Bandai Namco today finally gave us a little heads up on when their latest and greatest PAC-MAN Championship Edition will be hitting the Nintendo Switch. Dubbed Pac-Man Championship Edition Plus, the enhanced and more portable version of the action packed Pac title will land on the Switch on February 22nd, 2018.
Exclusive to the Switch version will be 2-player local co-op play using singular Joy-Cons. Great idea!
See some screens and the announcement trailer below!
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus screens:
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus Announcement for Nintendo Switch:
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. is bringing the dot-munching action and brilliant neon visuals of PAC-MAN Championship Edition 2 PLUS to Nintendo Switch on February 22, 2018 in the Americas.
In PAC-MAN Championship Edition 2 PLUS, Switch players and PAC-MAN fans alike can experience the reimagined retro series with intense mazes and fast action at home and on the go. This game includes PAC-MAN Championship Edition 2, which features a number of gameplay modes including Score Attack mode, Adventure mode and big boss battles, giving players endless opportunity to build on and improve their skills. Beloved ghosts, Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde will be in hot pursuit as PAC-MAN furiously devours Pac Dots and players chase the high score for a coveted spot at the top of the leaderboards. The Nintendo Switch version of PAC-MAN Championship Edition 2 PLUS also comes with an exclusive two player co-op mode called PAC-MAN Championship Edition 2 PLUS 2P for twice the fun! Team up on a single Nintendo Switch with each player controlling their PAC-MAN character with a single Joy-Con across multiple mazes to rack up the highest score possible. Special co-op maneuvers give this mode a unique spin on traditional PAC-MAN gameplay.