Play Pac-Man on streets across China with Google Maps' awesome April Fools' arcade feature

By Ryan Kilpatrick, April 1, 2015

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Google has developed a reputation over the years for awesome April Fools' Day pranks across their online services, and users who loved the Pokémon-catching feature in 2014 will not be disappointed this year.

When you use Google Maps today, you'll be offered the choice to turn boring aerial views of any city worldwide into the oldschool arcade classic, provided there are enough streets to play on. Go try it out on any number of these renowned Chinese destination:

The Bund, Shanghai

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Tiananmen Square, Beijing

West Lake, Hangzhou

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[Images via Google Maps]

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