The Bandai team explains reimagining the kid-friendly arcade game as dystopian sci-fi maze runner.
The concept largely stemmed from a secretPac-Mangame that had been in the works for some time.
series creatorTim MillertellsEntertainment Weekly.
‘Shadow Labyrinth,’ new ‘Pac-Man’ game, revealed.Bandai Namco
“What they showed us was so f—ed up and off the hook.
It was so f—ed up!
It’s calledShadow Labyrinth, a 2D action platformer in the Metroidvania style.
Puck from Amazon’s ‘Secret Level’.Courtesy of Prime
TheSecret Levelepisode, in fact, acts as an official prequel to this game.
Puck (voiced by Emily Swallow), a floating gold orb, is there to greet him.
In the end, things don’t go well for Swordsman here.
Discarding the Swordsman’s body, Puck, however, remains trapped in the maze.
That casualty was Swordsman No.
WhenShadow Labyrinthbegins, gamers will play as the next iteration, Swordsman No.
8, who must also attempt to succeed in escaping the maze.
“The maze is one of the key elements ofPac-Man.
Also, think about that mystery atmosphere.
Courtesy of Prime
Everything aboutPac-Manhas been reimagined forShadow Labyrinth, from the cherries to the ghosts to Pac-Man itself.
All these are small details that we would like the fans to catch,” Aizawa-san points out.
“We wanted to make the game quite difficult to complete,” Aizawa-san says.
Watch the announcement trailer above.
