Pac Man Battle Royale Hands-on at Amusement Expo 2010 (pre-E3 version)

[LTPVG]

There should be a rom for this somewhere...

[EricardEX]

@LTPVG nava

[LTPVG]

@EricardEX does that mean no?

[EricardEX]

@LTPVG Means Never... :D

[ddrmaxman]

I got to play this game for 50 cents in Seattle at some arcade about 3 to four miles away from the space needle.

[jakeharvey]

Just played this with my wife at Funway in Batavia, IL. Awesome!

[wtcvidman]

I've been wanting to play this ever since I heard about it. This is being sold outside of Japan, right? I wish Namco had a database or tracking of which operators they sold their cabinets to so we could find & check out games like this.

[theatarian]

@wtcvidman These are actually built and sold in the US. Namco does have a database for tracking machine locations, goto Facebook and search Pac-Man Battle Royale. They have a FB app which has a location tracker although it only includes locations where operators or players have told them about where a machine is

[wtcvidman]

@theatarian

Thanks. I'll have to check it out.

[wolf4gang]

when will this be out? I NEED to know!

[theatarian]

@wolf4gang It's been available since January 2011. You can find locations by finding the Pac-Man Battle Royale Facebook page, they are tracking places where machines are finding themselves. :)

[arklop5]

*crosses fingers for XBLA port*

[bryoneill11]

I hope you can play as the ghosts

[zanretsukenXII]

Please where can i buy this cabinet for my location?!?

I have search for days on the net and....nothing!

[theatarian]

@zanretsukenXII The game has not been released yet - there has been a delay. But according to Namco at IAAPA this past week, the game will get a limited release at the end of year so hang tight. When it's released just check with an arcade distributor like BMI Gaming.

[NintendudeX92]

@zanretsukenXII You can buy one now for like, $4,000

[mgabrysSF]

without scoring - the ghosts and dots are meaningless.

[ncosentino1]

@mgabrysSF The ghosts will kill you just like the other pac-people will kill you. And once the power pellots are all gone, they don't refresh until all the smaller dots get eaten.

In this one you don't beat your friends by scoring higher than them, you beat them by eating them.

[Anoush13]

So we have to buy a tabletop arcade to play this game? Can't they bring this on PSN or Xbox Live?

[theatarian]

@Anoush13 Not necessarily as an answer to the first question. This is intended for the out-of-home amusement market so if you want to play it, you might find it at an arcade, bar, theater, etc. It's not out until September though. Re: the 2nd question, this is a modified version of Pac-Man CE so a port would be easy but the point is to give real arcades a boost and bring Pac-Man back to it's arcade roots.

[Anoush13]

@theatarian Unfortunately, not many people still go to arcades.

[theatarian]

@Anoush13 I'm curious to know how you came to that assumption. Thousands of arcade units are sold in the US alone every year, making millions of dollars for manufacturers and operators. Just because they are ignored by Game Informer or IGN doesn't mean that there isn't a market. I know this as I own an arcade and I know many others who also have good business in this market. My arcade is packed every weekend and not always with the same people either.

[Anoush13]

@theatarian Wow, Really? Well I don't have, or don't think I have, any arcades around where I live. I still wish they could bring it to consoles.

[theatarian]

@Anoush13 One way you can find out is visit the websites Aurcade or ArcadeFly (just add a .com to the end of either one). They track arcade locations in the US. Not every location is on there or completely up-to-date but they have a lot of places and you might discover a place near you, maybe even one that will get Battle Royale. :) ArcadeHeroes (.com) tracks new game releases in-depth too, along with new location news and pretty much everything arcade.

Hopefully one of those sites helps!

[nintendofan1231]

how do i get the table top??????

[nintendofan1231]

how do i get the table top?

[theatarian]

@nintendofan1231 It will be released in September. You'll have to find an arcade distribution company (most states have one) that is selling it.

[nintendofan1231]

how do i get the table top??????

[nintendofan1231]

and how do i get the table top?????????

[nintendofan1231]

can i get the table top?????

[ridingwithsonic]

im so happy but not becuz there makeing new pac man games but im not happy becuz there not on the game constolls i have :(

[SuperNintendoGameboy]

Pac-Man's turned into a canibal!

[kiyotewolf]

Looks like pacman for dummies..

~Kiyote!

[fizzlefist]

this would be awesome on a home console

[Bredadarts]

Gameplay is totaly ruined by this pacman eats pacman. I pray to the pacman gods we get other modes on our console's too. Pacmans should not grow after eating a big pil. And should not eat each other. The vs mode should be the same as singleplayer pacman like pacman ce.

Please include other longplay modes in/ coop and vserus please. ANd make it online.

[Tailisu10]

@Bredadarts

What?

Make it the same? Why do people hate changes?

BTW This multiplayer Pac Man Game, not single player. It called features. they add stuff to make it more addicting and fun.

Would you rather it being the same as the original Pac Man? Cause it would be boring that way,

[phi1s0n]

bandai's greatest hit, ever

[Apofisu]

How did they get the explosive collar to stay on when he doesn't have a neck?

