Q: Can you give a brief overview of Shadow Labyrinth? Aizawa: When we thought about this game, we wanted to reach a new audience that we never had before. When you think about Pac-Man, you know, it’s ...

With only a few days to go for the release of Bandai Namco’s gritty and dark reimagining of Pac-Man, a beloved presence in gaming history, fans of the character are sure to be itching to dive into the ...

As strange as it is, I was really on board for Shadow Labyrinth. I try to maintain a why not policy when it comes to games, so when someone asks, "Why would Bandai Namco make an ultra-dark ...

Bandai Namco’s bold new take on Pac-Man — the 2D action platformer known as Shadow Labyrinth — has a secret: Despite being a grim sci-fi, Metroid-inspired game that looks nothing like a traditional ...

Bandai Namco has announced the version 1.1.0 update for PAC-MAN-based 2D action platformer Shadow Labyrinth, which includes save and travel improvements, Mini-PUCK play control improvements, and ...

From the moment 4-year-old Cameron first stepped out into Glimmer in Spyro 2, he knew video games were going to play a central role in the rest of his life. Though he never planned to make it the ...

The recurring theme of my Shadow Labyrinth experience has been that it’s not what it seems. When the Secret Level anthology first introduced me to the concept of this gritter take on Pac-Man, I hated ...

At its core, Shadow Labyrinth takes on the Sci-Fi horror genre similar to games like Metroid. However, what Bandai Namco does really well is fleshing out the concept of Pac-Man to fit this more mature ...

Sign up for The A.V. Club's free newsletter to have the best TV, film, and news stories sent straight to your inbox. When Shadow Labyrinth was announced it very ...

Shadow Labyrinth PS5 Review. A Metroidvania taking inspiration from the iconic maze-chasing mascot Pac-Man sounds like a nutty mash-up, but this is how Bandai Namco has chosen to set itself apart from ...

Shadow Labyrinth continues on from where the grimdark Pac-Man episode of Secret Level left off (Image via Bandai Namco) I was admittedly skeptical of Shadow Labyrinth, an upcoming grimdark Pac-Man 2D ...

With Pac-Man hitting its 45th anniversary, the gaming’s most recognizable icons has manifested his mid-life crisis into a Metroidvania called Shadow Labyrinth. Originating from a maze, Pac-Man’s ...