Pac-Man Battle Royale CHOMPionship is an arcade game released in 2022 by Bandai Namco Amusement America. It is the direct sequel to Pac-Man Battle Royale, adding various improvements and enhancements.
Gameplay[]
Battle Royale CHOMPionship's premise is roughly the same as the original Pac-Man Battle Royale, though appears to be coded from scratch (rather than being a pure variant of the first game). The game has various new features and additions:
- The game supports up to eight players instead of four.
- The Pac-Men are colored yellow, pink, dark blue, red, green, orange, light blue, and purple.
- The game is faster-paced, speeding up aspects such as eating ghosts.
- There are ten brand-new power-ups, with various unique functions. The power-ups bounce around the maze, similar to Ms. Pac-Man.
- Players have multiple lives per round.
- Each player has a score counter, and the game has a high score leaderboard. The original Battle Royale did not have a proper score system, and the feature was reportedly added to CHOMPionship based on fans' feedback.
- If a player loses track of their Pac-Man in gameplay, they can press the fire button to highlight where the Pac-Man is on-screen.
Power-Ups[]
- Gold Power Pellet: Allows Pac-Man to eat the ghosts.
- Green Super Pellet: Makes Pac-Man big. Allows Pac-Man to eat both ghosts and other Pac-Men.
- Caffeine: Boosts Pac-Man's speed.
- Smoke Bomb: Releases a smoke explosion that slows down ghosts.
- Banana Peel: Causes Pac-Man to slip and skid uncontrollably.
- Lightning: Zaps nearby ghosts or other Pac-Men.
- Ghost Sheet: Makes Pac-Man invisible to ghosts.
- Chili Pepper: Burns nearby ghosts or other Pac-Men.
- Earthquake: Causes all players to slow down.
- 1UP: Adds one life.
- Ghost Magnet: Allows Pac-Man to pick up ghosts and carry them around as a weapon.
Machine types[]
Three different arcade machine types were produced. The game is also available as a conversion kit for already existing Battle Royale machines.
- Cocktail table model: Almost identical to the original Battle Royale cabinet. Two of the machines can be linked together to accommodate for the eight-player mode.
- Deluxe model: Another cocktail table-like model, though it is much larger in size. There is a large screen built into the table itself, as well as a smaller “spectator” screen attached to the marquee.
- Projector model: Unlike the original Battle Royale's projector model, there is no joystick pedestal. Instead, the player(s) can link their smartphones to the machine to use as a controller, via a QR code.
Trivia[]
- The default high score leaderboard has the scores under the names of Pac-Man, Dig Dug, and Mappy characters.