A fun twist on the Pac-Man formula. It didn't really mesh with me as well as Tetris 99 did but that's mostly because Tetris is something I'm more familiar with than Pac-Man. I'm really happy to see this attempt to translate the game into a battle royale format, and I think it was done really well! I really enjoyed my time playing this game. Speeding up when you eat every pellet and all the ghost additives are neat ways to improve your strength and abilities. Very creative concept! I hope to see more 99 variants of other games (Puyo Puyo 99 please?!)
Definitely translates to the battle royale formula better than Super Mario 35 did, but it still doesn't match the brilliance of Tetris 99.
Pac-Man 99 has some unique quirks on its own though, especially the ghost chains and the other Pac-Man invading your screen. The mechanics here are good enough to open up strategies to arcade veterans.
Pac-Man 99 has some unique quirks on its own though, especially the ghost chains and the other Pac-Man invading your screen. The mechanics here are good enough to open up strategies to arcade veterans.
A battle royale take on the most popular arcade game of all time. A very fun game if you enjoy the original Pac-Man. Unfortunately, the player base is rapidly declining (in most matches half the opponents are AI) and the game will be taken down permanently in October 2023. Worth playing while you still can. Comes free with Nintendo Switch Online.
If only the entire playerbase didn't leave this game to die after 3 months.
Also the way you get the badges was made easier for some reason? Why? It used to be somewhat on skill and strategy, you get rewarded for knocking someone out and you get badge parts that help you defend other peoples' attacks. But now they're just given to you after a certain number of mazes cleared.
Also the way you get the badges was made easier for some reason? Why? It used to be somewhat on skill and strategy, you get rewarded for knocking someone out and you get badge parts that help you defend other peoples' attacks. But now they're just given to you after a certain number of mazes cleared.
It's like a slightly downgraded championship edition pac man game. The battle royale components are certainly interesting but I'm not sure if they really add to the pac man experience or not, it's really just 99 people playing pac man individually. Not as good as tetris 99 but definitely a step up from mario 35 in terms of fun. I do like the namco skins but I sure as hell ain't spendin money on em