With the glitch in chase right behind him, Pac-Man will still be eating up Power Pellets to be able to eat the ghosts that chase the yellow hero through the levels, with additional power-ups that players will have to pay for. In Pac-Man 256, Pac-Man will be up against an 'endless maze chased by the infamous '256 Glitch,'' said Bandai Namco. Even if the player is able to eat all the dots, the level will not see itself as finished. This is caused by the limitations of programming then leading to an unbeatable level, which has the right side completely replaced by a mess of letters and symbols. Players that can reach beyond level 255 would see that the game would glitch out in epic proportions, which makes it almost impossible to continue playing the game. Pac-Man 256 draws inspiration from a glitch that can be found in the original version of Pac-Man as released in the arcade. The game will be tied in with the 35th anniversary celebration of Pac-Man, which has turned out to be one of the most iconic video game characters in history. Pac-Man 256 is a free-to-play game that will be released this summer, according to Bandai-Namco. Hipster Whale previously found success with Crossy Road, a free-to-play version of Frogger where the only things that cost money are cosmetic outfits.įounded as a two-man indie studio, the Australia-based Hipster Whale earned $10m in Crossy Road's first 90 days.Hipster Whale, which developed the popular Crossy Road endless distance game for iOS and Android, has teamed up with publisher Bandai Namco to work on Pac-Man 256. Credits refresh every 10 minutes, or you can continue playing for free without the use of power-ups.Īlternatively you can pay 79p for 12 credits or £5.99 to remove the need for credits altogether.

There are credits to collect, too, which factor in to how the game's free-to-play mechanic works.Įach time you die you'll need to spend one credit to play.

The first new item, a laser beam, will take out any enemies in the direction that Pac faces. You play as Pac-Man being chased by the glitch in an endless vertically-scrolling maze.ĭotted around the pathways are the usual Ghosts and Power Pellet items, along with a selection of new Power Ups. The developer of Crossy Road has launched Pac-Man 256, a new take on Namco's classic for iPhone, iPad, Android and Kindle devices.Ģ56 plays off the infamous glitch that may occur when you pass the original Pac-Man game's 255th level.

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