-99\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo announces free battle royale game &#8216;Pac-Man 99&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Though <em>Super Mario 35<\/em> is gone, Nintendo has unveiled a new free battle royale game based on a classic franchise. As a companion to <em>Tetris 99<\/em>, Nintendo and Bandai Namco have revealed <strong>Pac-Man 99<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It&#8217;s an all-new flavor of PAC-MAN! Test your chomping chops in a 99-player Pac-Royale!<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0A 99-player online PAC-MAN battle royale!<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Switch between eight different strategies and send Jammer Pac-Man to get in your opponents&#8217; way!<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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&#8217;ll send!<\/li>\n<li>Eat a Ghost Train for a huge comeback!<\/li>\n<li>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!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Make the game look like your favorite NAMCO classics!<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>You can purchase downloadable custom themes based on Xevious, GALAGA, Dig Dug, and more to change the look of the game.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>There are twenty different classic themes in all! Plus, they do more than change the graphics! Check out the sounds too!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<blockquote><p>Which classic NAMCO title is the one for you?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/games\/detail\/pac-man-99-switch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pac-Man 99<\/a> is free for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers and will launch on April 7th.<\/p>\n<p>The available paid DLC comes in a bundle or a la carte. The deluxe pack bundle costs $39.99 CAD and contains the following:<\/p>\n<p>Deluxe Pack:<\/p>\n<p>\u30fbCPU BATTLE Mode<\/p>\n<p>\u30fbPassword Match<\/p>\n<p>\u30fbSCORE ATTACK Mode<\/p>\n<p>\u30fbBLIND TIME ATTACK Mode<\/p>\n<p>\u30fb8 PAC-MAN Arrangements<\/p>\n<p>\u30fb20 Custom Themes<\/p>\n<p>There is also the mode unlock pack for $19.99 CAD which unlocks all of the additional modes without the themes. Individual themes are available for $2.49 each.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DQ2c-6CJ-tM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though Super Mario 35 is gone, Nintendo has unveiled a new free battle royale game based on a classic franchise. As a companion to Tetris 99, Nintendo and Bandai Namco have revealed Pac-Man 99. It&#8217;s an all-new flavor of PAC-MAN! Test your chomping chops in a 99-player Pac-Royale! \u00a0A 99-player online PAC-MAN battle royale! 40 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1178,1530],"tags":[2159,1008,2514],"class_list":["post-17971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nintendo-switch","tag-nintendo-switch-online","tag-pac-man","tag-pac-man-99"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pacman99.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-4FR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5705,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2014\/06\/june-12th-nintendo-download\/","url_meta":{"origin":17971,"position":0},"title":"June 12th Nintendo Download","date":"June 13, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"PAC-MAN Collection (Namco Bandai) - Rated: E - $6.99 Enjoy four simply addicting games in one, featuring our chomping yellow hero! 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