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Can you imagine walking the streets of your neighborhood as if you were the yellow ball of Pac-Man? Well, it's not exactly what they've proposed in the new game Pac-Man Geo, but almost. It seems that Augmented Reality games or games that mix maps of your real environment with a virtual environment continue to attract the attention of developers. And now it is Bandai Namco who is launching this adventure in the style of Pokémon GO. Although there are more differences than similarities with the Pokémon game.
And what they have done in Pac-Man Geo is to use the Google mapsIt does not matter if they are the streets of your neighborhood or those of any city in China. A street registered as such on the map can be the perfect maze to play a little game of classic Pac-Man. A twist on the concept that we all know that can tempt both those of us with gray hair and new players. Of course, the best is yet to come in this game. At the moment it seems that they have released it in a hurry with the main mechanics solved, but still with many extras to unlock.
Anywhere on the map is the game board
Or almost anyone. And it is that you can choose which portion of the map to use as a maze. You just have to zoom in on a place on the world map until you find streets. Of course, there must be several streets in that portion of the map to be able to carry out all the action of collecting balls. So make sure that the chosen portion belongs to a city or a point where several streets meet and are traced
The interesting thing about this novelty is not only to recognize which streets you are running with the yellow ball. Also means constantly changing the game so you don't get bored of it. A mechanic that has to rely on other extras to remain entertaining after a few games.
Lots of rewards and collectibles
But there are all those extras that you can collect. And that you will only find if you are a die-hard Pac-Man Geo player. Thus, the better you play, the more bonuses will appear on the maps you have created. This will lead to improving your score even further and items you can collect appear.
But not only that, you can also earn points and access to Mr. Pac-Man customizationsHats and skins that will change not only how it looks on the map you've created, but some of its gameplay features. So it's really interesting not just to hang out, but to train to be better.
All this accompanied by power-ups or enhancers that are also collected after each game as a gift of how well we have done. We can put more pellets on the map to kill the ghosts with less trouble, for example.
The best is yet to come
In addition to the maps that you create directly to play wherever you want, there are other previously created mazes that you will see on the map. They are sponsored or created by the game on peculiar streets to give a twist to the usual streets.
But it's the Tour mode that has caught our attention. He promises to face the scores of other players to participate in a world ranking and check our worth. However, it is not yet available.
The good thing is that if we get bored, there are always missions and tasks to do. Elements that are also rewarded with powerups and more details to enhance the game. Or stop by the store and buy skins and other details.
You can download Pac-Man Geo free from the Google Play Store. Of course, you will find shopping inside. You will also see that you can only play in English or Japanese. But its design is intuitive enough for you to start playing without reading the banners.
