Initially announced last month, Bandai Namco's Pac-Man Geo is now available for iOS and Android in 170 regions. It will see players virtually hitting the streets across the global as Pac-Man breaks free of the mazes he usually spends time in.

Using the Google Maps platform, players will be able to explore real-world maps, gobbling up pellets and avoiding ghosts along the way. This might be in New York, Paris or Tokyo as you navigate a new type of maze, the city streets, in search of a power pellet so that you can turn the tables on Inky, Blinky, Pinky, and Clyde.

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It doesn't have to be well-known places either, it can be the player's own neighbourhood if they've always believed that their streets would make for a good Pac-Man level. If they manage to stumble across a particularly good map then they'll be able to share it with others and challenge them to beat their highscore.

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Dennis Lee, Director of Brand Marketing at BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America said: “PAC-MAN GEO is breaking the traditional concept of the PAC-MAN maze and allows PAC-MAN to be played in real locations around the world for the first time ever in its 40 year history.

He added: “As PAC-MAN continues to celebrate his 40th anniversary in 2020, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment is finding ever more innovative and fun ways to create new PAC-MAN experiences for fans young and old to play. We hope PAC-MAN GEO will be another example of a memorable collaboration with Google and one fans will enjoy immensely.”

Pac-Man Geo is available now over on the App Store and Google Play where it's available as a free-to-play game.

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