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PAC-MAN MUSEUM+ Brings Together Fourteen Nostalgic Games with Unlockable Missions, Online Leaderboards, and a Customizable PAC-MAN Arcade

May 27, 2022

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Author: Bandai Namco

IRVINE, Calif., (May 27, 2022) – Leading video game publisher and developer Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. today announced the launch of PAC-MAN MUSEUM+, bringing together classic and nostalgic titles from the legendary game franchise’s library. The game puts players in a virtual arcade with fourteen different PAC-MAN games, from the original PAC-MAN and SUPER PAC-MAN to the mega-popular PAC-MAN 256, along with a few rare surprises. PAC-MAN MUSEUM+ is available now on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PCs via STEAM® and Windows PC (supports Xbox Play Anywhere), and playable today on Xbox Game Pass. The game will also be compatible with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

 
“Coming the same week that our video game icon celebrated his 42nd birthday, PAC-MAN MUSEUM+ captures the endless fun that is characteristic of PAC-MAN games with an immersive virtual arcade experience,” said Susan Tran, Senior Director, Brand Development for PAC-MAN at Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. “Playing PAC-MAN has always had an element of competition to it, and PAC-MAN MUSEUM+ delivers by giving players fourteen classic games to master, each with online leaderboards where they can enter their name on a global high-score board.”

 
PAC-MAN MUSEUM+ features a customizable in-game arcade where players can unlock custom cabinets, decorative themes, wallpapers, and even a jukebox that plays music to design the PAC-MAN game room of their dreams. They can also earn coins to use in a virtual Gashapon™ vending machine that offers decorations and classic PAC-MAN themed toys. For a limited time, players who purchase PAC-MAN MUSEUM+ within the first 30 days of launch will get a bonus with five silver or gold PAC-MAN figures to decorate their in-game arcade.

 
For the competitive PAC-MAN player in all of us, PAC-MAN MUSEUM+ offers unlockable missions along with an online leaderboard for each title that ranks game play scores and a range of funs stats such as coins collected, dots eaten, and more.

 
The full list of titles featured in PAC-MAN MUSEUM+ includes:
 

  • PAC-MAN

  • SUPER PAC-MAN

  • PAC & PAL

  • PAC-LAND

  • PAC-MANIA

  • PAC-ATTACK

  • PAC-IN-TIME

  • PAC-MAN ARRANGEMENT Arcade ver.

  • PAC-MAN ARRANGEMENT CS ver.

  • PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION

  • PAC Motos

  • PAC’N ROLL REMIX

  • PAC-MAN BATTLE ROYALE

  • PAC-MAN 256

 
Also released today, the new launch trailer for PAC-MAN MUSEUM+ is available at the following YouTube link (ready for embedding): https://youtu.be/KQ75qC9NaTs 


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About Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.


Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., part of the Bandai Namco Group, is a leading global publisher and developer of interactive entertainment for major video game consoles, PC, online, and mobile platforms. The company is known for creating many of the industry’s beloved classic franchises such as PAC-MAN®, GALAGA®, TEKKEN®, SOULCALIBUR®, and ACE COMBAT®, and publishing the critically acclaimed DARK SOULS™ series and the blockbuster title ELDEN RING™. Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. is also the premier publisher in the Western hemisphere for anime-based video games including GUNDAM™, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™, DRAGON BALL™, and ONE PIECE®. Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. is headquartered in Irvine, California. More information about the company and its products can be found at http://www.bandainamcoent.com.

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