Maze runner.
Pac-Man has always been at home within mazes full of enemies trying to kill you, so the move to a Metroidvania doesn’t feel like that big of a leap. Having said that, Shadow Labyrinth takes Bandai Namco’s 45-year-old mascot in a wild new direction, placing him in a dark, sci-fi world that the casual onlooker may not realise is related to the arcade hero at all.
This is a side-scrolling Metroidvania that follows the blueprint pretty faithfully. You navigate a labyrinthine map with numerous pathways, many of which are blocked off until you find new abilities. Combat starts off feeling very simple, but again, abilities and upgrades make it more complex.
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