Picross S Namco Legendary Edition is a game developed by Jupiter and released for the Nintendo Switch in 2024. Being a part of Nintendo's Picross series, it is a "nonogram" puzzle game featuring Namco-themed puzzles, including designs based on the Pac-Man series.
Overview[]
The game plays similarly to a standard nonogram game, following similar gameplay rules to Jupiter's other titles in the Picross S (and Picross e) series. Each puzzle uses designs based on "Namcot" Famicom/NES releases; this includes Pac-Man and Pac-Land, alongside games such as Galaga, Mappy, and Dig Dug. The majority of puzzles are directly modeled after the in-game sprites, with a handful (including all "Clip Picross" puzzles) instead being based on the games' box art/promotional artwork.
The game features five main game modes:
- Picross - Uses standard picross rules; 150 puzzles total.
- Mega Picross - A mode which alters how some number values appear. 150 puzzles total, but the designs are reused from regular Picross mode.
- Color Picross - A mode which uses color values in addition to numbers. 30 puzzles total; the puzzles showcase an animated scene after being completed.
- Clip Picross - Features five giant designs which are made up of 50 puzzles each (making for 250 puzzles total).
- Extra - Features five additional puzzles of higher difficulty.
Trivia[]
- The game was announced for Pac-Man's 44th anniversary, and was released on the Nintendo eShop the following week.
- Namco Legendary Edition could be seen as the successor to Picross S Genesis and Master System Edition, which features puzzle designs based on various Sega games (such as Sonic the Hedgehog and Alex Kidd).