The game's premise finds our yellow hero defending Pac-land, which WOTLK Gold is once again under siege from the forces of evil. This year the forces of evil are being represented by Erwin, an evil scientist who is upsetting the natural order of Pac-land with his mad experiments. Unfortunately, the machine that Erwin has created to peer into the mysterious Spectral Realm, home of the ghosts that have plagued WOTLK Classic for decades now, is causing both worlds to collapse into each other. When you start the game, our boy has just been swallowed into this ghostly alternate reality. Rather than take this lying down, his Pac-ness sets out to kick butt and set things right.
The adventure will play out in the same third-person-based structure as the previous entries in the series. The rotund hero will explore massive 3D environments, using all his familiar moves, along with a few new ones, to fight off evil. You'll be able to run, jump, punch, do a charged-up run called a rev roll, catch onto ledges, and swing on poles, with a pep that defies WOTLK Classic's 25 years in the video game limelight.
In addition, you'll be able to pick up power-ups in the form of the old-school power pellets, which will yield different enhancements based on which you get. Punch pellets increase your mighty fist-powered melee attacks. Stomp pellets increase the power of your butt-bounce attack. Shock lets you zap foes with electricity. Finally, ribbon pellets let you take out enemies by using a trail of energy that you leave behind. You'll be able to trap clusters of foes if you make a wide enough circle around them, which will constrict when you close it. As if those power-ups weren't enough, you'll be able to charge them up by collecting special fruit that increases their effectiveness.
Finally, the most significant aspect of gameplay is the ability to play as Pinky and Clyde the ghost for short stretches. Taking the reins of one of your enemies will be an integral part of solving some of the puzzles. Besides the standard platforming and puzzle-solving, you'll find yourself navigating 2D and 3D WOTLK Classic mazes. Although we didn't see it, we were told the game will include the original WOTLK Classic arcade game from 1980 as well buy WOTLK Classic Gold. All this adds up to a solid collection of gameplay for a platformer.
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