[TheKookOfKong]

Bahaha I'm famous! That's me at 3:06 with the beer and the cammo baseball hat! I must say, it WAS a fun game.

[ignap0]

@TheKookOfKong there is no reson to don't belive you, but can you do a video response showing the cammo basebal hat? so we know you are not lieing?

[immafirinsomting]

i wish this game is for consoles :(

[xldicelx]

is this only going to b available as a table top or ???????

[theatarian]

@xldicelx At the moment, Namco is only talking about a tabletop version as it fits into the target market better but I imagine that they could do an upright version if they really wanted to.

[xldicelx]

@theatarian i was referring if this was going to come out for any home console such as wii or playstation systems. I was just curious. Either way it doesn't seem to have the same impact as a fighting game but... it's cool to see the innovation version of PACMAN.

[theatarian]

@xldicelx I asked the game designer about this possibility at the show and while he didn't deny that possibility, he also didn't commit to anything. If it does come to consoles, it likely won't be for about two years which has been the trend lately for Namco products. It really hurt arcade operators a few years back when Namco would release the console version of a game a couple of months after the arcade and I think they learned their lesson after that.

[xldicelx]

@theatarian booooooooooooooooo!! 2yrs!!?!! booooooo!!! lol.. i probably wont purchase until it's dropped in price either way. lol it's all good.. cool innovated way to play pac-man though...

[rabidowski]

That looks really fun. Finally a new PacMan game! Unfortunately, I don't do arcades anymore. I hope Namco ports this to Xbox soon.

[ignap0]

@rabidowski i hope they get it to all 3 console, wii, xbox and ps3

[blaznbrooks]

this is bada**

[xdoods]

SWEET

[stinkychewbacca]

theatarian, how can i pick one of these up for myself and any idea how much they will cost?

[theatarian]

Once the game rolls out in September then any authorized Namco distributor will be carrying them which is pretty much any company that carries coin-op games. There are different distributors for every area so you'll have to do some looking around but there are some that ship anywhere(Betson, BMIGaming, Weinerd, Eagle, etc). Rumor has it the game will cost $5000 but that could easily change. I could see it for less, can't imagine them going for more than that. Hope that helps!

[PaperRodriguez]

looks pretty cool

[bestgamer2112]

were is amusment expo located and everything on free play there

[theatarian]

@bestgamer2112 it was in Las Vegas, they will have it again March 2011 but by then you'll be able to find Pac-Man BR everywhere

[bestgamer2112]

i must play

[GLOBALSERVER]

if its anything like championship then the game will start to become ridiculously fast. and being the super pacman will be harder and harder to control yourself

[HomeRunChips]

lol awesome xD

[someone66666]

Something really bothers me with this game It is almost broken! The big pacmen are faster than the small ones. So, once you are big, you are GUARANTEED to kill the other ones. This doesn't make any sense

[theatarian]

@someone66666 Keep in mind that this is a beta - as the game will be released in September they have plenty of time to tweak it . You'll also notice that it usually only gives out three power-pills instead of four so one person is usually screwed unless they are really good at dodging.

[matthewtransformer]

Though I think that will add to the fun factor. Too bad I wasn't there. ;(. It'll almost be like rape.

[dvtt101b]

ha ha, very nice!

[pacmantab]

So it's kind of like last-pac-man-standing versus score. Not sure if I'm that excited about playing in this fashion.

I would have thought it'd be more interesting if you played for score....trying to pick up on a chain of ghosts started by another player to get the higher bonus, for instance....or hanging by the fruit area and grab a prize someone else made appear. Maybe the final version will have that.

Do like the stand-up tabletop, tho...reminds me of old Atari football.

[Samouflage]

Okay, this looks awesome. My childhood has just been revamped for another round in the arcades!!

[Spacirelei]

what a beautiful table top. Makes me wish that some of the still standing arcades would get this in. I wish Pacman CE was in the arcades too.

[theatarian]

I could see many arcades picking this up, I might for mine. I know they are testing this out more in bars but I am confident finding one of these won't be too difficult.

[Spacirelei]

@theatarian I think maybe. But I think Namco really failed on Pacman CE. Still wish I could see more Mult game cabs. But with more modern versions. Galaga Legions could work if there was two joysticks. Also i've never seen Mr.Driller in the arcade. But then again i live in arcade hell. I.e. pretty much only Namco Arcades (Aladdins Castle), yet i see nothing new there.

[NHavocJ]

Yellow won the second round and no one was even playing. XD

[cool8man]

Please release this for Xbox Live Arcade.

I will have to buy more controllers, but I will do that for this game.

[bungalicious]

I believe this Pac-Man on Pac-Man violence is the result of the ever falling standards in our public schools.

[laxwolf]

Haha.

[KuruwaSan]

Wow ! It looks very fun !

[sinistermoon]

So since there is no score is there also no way to get extra lives?

[theatarian]

Not in this build but the way they have made the game at this point, there's no point in getting extra lives since you'll start again on the next round.

[sinistermoon]

Amazing!

[brtshstel]

that looks exciting

[tastybear]

Want!!!

[kickflipjr]

I love the woodgrain!

[pocketmego]

This is cool as hell!