Based loosely on Frogger, albeit with a chicken rather than an amphibian (and dozens of unlockable characters including a grave digger and Korean drumming superstar), Crossy Road earned millions of dollars in in-app purchases last year – 10 million in its first three months alone.Ĭrossy Road was also notable in that unlike most free to play mobile games, in-app purchases focused on unlocking new characters, rather than forcing players to make purchases in order to continue playing. Hipster Whale was an ideal choice to take on this project, as the small development team’s 2014 breakout hit, Crossy Road, was also based on putting an endless scrolling spin on a classic arcade game. Free to Play the Classics…for a Little While Additional power-ups in the new game include tornadoes and laser beams, both of which were notable omissions from the original game and its various arcade sequels. There are still dots to munch, ghosts to outrun, fruit to eat for bonus points and Power Pellets to transform Pac-Man from ghost-escaper to ghost-chaser. While the mazes are generated at random and the encroaching glitch effects are a new mechanic entirely, much of Pac-Man 256 will be quite familiar to fans of earlier Pac-Man games. In Pac-Man 256, players help Pac-Man navigate an endlessly scrolling maze while also attempting to outrun waves of glitches. If a player somehow managed to make it all the way to level 256, the screen would fill with glitches and random sprites, effectively ending the game. Entitled Pac-Man 256, the game is inspired by a glitch that was present in the original arcade game incarnation of Pac-Man.
Crossy Road developer Hipster Whale has followed up their hit mobile game release with another endless runner game for mobile, this time based on classic character Pac-Man.
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