New Namco Bandai Trademarks Sound More Naughty Than Nice
Namco Bandai has always been a company more than willing to trot out its classic franchises whenever the opportunity may arise, but the most recent trademark filings by the company suggests that their next retro revivals may stray from the norm.
The first of the two new trademarks, Pac-Man: Battle Royale, immediately brings to mind images of ghosts wearing exploding collars and Pac-Man wearing a Japanese school uniform while wielding a crossbow. More likely though, the game could be an expansion on the overlooked Gamecube game Pac-Man Vs. In Pac-Man Vs one player controlled Pac Man on a GBA connected to the Gamecube, while the ghosts were controlled by other players on the TV screen. If not for the awkward and unpopular GBA/Gamecube connection required to play, Pac-Man Vs would have probably become one of the top multiplayer games of the last generation, so it is very encouraging if Namco Bandai is willing to revisit that gameplay style (hopefully with online play).
The second trademark, Drill till you Drop, sounds more like it's an upcoming adult film than a new game from Namco Bandai. The only hint for this one is the possible connection to the Mr. Driller series. Mr. Driller has always been a personal favorite, though one that is well in need of some fresh gameplay ideas.
NaviFairy
Posted to Video Games on 24 December 2009
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I am one of the few who actualy get your battle Royale reference due to an obsession when i was 15.
I do like the sound of multiplayer pacman. Thier could be some clever tactics used by ghost to trap a human player.
Merry xmas/hunaka/quanza!
I got the reference too, and I for one think that would make an awesome game!
Drill till you drop is a fun game if you play it right.