Post by: WindyMan on October 15, 2003, 08:16:00 AM
NEW PAC-MAN GAME LINKS NINTENDO GAMECUBE AND GAME BOY ADVANCE FOR MULTIPLAYER FUN
Namco, Nintendo Bundle New Take on the Classic Game with Other Exciting Titles
REDMOND, Wash., and SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 15, 2003 – If you've ever spent all your quarters zipping Pac-Man® through his mazes at your favorite watering hole, you'll be happy to learn those days are behind you. A collaboration between Nintendo of America Inc. and Namco Hometek Inc. has made the hot new Pac-Man® vs. game available exclusively for Nintendo GameCube™. This special game is also available at a very special price—free!
The unique new multiplayer version of the all-time classic arcade video game, now with connectivity to the Game Boy® Advance, will bring a new style of game play, and will be available only through three special offers.
"The partnership between Nintendo and Namco gives game fans a new spin on an old favorite," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president for marketing and corporate communications. "This Pac-Man may be the best ever, because it brings together players and systems in a whole new way."
Anyone who buys a copy of Pac-Man World™2 or R: Racing Evolution™, both published by Namco for Nintendo GameCube, will receive a free copy of Pac-Man vs. bundled with those games. The bundle for Pac-Man World 2, the newest entry into the Player's Choice library, is Rated E for Everyone and will be available Dec. 2 at an MSRP of $19.95. The bundle for R: Racing Evolution, Rated T for Teen, will be available Dec. 9 at an MSRP of $49.95. Starting Dec. 4 at specialty retailers, fans also can receive Pac-Man vs. free as a gift with any purchase of I-Ninja™, Rated T for Teen, at an MSRP of $49.95.
Pac-Man vs. lets players compete head-to-head using a Game Boy Advance and a Nintendo GameCube, connected by a Nintendo GameCube™ Game Boy® Advance cable. One player uses the Game Boy Advance to control Pac-Man as he gobbles his Pac-Dots. Up to three other players on the Nintendo GameCube control the Ghosts and chase
Pac-Man around the board. If a player's Ghost catches Pac-Man, those players swap controllers and the game continues. Whoever hits the predetermined scoring cap first wins the game.
Nintendo's own legendary game creator Shigeru Miyamoto, driven by his desire to create an updated version of his favorite game, Pac-Man, worked closely with the game's original creator, Toru Iwatani of Namco, on this exciting project.
"We were very excited to work with Nintendo and Mr. Miyamoto to bring Pac-Man vs. to life on both the Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance," says Nobuhiro Kasahara, president and chief operating officer at Namco Hometek Inc. "What better way to utilize the exciting new feature of connectivity than with the classic gaming character, Pac-Man."
Post by: cubedcinder128 on October 15, 2003, 08:31:47 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on October 15, 2003, 08:43:24 AM
However the idea of packing this with an existing title is a good idea. It just isn't an advanced enough game to sell seperately.
Post by: Robageejammin on October 15, 2003, 12:09:55 PM
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Post by: PIAC on October 15, 2003, 08:22:38 PM
it better have some cool unlockables too, little shigeru faced ghosts anyone?
Post by: BlkPaladin on October 15, 2003, 08:36:47 PM
Post by: honda_insightful on October 16, 2003, 04:28:13 AM
On the other hand, this gives me a good excuse to buy Pac-Man World 2 & I-Ninja. I can sell the Pac-Man Vs. Pac-Man freebie on ebay for a nice profit.
Post by: Bill Aurion on October 16, 2003, 04:33:43 AM
But seriously, this makes me want to get I-Ninja even more now
Post by: Robageejammin on October 17, 2003, 12:19:31 PM
Post by: PIAC on October 17, 2003, 11:43:13 PM
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Originally posted by: honda_insightful
Do you HAVE to use a Gameboy to play the game? If so, that sucks. Don't own one.
you sure do, it somewhat defeats the mechanics of the game to not have one, i mean split screen would be stupid, everyone would be able to see where pacman is.
Post by: Fluke Worm on November 21, 2003, 03:12:52 PM
PGC link "The game is a free pack-in to Namco titles such as Pac-Man World 2, R: Racing Revolution, and I-Ninja."
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Starting Dec. 4 at specialty retailers, fans also can receive Pac-Man vs. free as a gift with any purchase of I-Ninja.
So, is the newer statement(the one from the link) correct or just a mistake cus` I wouldn't mind getting Ininja but if it's gona be hard to get Ininja w/PMvs I'll start searching sooner rather than just picking it up later.
Post by: Fluke Worm on November 24, 2003, 08:55:42 PM
. I can't imagine the Cube version will be any better.I-Ninja, I'd rather not
Post by: PIAC on November 24, 2003, 09:26:32 PM
Post by: Fluke Worm on November 25, 2003, 07:06:27 PM
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I-Ninja, it sounds better coming out of someone else's mouth
True but those are just "Impressions" not a review, and besides would you doubt
Pong Sifu
. Also I haven't heard any bad reviews for Pac-Man World 2 so I'll just get Pac-Man vs. with that title. And lastly if anyone else was wondering it would seem that Pac-Man vs. comes with all three of the previously mentioned titles, the whole "at specialty retailers, fans also can receive Pac-Man vs. free as a gift with any purchase of I-Ninja" must have been outdated news, before that I heard that you could only get PMvs w/ Ininja if you preordered Ininja.
Post by: monk72 on November 26, 2003, 04:29:29 AM
Regarding pacman...does anyone know if you can also just play plain old 1 player pac man with it, too?
I love pacman, and it was the first real video game fad, I'd love to have an accurate version of the arcade maze/colors playable with this new multi-player version.
Post by: Fluke Worm on November 26, 2003, 04:07:38 PM
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I was (and maybe still) going to get racing evolution
Not for me, I don't like racing unless weaponrie's involved
like Wipeout and of course Mario Kart DD looks like it sure would be fun.Quote
Regarding pacman...does anyone know if you can also just play plain old 1 player pac man with it, too?
Gee, not sure, kinda` defeats the purpose of Pac-Man Vs. I know at least 2 of the ghosts can be CU but I don't know if all three can be? Anyway I seem to remember hearing that their was an original version of PM on the disk but I'm just not sure
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Post by: Molobert on November 26, 2003, 05:36:43 PM
I haven't played the game yet but I don't think there's a single player, on the case it says 2-4 players.
