Shadow Labyrinth from developer Bandai Namco Studios sits on the extreme end of the bar when it comes to reinventing a franchise. Shadow Labyrinth is...a Pac-Man game. That sentence alone might throw ...

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 ...

Zach McKay is a writer from the United States, and a game lover since he stole his dad’s N64 controller to play Ocarina of Time. He has been playing video games for the better part of 25 years and ...

A gritty, metroidvania reboot of Pac-Man.

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 ...

Video games being self-referential is about as special as grocery store sushi, but Shadow Labyrinth is like how Kroger started dusting its spicy California rolls with Flamin’ Hot Cheetos crumbs. The ...

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 ...

Secret Level’s Pac-Man episode has a video game of its own now. Amazon’s animated video game-inspired series Secret Level was largely hit or miss, but it did give us an interesting spin on one of the ...

Shadow Labyrinth isn’t the most original game, but it has some interesting ideas thanks to its Pac-Man twist. Shadow Labyrinth isn’t the most original game, but it has some interesting ideas thanks to ...