I've played several matches, I guess it's fine? The base gameplay is really fun especially when you have skilled Pac-Man players here. If you've got your original arcade Pac-Man skills, they'll work here beautifully and you can crush your opponents with them. It gets really frantic and tense especially if you've got friends playing!

Despite the fun gameplay, there are a few big turn-offs for me. One, the game is extremely GPU demanding on PC and it caused my GPU to emit motor sounds which kind of shook me. While I do like the changes they did to the Stadia game, the game feels even less polished than the Stadia original since the new UI feels less polished and flashy compared to the original. Also doesn't help that the extreme input delay from the original is still present! And finally, by at least two hours in the game you'll have essentially experienced everything aside from unlocks. I still strongly stand by my point that this game should've been free to play. Putting a price on a battle royale game in the year 2024 is essentially asking for a death sentence. This game is overpriced for what it's worth right now ($20!!! Pac-Man Museum+ is at the same price as this and it has better value), and the fact that there's already skins that you can only get by paying for DLC doesn't really help it's case.
If you do intend to try it out though, I'd recommend waiting for the eventual discount within the months coming. Bamco's monetization practices continue to baffle me honestly.

I think the concept behind this game is sound and, in some ways, better than Pac Man 99.

That being said...I can't really recommend the game as it stands.

I played several hours in early access and some once the game was officially out on May 8, and almost every game was completely filled with bots. Let me tell you, these bots are even more brainless than your average Reddit moderator. They'll constantly run into ghosts and any kind of trap you set up for them, guaranteed. Normally I'd be okay with bots since the game is new and the cross play functionality may or may not take off, but they offer zero challenge. I'm almost certain even a five year old could put up more of a fight.

The game is fun when there's at least a few other human players involved, but it doesn't seem to be guaranteed at this time. This could have been alleviated if there was some sort of offline/bots only mode with a difficulty scaler, or (heaven forbid with a modern game) local co-op...but Bamco has omitted both.

The final nail in the coffin for most will undoubtedly be the price. 20 dollars is a lot to ask for what is essentially an online only game that may or may not develop the kind of player base Pac Man 99 had. If I wasn't a huge fan of the IP, I likely would've passed and honestly can't blame anyone else for doing so at the moment.