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Pac-Man is still one of the games that people love the most, and a new version expected to hit mobile devices soon is supposed to take a modern twist on the experience.
Called Pac-Man Geo, the new game will use AR to allow you to play directly on the streets of your city, all with data provided by Google Maps.
This is made possible by a partnership between Bandai Namco and Google, with the parent company saying the game is scheduled to see the light of day as early as this month. No details have been provided on the ETA, but Pac-Man Geo is supposed to be released in a total of 170 countries.
A listing on the Google Play Store reveals that users will be able to create Pac-Man mazes using real-world streets. After creating a new level, players will be able to share it with others and thus compete for the highest score.
“PAC-MAN GEO is an action game that uses road information from Google Maps Platform. By selecting the scope to be played as a world map setting, players can build their game stage in real time and find PAC-MAN, Power Balls, and Ghosts. Through this service, players can play PAC-MAN on a real world map,”Bandai Namco announced.
The game has been in the works since 2018, so it’s pretty clear that the parent company has gone to great lengths to get it right.
Certainly the world of augmented reality gaming is getting a lot of love these days, especially after the Pokémon GO phenomenon, and companies have been looking for ways to profit from this growing appetite for augmented reality with many titles lately.
Bandai Namco is hoping its new Pac-Man Geo game will be a hit on both iPhone and Android, but we’ll find out what it’s all about later this month, when the download links are finally available to everyone.
