Pac-Man 99

Pac-Man 99 is a battle royale maze video game developed by Arika and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for the Nintendo Switch. It was released through the Nintendo Switch Online service on April 7, 2021. Part of its Pac-Man franchise, its gameplay involves up to 99 players competing simultaneously, similar to Tetris 99. Players control Pac-Man through an enclosed maze, eating dots on the board and avoiding colored ghosts that pursue them. Eating power pellets causes the ghosts to turn blue and become edible; eating ghosts sends enemies called "Jammer Pac-Man" to another opponent in an attempt to slow them down and eliminate them from the game. The game featured paid downloadable content that includes offline play and additional skins, with some based on other Namco games. The game was discontinued on October 8, 2023, though the game remains playable offline for those who purchased the "Unlock Mode" or "Unlock All" DLCs before they were delisted the month prior. The gameplay echoes that of the original Pac-Man; with maze chase gameplay, the player controls Pac-Man, navigating a board and eating the white dots – called "Pac-Dots" – he comes across. While doing this, four ghosts are eventually released at different intervals and will begin to chase Pac-Man, each in their own unique way. In the four corners of the maze are large flashing dots called "power pellets", and when consumed by Pac-Man the ghosts will turn blue and flee; Pac-Man can eat the ghosts during this brief period of time.