Since Prime Video aired Secret Level, the PAC-MAN: Circle episode has lived rent-free in my head. Seeing a dystopian version of everyone’s favourite pellet-eating machine was a harrowing experience, especially when the episode embraced themes of existentialism, entrapment, and survival of the fittest. Secret Level managed this in just 12 minutes.
What I didn’t know was that this episode set the stage for the upcoming dark and twisted action-adventure Pac-Man-inspired title, Shadow Labyrinth. When I was offered a chance to check out Shadow Labyrinth and see a darker-than-the-arcade version of PAC-MAN, I leapt at the chance and walked away impressed. Shadow Labyrinth brings metroidvania-like action and sweaty platforming sequences to the forefront of the labyrinth, and for the Bandai-loyal, there are some surprises included that will drive nostalgia across the entire experience.
In Shadow Labyrinth, you embody Swordsman no. 8, a hooded figure who is driven through the... Read more